Preston

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Preston is a hamlet in Gloucestershire

Parish/Community: Preston
District/Borough: Cotswold
County: Gloucestershire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°42'24"N 1°56'2"W
Eastings/Northings: 404665, 200883
OS Grid: SP046008
Mapcode Local: GBR 3QZ.XJH
Mapcode Global: VHB2R.FCGH

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Preston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Preston in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Preston, par. and vil., Gloucestershire, on river Churn, 1½ mile SE. of Cirencester, 2042 ac., pop. 212.

Preston in the Domesday Book

A village in Cirencester hundred, in the county of Gloucestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Elaf of Driffield
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Reinbald of Cirencester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reinbald the priest
- Taxable Value: 8 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £8 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 6 smallholders; 9 slaves
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 12 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey the chamberlain
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough

British Place Names

Preston, Gloucestershire

Preston is a hamlet in Gloucestershire

Preston in historic gazetteers

Preston in the Domesday Book