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PRESTON, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; on the river Churn, 1½ mile S E of Cirencester r.station. Post-town, Cirencester. Acres, 2, 190. Real property, £3, 262. Pop., 217. Houses, 46. The man-or belongs to the representatives of the late Lady Carteret. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £350.* Patron, Miss Master. The church is Norman, and has a low tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Preston Parish Cirencester Poor Law Union/Registration District Gloucestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Preston |
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