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Preston-on-Tees Preston
Village and civil parish
Preston-on-TeesLocation within County Durham
Population	1,689 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	NZ421156
Civil parish	Preston-on-Tees (Preston Parish Council)
Unitary authority	Stockton-on-Tees
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode district	TS16, TS18
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
Website	www.prestonparishcouncil.co.uk
List of places UK England County Durham 54°31′59″N 1°20′44″W / 54.53304°N 1.34549°W / 54.53304; -1.34549

Preston-on-Tees, locally called Preston, is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 1,689. It is home to Preston Hall and its accompanying public park.

In the 2011 census, the village was included as a part of Yarm, being on Yarm Road and in a continuous built-up area down to Yarm High Street.

Governance

The parish originated as a township within the larger Stockton-on-Tees parish. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. It was included in the Stockton poor law union and then the Stockton rural sanitary district until both were abolished in 1894 when the new Stockton Rural District was established.

In 1968 Preston-on-Tees became a part of the county borough of Teesside. It later became part of the non-metropolitan district of Stockton-on-Tees in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,748. It has a diverse number of property types, ranging from terraced rented houses to large detached private dwellings.

Education

Preston-on-Tees has one school, Eaglescliffe Junction School built in 1907. This later became known as Preston Primary School. The parish is also in the catchment for Egglescliffe Secondary School.

Religious sites

On Witham Avenue the Methodist church of Eaglescliffe Trinity Methodist Church and was opened in 1902. There is also a Church of England parish church named All Saints, which was founded in the early 1900s as a church plant into Preston-on-Tees from the Church of St Thomas, Stockton.

References

1. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – (E34004185)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics.
3. "Preston on Tees Tn/CP through time". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
4. "Teesside CB through time". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

v t e The borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Major Settlements	Billingham Eaglescliffe Ingleby Barwick Stockton Thornaby Yarm Norton
Villages	Aislaby Carlton Cowpen Bewley Egglescliffe Elton Grindon Hartburn High Leven Hilton Longnewton Maltby Redmarshall Stillington Thorpe Thewles Urlay Nook Whinney Hill Whitton Wolviston Wynyard
Governance	Constituencies Stockton North Stockton West Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Culture, leisure and tourism	Events Stockton International Riverside Festival Stockton Weekender Parks Preston Park Ropner Park Trinity Green Countryside Bassleton Wood and The Holmes Portrack Marsh Nature Reserve Portrack Meadows Wildlife Reserve Quarry Wood Misc Tees Barrage International White Water Course Tees Valley Giants Teesside Park
Services	Education Schools Queen's Campus Prison Holme House Kirklevington Grange
Organisations	Business Teesdale Business Park Industry Billingham Manufacturing Plant Teesside EfW plant Mass Media Radio Tees
Sport	Tees Barrage International White Water Course
Waterways	Rivers Tees Leven Crossings Yarm Viaduct Preston Pipe Bridge Jubilee Bridge Surtees Bridge Surtees Rail Bridge Victoria Bridge Teesquay Millennium Footbridge Princess of Wales Bridge Infinity Bridge Tees Barrage Tees Viaduct Tees Newport Bridge Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
Transport	Air Teesside International Airport Rail Lines Durham Coast Tees Valley Tees Valley Metro (proposed) Stations Allens West Billingham Eaglescliffe Stockton Thornaby Yarm Road A19 A66 A174
Historic	Development Teesside Development Corporation Tees Valley Regeneration Industry Bowesfield Works Head Wrightson Portrack Lane Stockton & Darlington Railway Tees Marshalling Yard Sport Stockton Racecourse
Other	Military People Postcodes
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