Preston, Middlesex
| Preston | |
| Middlesex | |
|---|---|
 Preston Road | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ175855 |
| Location: | 51°34’15"N, 0°17’42"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wembley / Harrow |
| Postcode: | HA3, HA9 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Brent |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Brent North |
Preston is a Middlesex village which has become a mere residential locality in the great metropolitan conurbation that fills most o the county. It is effectively now the northern part of Wembley.
This is a residential suburb, containing Preston Road tube station (on the Metropolitan Line) with some stores on either side. The area to the station's north is covered under the HA3 postcode and is, along with the area around South Kenton station to the west, running into contiguous Kenton.
Sir John Lyon, founder of Harrow School, was born in Preston.
Preston Park
Preston Park is a public park of 19 acres; a grassed area with scattered trees, with two sports pavilions and a children's playground.
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Preston Road station building
Preston Park
Preston Park playground
Montpelier Rise, with typical 1930s semi-detached housing
Woodcock Hill
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