Great Preston is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is situated 8 miles (13 km) south east of Leeds City Centre, near to the town of Garforth and the villages of Kippax, Swillington and Little Preston. Leeds city centre is the business and commercial centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Garforth is a town within the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. Kippax is a village and Civil parish in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. Swillington is a small village near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough. The village is in the LS26 Leeds postcode area. The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Leeds, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Pudsey
Great Preston has one pub, a local cricket team, a post office and a village hall. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries There are two schools which are being annexed by 2007. Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous The church was closed in 1992, and changed into a community centre in 1998. The Working Men's club has also shut down.
External links
- Official Great Preston Cricket Club Website
- The Ancient Parish of Kippax at GENUKI: Great Preston was in this parish
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