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Preston on the Web

  • A History of Preston in Hertfordshire
    Published by Philip Wray
  • Preston Hertfordshire
    Website maintained by The Preston Trust – which also provides links to websites for parish clubs, societies, organisations and businesses.
  • Preston Neighbourhood Plan Area Map
    Map, from the NHDC web site, showing the Neighbourhood Plan Area – which is our parish
  • The Preston Conservation Area
    Conservation Areas are defined as: “areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance”. The NHDC website shows the area of the village which is a Conservation Area

    • Our Neighbours

    Adjacent Parishes
    In terms of Civil Parishes, our immediate neighbours are: Hitchin (an unparished area), Kings Walden, Langley, Offley, St Ippolyts and St Paul’s Walden. Of these the following have websites:

  • Kings Walden – Parish Council
    Including Breachwood Green and the hamlets of King’s Walden, Ley Green, Darleyhall, Lye Hill, Wandon End, Wandon Green and Winch Hill.
  • Offley – Parish Council
    Including the villages of Offley, Cockernhoe, Mangrove Green and Tea Green
  • St Ippolyts – Parish Council
    Including the villages of Gosmore and St Ippolyts, the hamlets of Ashbrook, Little Almshoe, St Ibbs and former New England.
  • St Pauls Walden – Parsih Council
    Including the villages of Bendish, St Paul’s Walden and Whitwell

    • The Wider Neighbourhood
    This includes: other parishes, the Local Planning Authority, County Council and Luton:

  • Hertfordshire County Council
    Responsible for planning regarding: Transport including Highways; Minerals and Waste.
  • Luton Borough Council
    The local authority of Luton in Bedfordshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.
  • North Hertfordshire District Council
    Our Local Planning Authority and responsible for the Local Plan
  • Pirton's Neighbourhood Plan
    An independent website run by the Steering Group for the Pirton Neighbourhood Plan. They gave us advice and information that is helping us to jump start our programme.

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