Preston is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England.

The current house at Temple Dinsley dates from 1714, and became Princess Helena College in 1935.

Prior to 1894, Preston and neighbouring Langley were part of the parish of Hitchin, together forming a long salient to the south of the town itself.

[5] Preston civil parish was then included in the Hitchin Rural District between 1894 and 1974, when it became part of North Hertfordshire.

The ruined Minsden Chapel, reputed to be haunted, is located near the village, though is actually in Langley civil parish.