Preston-next-Faversham

Preston
St Catherine's Church
Preston
Location within Kent
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Faversham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Preston Within CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Preston Next Faversham CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Map of Faversham". Streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Catherine (1115766)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2023.