Little Preston: what to know before moving day
The addresses are mostly short residential streets: Hall Road, Little Preston Hall, Preston View with its allotments, and Goody Cross Lane with Goody Cross Vale. The Leeds Country Way passes Little Preston Old Hall between Garforth and St Aidan's, so walkers use the lanes too. Swillington's shops, post office and primary school on Church Lane and Wakefield Road are a few minutes' walk away.
Because the houses look like part of Swillington, forms can go wrong. postcodes.io puts LS26 8UR, by Hall Road, in the Great and Little Preston parish, while the middle of Swillington, LS26 8DS, is in Swillington parish; both are in the same council ward.
How the van gets to Little Preston
The A642 Wakefield Road runs close by, with junction 30 of the M62 to the south and Garforth and junction 47 of the M1 to the north. Astley Lane and Goody Cross Lane are the local roads nearest the Little Preston streets.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Little Preston
Each service below links to its Garforth page, which covers how the job works in and around Garforth.
Little Preston: questions before you book
My house looks like Swillington. Why does the parish say Great and Little Preston?
Little Preston is a separate historic settlement, recorded since the 13th century, and it belongs with Great Preston in the civil parish of Great and Little Preston, even though its houses adjoin Swillington. For the move itself, the postcode and house number are what matter.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- LS26 8UR: Garforth & Swillington ward, Leeds district, parish of Great and Little Preston
- LS26 8DS (Swillington centre): parish of Swillington, Garforth & Swillington ward
- Great Preston: incorporated the hamlet of Little Preston; Little Preston first attested 1258-1265 as Preston Luttle
- Leeds Country Way: from Garforth approaches Swillington and passes Little Preston Old Hall, skirts St Aidan's
- A642: junction 30 of the M62, Swillington, Garforth, M1 junction 47
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Hall Road, Little Preston Hall, Preston View and allotments, Goody Cross Lane, Goody Cross Vale, Astley Lane, Wakefield Road A642, Swillington shops, post office and primary school