Preston, Prestonpans
Human settlement in Scotland
About
Preston was a village on the East Lothian coast of Scotland, and is now a small part of the centre of Prestonpans. It is to the east of Prestongrange, and the southwest of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
The name Preston means "priest town", and the monks of Holyrood Abbey and Newbattle Abbey owned land there. The village was noted for St Jerome's Fair, held on the second Thursday of October. The chapmen of the area had formed themselves into a guild and elected their office bearers at the fair.
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Battle of Prestonpans
Battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745
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Preston Tower, East Lothian
Ruined keep in East Lothian, Scotland
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Northfield House, East Lothian
Historic house at Preston, East Lothian, Scotland
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Bankton House
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Prestonpans Town Hall
Municipal building in Prestonpans, Scotland
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