Preston upon the Weald Moors

Preston upon the Weald Moors
Preston upon the Weald Moors
Preston upon the Weald Moors Location within Shropshire
Population	224 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ681151
Civil parish	Preston upon the Weald Moors
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF6
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	The Wrekin
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°43′59″N 2°28′16″W / 52.733°N 2.471°W / 52.733; -2.471

Preston upon the Weald Moors is a small village on the northern edge of the town of Telford, part of the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 205 although this is likely to have risen due to various building conversions over the proceeding ten years. The population was measured at 224 in the 2011 census.^[1] It is one of a number of villages that exist on the Weald Moors of Shropshire.

The name Preston upon the Weald Moors (24 letters) is said to be the longest name of any village in England and is thought to have derived from the words priest and tun (meaning, enclosure, farmstead or homestead) indicating that the village may well have ecclesiastical origins.