Editing Prees (section)

=== Notable people ===
* [[James Fleetwood]] (c.1603-1683) an English clergyman, vicar of Prees and later [[Bishop of Worcester]].
* [[Thomas Gilbert (minister)|Thomas Gilbert]] (1613 in Prees – 1694) an English [[ejected minister]] of the seventeenth century.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle= Gilbert, Thomas (1613-1694) |volume= 21 |last=  Gordon |first= Alexander |author-link= Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)|pages= 335-336 |year= |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Philip Henry]] (1631–1696) an English nonconformist clergyman and diarist, ordained in Prees in 1657.<ref>{{Cite DNB|wstitle= Henry, Philip |volume= 26 |last= Gordon |first= Alexander |author-link= Alexander Gordon (Unitarian) |pages= 124-126 |year=  |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill]] (1772 in Prees Hall – 1842) a British Army officer who served in the [[Napoleonic Wars]], ultimately Commander in Chief.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dalton |first=Charles |year=1904 |title=The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes |location=London |publisher= Eyre and Spottiswoode |url=https://archive.org/details/waterloorollcall00daltuoft|page=[https://archive.org/details/waterloorollcall00daltuoft/page/13 13]}}</ref> His Doric [[Lord Hill's Column|column]] stands in [[Shrewsbury]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Hill, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount |volume= 13 |pages= 466-467 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Robert Chambre Hill]] (1778 in [[Hawkstone Hall]] – 1860) a British Army cavalry officer, fought in the [[Peninsular War]].
* [[Clement Delves Hill]] (1781 in Hawkstone Hall – 1845) a British Army officer who fought in the [[Battle of Waterloo]].
* [[Thomas Noel Hill]] (1784 in Hawkstone Hall - 1832) a British Army officer who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.
* [[John Allen (archdeacon of Salop)|John Allen]] (1810-1886) a [[Church of England]] clergyman, [[Archdeacon of Salop]] 1847-1886, was Vicar of Prees 1846-1883.
* [[Francis Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford]] KCB, PC (1824–1893) known as Sir Francis Sandford a British civil servant who implemented the [[Elementary Education Act 1870]] ([[33 & 34 Vict.]] c. 75), buried in Prees.
* [[Henry Maddocks (politician)|Henry Maddocks]] (1871 in Prees — 1931) an English lawyer and Conservative Party politician.
* [[Thomas Oakley (British politician)|Thomas Oakley]] (1879 in Prees – 1936) a British electrician and politician, MP for [[The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)|The Wrekin]] 1924-1929
* [[William Hutchings]] (1879 – 1948 in Prees) soldier and English amateur cricketer, played in 24 first-class matches for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]].