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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Preston like this:
PRESTON, a hamlet in Hitchin parish, Herts; 3 miles S of Hitchin. It has a post-office under Hitchin. Acres, 1, 142-Real property, £1, 129. Pop., 321. Preston Castle, or Shandy Hall, was the residence of Sterne's" Uncle Toby, " but has been completely demolished. Temple-Dinsley belonged to the Knights Templars. Aneat schoolhouse was recently erected, and is used as a chapel of ease.
Preston is now part of NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE 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 North Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4383
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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