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Preston

village and civil parish south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England
Place village Q1616487
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Preston

Summary

Preston is a village[1]. Preston has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Preston is located in North Hertfordshire[3].
  • Preston is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Preston's instance of is recorded as village[5].
  • Preston's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Preston's postal code is recorded as SG4[7].
  • Preston's Commons category is recorded as Preston, Hertfordshire[8].
  • Preston's local dialing code is recorded as 01462[9].
  • Preston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.909014, 'lon': -0.285301}[10].
  • Preston has a population of {'amount': '+425'}[11].
  • Preston has a population of {'amount': '+481'}[12].
  • Preston has a population of {'amount': '+420'}[13].
  • Preston's historic county is recorded as Hertfordshire[14].

Body

Geography

Preston is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Preston is located in North Hertfordshire[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+425'}[11], {'amount': '+481'}[12], and {'amount': '+420'}[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include village[5] and civil parish[6].

Why It Matters

Preston has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . GSS coding system. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+425'}, {'amount': '+481'}, {'amount': '+420'}
    Population → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → North Hertfordshire
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: St Martin, Preston, Herts - geograph.org.uk - 471748.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261411|batch #261411]]"
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