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Preston, Forest of Dean

DymockFormer civil parishes in GloucestershireVillages in Gloucestershire
The Church of St. John the Baptist, Preston geograph.org.uk 1096281
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Preston is a village, former manor, civil and ecclesiastical parish in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 22 km north-west of the city of Gloucester and 4 km south-west of the Herefordshire town of Ledbury. In 1931 the parish had a population of 77. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Preston, comprising 897 acres, was added to the parish of Dymock, adjacent at the south-east, the parish church of which, St Mary the Virgin, is situated 4 miles to the south-east. The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. To the immediate west of the church is Preston Court, a grade II* listed timber-framed manor house dating from about 1600, in 2020 operating as "The Country House Collection" antique shop.

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Preston, Forest of Dean
Leominster Road, Forest of Dean Dymock

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HR8 2LH Forest of Dean, Dymock
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