English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Preston

Other OS name in the Parish of Newton Ferrers

Historical Forms

  • Preston 1278 Ass
  • Pruston 1427 FF

Etymology

is Preston 1278Ass , Pruston 1427FF . ' Priests' tun . '