Preston-next-Faversham

Preston or Preston-next-Faversham is an area of the town of Faversham, in the Swale district, in Kent, England, which in the past was a separate village and parish. It became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1894 was divided into 2 civil parishes: Preston Within and Preston Without.^[1] Both civil parishes were absorbed into Faversham in 1935.^[2] In 1891 the parish had a population of 2374.^[3] On Ordnance Survey maps, a south-eastern area of the town is labelled Preston.^[4]

Preston
St Catherine's Church
Preston Location within Kent
Civil parish	Faversham
District	Swale
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Kent 51.3091°N 0.8921°E / 51.3091; 0.8921

The ecclesiastical parish remains. The Grade II* listed parish church of St Catherine is of Norman origin.^[5]