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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Preston like this:
Preston or Prestonmill, a village in Kirkbean parish, SE Kirkcudbrightshire, 14 miles S of Dumfries, under which it has a post office. See Kirkbean.
Preston is now part of DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Preston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Preston, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21813
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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