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 Banstead

Historical Forms

  • Preston 1199 Cur 1207 Abbr 1225 Ass
  • Preston juxta Benstede 1346 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Preston 1199 Cur, 1207 Abbr, 1225Ass , Preston juxta Benstede 1346 FF . ' Priests' farm , ' v. preost , tun . There is also a Priests Mere Pond ( 6 ″ ) .