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PRESTON, a township in Tynemouth parish, Northumberland; adjacent to North Shields town and within Tynemouth borough. Acres, 542. Pop. in 1851, 983; in 1861, 1, 456. Part of the area contiguous to North Shields was laid out, prior to 1861, for streets and building-sites. See Shields ( North) and Tynemouth.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Preston Parish Tynemouth Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Preston |
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