Preston Synagogue & Jewish Community Preston, Lancashire
	Page created: 9 October 2005 Latest revision or update: 19 February 2013   City of Preston The city of Preston, on the river Ribble in North West England, is now the county town of Lancashire. It forms the greater part of the district of Preston, which has a population of about 130,000.  The present boundaries date from 1974, when the then borough of Preston merged with adjoining areas to form a district of the county of Lancashire. Preston Jewish Community Search the All-UK Database The records in the database associated with Preston include: 1851 Anglo Jewry Database Individuals in the 1851 Anglo Jewry Database who were living in Preston during the 1760s (1 record); 1810s (1 record); 1820s (2 records), 1840s (13 records), 1850s (17 records), 1860s (10 records) and 1870s (5 records).   Only one Jewish congregation, Preston Synagogue, is known to have existed in Preston. Congregation Data Official Name: Preston Synagogue Address: 8a Avenham Place, Preston Current Status: Closed (mid 1980's) Date Formed: 1882 Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox Articles on the Preston Jewish Community Personal Recollections of Linda Martin Jewish Population Data 1905 1915 1919 1934 1946 1955 1965 1990 89 93 103 112 300 160 140 25 (The Jewish Year Book 1906) (The Jewish Year Book 1916) (The Jewish Year Book 1920) (The Jewish Year Book 1935) (The Jewish Year Book 1947) (The Jewish Year Book 1956) (The Jewish Year Book 1966) (The Jewish Year Book 1991) Other Preston Jewish Information Bibliography: Cowell, John - Furriers, Glaziers, Doctors and Others: a History of the Preston Jewish Community [2009] - jcowellnix@yahoo.com] Preston Cemetery Information - IAJGS Cemetery Project Jewish Congregations in Lancashire Jewish Communities of England home page Explanations of Terms Used

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