Preston-next-Wingham
Human settlement in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Preston, Dover district?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Preston or Preston-next-Wingham is a civil parish and village in the valley of the Little Stour in the Dover District of Kent, England. The village is on the B2076 secondary road. The parish includes the hamlet of Elmstone. The main river through the area is a tributary of the River Stour. The suffix 'next-Wingham' distinguishes the area from Preston-next-Faversham.
Preston | |
---|---|
St Mildred's Church, Preston | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 674 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TR249610 |
Civil parish |
|
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CANTERBURY |
Postcode district | CT3 |
Dialling code | 01227 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.3040°N 1.2258°E / 51.3040; 1.2258 |
The Domesday Book of 1086 chronicled Preston as 'Prestetune'.[2] In the 1870s, Preston-next-Wingham was described as:
"A village and a parish in Eastry district, Kent. The village stands on a rising-ground, above the marshes of the Little Stour river, 1½mile S E of Grove-Ferry r. station, and 6¾ E N E of Canterbury; bears the name of Preston-street, and has a postal pillar-box under Wingham".[3]