GENUKI: Preston

The Ancient Parish of PRESTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"PRESTON, a parish in the wapentake of Holderness, and liberties of St. Peter and Holderness; 1 mile N. of Hedon. The church, of which the Rev. John Dixon is vicar, and the Sub-dean of York patron, is dedicated to All Saints (see Churches for photograph). Here is a public school, erected in October 1718, and endowed with the moiety of the rent of 20 acres of land, which is annually let to the best bidder, in pursuance of the will of Thomas Holme, the other moiety is given for the benefit of the poor of the township, at the discretion of the minister and church wardens. Here are chapels for the Methodists and Primitive Methodists. Pop. 828."

"LELLEY, in the parish of Preston, wapentake and liberty of Holderness; 1¾ miles NE. of Preston, 4 miles NE. of Hedon. Pop. 119."

Cemeteries

Photographs of the over 110 gravestones in Preston Churchyard with linked surname index.
Photographs of the over 580 gravestones in Preston Cemetery with linked surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints Church, Preston, view 1.
- All Saints Church, Preston, view 2.
- The Methodist Church, Preston.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Preston in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Preston.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The World War I War Memorial and Roll of Honour at All Saints, Preston

Schools

A transcription of the School Timetables, around 1902-3 in Adobe pdf format.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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