Preston Capes

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{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}

{{infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name= Preston Capes

|coordinates = {{coord|52.1858|-1.1604|display=inline,title}}

|population= 216

|population_ref= (2011)

|unitary_england= West Northamptonshire

|lieutenancy_england= Northamptonshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Daventry

|post_town= Daventry

|postcode_district = NN11

|postcode_area= NN

|dial_code= 01327

|os_grid_reference= SP5754

|london_distance=

|static_image_name= Preston Capes Church - geograph.org.uk - 959316.jpg

|static_image_caption= St Peter and St Paul's Church in Preston Capes

}}

Preston Capes is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population, including Canons Abbey, at the 2011 census was 216,{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127706&c=Preston+Capes&d=16&e=62&g=6451064&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467280170668&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=30 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} up from 188 at the 2001 census.[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797212&c=preston+capes&d=16&e=15&g=472487&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258575260843&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Preston Capes CP: Parish headcounts]. Retrieved 18 November 2009

The village's name means "Priest Farm/Settlement". The village was owned by Hugo filius Nicholai de Capes in 1234.{{cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Preston%20Capes |title = Key to English Place-names}}

The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.