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. Both civil parishes were absorbed into Faversham in 1935. In 1891 the parish had a population of 2374. On Ordnance Survey maps, a south-eastern area of the town is labelled Preston.
The ecclesiastical parish remains. The Grade II* listed parish church of St Catherine is of Norman origin.
References
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- ^ "Faversham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Preston Within CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Preston Next Faversham CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Map of Faversham". Streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Catherine (1115766)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2023.