Preston, Dover district
Encyclopedia
Preston near Wingham is a village
and civil parish
located on a secondary road (the B2076) in the valley of the Little Stour
in the Dover District
of the English
county of Kent
. The parish church is dedicated to St Mildred; the public house is The Half Moon and Seven Stars.
Preston is the site of the annual Preston Steam Rally.
team. They play their home games at Preston Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Preston.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
located on a secondary road (the B2076) in the valley of the Little Stour
Little Stour
The Little Stour is one of the tributaries of the River Stour in the English county of Kent. The upper reaches of the river are better known as the Nailbourne, whilst the lower reaches were once known as the Seaton Navigation....
in the Dover District
Dover (district)
Dover is a local government district in Kent, England. Dover is its administrative centre. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Deal, Dover, and Sandwich along with Dover Rural District and most of Eastry Rural District...
of the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. The parish church is dedicated to St Mildred; the public house is The Half Moon and Seven Stars.
Preston is the site of the annual Preston Steam Rally.
Sports
Formed in 1936, Preston Hellings Football Club is the village's footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team. They play their home games at Preston Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Preston.