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Armadale may refer to: Places Australia *Armadale, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne *Armadale, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth **City of Armadale, a local government area **Electoral district of Armadale, a Legislative Assembly electorate Rail in Australia *Armadale/Thornlie railway line, Western Australia * Armadale railway station, Western Australia * Armadale railway station, Victoria Canada *Armadale, Ontario, a historic community School in Canada *Armadale Public School, an elementary school Scotland *Armadale, Skye, Highland *Armadale, Sutherland, Highland * Armadale, West Lothian **Armadale Stadium Other usage *Armadale (automobile), an obsolete British automobile * ''Armadale'' (novel), a book by Wilkie Collins *Armadale F.C., an association football club based in Armadale, West Lothian *Armadale SC, an association football club based in Armadale, Western Australia See also *Armadale railway station (other) * Armdale, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *Armidal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, Ontario
Armadale is a neighbourhood which overlaps the city of Markham, Ontario, Markham, Ontario and the city of Toronto, Ontario, in Canada. The historical community is situated in the south-east of Markham and north-east of the former suburb of Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, now part of Toronto. History Armadale's past began long before the first European settlers even reached the area. Archaeological initiatives spearheaded by the University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum led to a wealth of First Nations in Canada, First Nation artifacts like arrowheads and pottery being unearthed. On the west half of Lot 2 Concession 8, there is even a dark patch of soil that demarcates the position of an age-old Iroquois longhouse. As early as 1805, United Empire Loyalist settlers moved into the region (Steeles Avenue and 8th Line). The community's name was first known as Magdala. A postal station was established in 1869 along what is now Passmore Avenue, but the name Magdala was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, Victoria
Armadale is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Armadale recorded a population of 9,368 at the 2021 census. The suburb has its own railway station, as well as Toorak railway station, which is also in Armadale. It is bordered by Glenferrie Road to the east, Orrong Road to the west, Malvern Road to the north and Dandenong Road/Princes Highway to the south. History Armadale is named after Armadale, Sutherland in Scotland. This was because one of Armadale notable residents, James Munro, 15th Premier of Victoria, was born in Armadale, Sutherland. Armadale Post Office on High Street opened on 2 October 1884. The Armadale North Post Office, near Toorak Station, opened in 1940. Demographics In the 2016 census, there were 9,054 people in Armadale. 64.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.3% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, West Lothian
Armadale ( sco, Airmadale, gd, Armadal) is a town within the county of West Lothian in the Central Belt of Scotland. It lies to the west of Bathgate and to the east of Blackridge. Armadale, formerly known as Barbauchlaw, is an ex-mining town which was also known for its brick manufacturing. It is named after Armadale in Sutherland, this estate being owned by Sir William Honeyman who later acquired the land of Barbauchlaw. Primarily a residential community, the town has a number of different public places, a central Mains Street and a series of parks, green spaces and nature reserves, many of which lie atop former mines and industrial areas. History To the north of Armadale (Woodend Farm) is the site of Ogilface Castle. Woodend Farm has another site nearer Blackridge, marked as 'Ogelface in ruins' on a 1773 map. These sites have been the subject of archaeological geophysics surveys and kite aerial photography by the Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society and the West Lothian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale Railway Station (other)
Armadale railway station may refer to: *Armadale railway station (Scotland), in Armadale, West Lothian * Armadale railway station, Melbourne, in Armadale, Victoria, Australia * Armadale railway station, Perth, in Armadale, Western Australia, Australia See also * Armdale station, in Armdale, Nova Scotia, Canada *Armidale railway station Armidale railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at 240 Brown Street, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1882 to 1883 by Edmund Lonsdale and Henry Sheldon Hoddard, and was opened on 3 February 1883 when the li ..., in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia * Armadale (other) {{Station disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale SC
Armadale Soccer Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Forrestdale, Western Australia. Armadale currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia, with matches played at Alfred Skeet Oval. The club provides grass roots to professional training, in a fun, social environment for males & females of all age groups. ASC prides itself on providing and enjoyable and supportive football environment for players of all ages and skill levels. Our club squads range from juniors (5–15 years old) all the way up to seniors including Social, Veterans, Ladies and NPL. Juniors are located at Morgan Park, Armadale and Seniors are located at Alfred Skeet Reserve, Forrestdale. History Armadale Soccer Club Inc. began in 1972, and was known at the time as "Westfield Park Sports and Progression Association", however just a year later the club changed to "Westfield Park Soccer Club". In 1974, the club had nine junior teams along with its senior teams, all playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale F
Armadale may refer to: Places Australia *Armadale, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne *Armadale, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth **City of Armadale, a local government area **Electoral district of Armadale, a Legislative Assembly electorate Rail in Australia *Armadale/Thornlie railway line, Western Australia * Armadale railway station, Western Australia * Armadale railway station, Victoria Canada *Armadale, Ontario, a historic community School in Canada *Armadale Public School, an elementary school Scotland *Armadale, Skye, Highland *Armadale, Sutherland, Highland * Armadale, West Lothian **Armadale Stadium Other usage *Armadale (automobile), an obsolete British automobile * ''Armadale'' (novel), a book by Wilkie Collins *Armadale F.C., an association football club based in Armadale, West Lothian *Armadale SC, an association football club based in Armadale, Western Australia See also *Armadale railway station (other) * Armdale, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *Armidal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale (novel)
''Armadale'' is a novel by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1864–66. It is the third of his four 'great novels' of the 1860s: after '' The Woman in White'' (1859–60) and '' No Name'' (1862), and before ''The Moonstone'' (1868). Plot summary In the German spa town of Wildbad, the 'Scotchman' Mr. Neal is asked to transcribe the deathbed confession of Allan Armadale; his story concerns his murder of the man he had disinherited (also called Allan Armadale), who had subsequently married the woman he was betrothed to under false pretensions. Under Allan's instructions, the confession is left to be opened by his son once he comes of age. Nineteen years later, the son of the murdered man, also Allan Armadale, rescues a man of his own age, Ozias Midwinter. The stranger reveals himself to Reverend Decimus Brock, a friend of Allan through his late mother, as another Allan Armadale (the son of the man who committed the murder). Ozias tells Decimus of his desperate upbringing, having r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale (automobile)
The Armadale was an English automobile manufactured from 1906 to 1907 by Armadale Motors Ltd, Northwood, Middlesex, then Northwood Motor & Engineering Works, also of Northwood. Models Three wheel Initially called the Toboggan, the Armadale Tri-car, so-called the "perfect little three-wheeler" featured infinitely variable friction drive and a pressed steel chassis, unusual in a tricar. It used either a one-cylinder Aster or a 2-cylinder Fafnir engine. Four wheel In 1906, the company listed a conventional 4-wheeler with a 16 hp 4-cylinder engine. Tourist Trophy Race of 1906 An Armadale car, owned or driven by A.C. Godwin Smith, was entered in the Tourist Trophy Race in the Isle of Man ) , anthem = "O Land of Our Birth" , image = Isle of Man by Sentinel-2.jpg , image_map = Europe-Isle_of_Man.svg , mapsize = , map_alt = Location of the Isle of Man in Europe , map_caption = Location of the Isle of Man (green) in Europe ... on 27 September 1906 but it did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale Stadium
Armadale Stadium is a motorcycle speedway and former greyhound racing stadium situated in the town of Armadale, West Lothian in Scotland. Stock car racing has also been held at the venue. Speedway It has been home to the Edinburgh Monarchs speedway team since 1997. In 2009, the Edinburgh Monarchs reached agreement with Sainsbury's for the stadium to be purchased and re-developed as a supermarket, subject to planning permission being granted by West Lothian Council. This was not forthcoming, the application being rejected in June 2010. The speedway track at Armadale has a unique feature whereby the start line and finish line are staggered. Until 2013, the start/finish line was on hat is nowthe back straight. In 2013 the start line was moved to the current home straight, and was in the same position that the finish line is now. During the 2013 season there were a number of frightening first bend bunching incidents, and the decision was taken to move the start line back by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, Skye
Armadale ( gd, Armadal) is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Like most of Sleat, but unlike most of Skye, the area is fairly fertile, and though there are hills, most do not reach a great height. It looks out over the Sound of Sleat, to Morar and Mallaig. The name ’Armadale’, meaning ‘elongated valley’, derives from the Old Norse ''armr'' and ''dalr''. Clan Donald has a visitor centre situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle and surrounded by large gardens, while the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a centre of Gaelic learning. The village is also a small port, and has a regular Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service to Mallaig. It is at the southern end of the A851 road The A851 road is one of the principal roads of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland. It connects the ferry port of Armadale on the south of the island with the A87 road for P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, Sutherland
Armadale ( gd, Armadal, sco, Airmadale) is a small village on the north coast of Scotland, in the council area of Highland. The village is part of the parish of Farr, in the county of Sutherland. Armadale is about west of the town of Thurso, off the A836 road. The population of Armadale is 50 and shrinking, with 32% of the population being retired, and the remaining 68% population are working or at school. Armadale is first mentioned in charters in the 13th century as part of the parish of Farr. There was a small fishing hamlet consisting of two or three houses north of the village before the year 1600 called Port Moir. History William Honyman (whose mother, Margaret, was a daughter of John Mackay of Strathy) bought the estate from his grandfather about 1779 and built a new mansion at Armadale. The Armadale estate under the ownership of Honeyman was the first to bring the North Country Cheviot to Sutherland. William Honeyman, as a judge of the Court of Session took the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, Western Australia
Armadale is a suburb of Perth within the City of Armadale, located on the south-eastern edge of the Perth metropolitan region. The major junction of the South Western and Albany Highways, which connect Perth with the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia respectively, is located within the suburb. It is also the terminus of the Armadale railway line, one of five major railway lines to service Perth. History Plentiful in natural resources, the area now known as Armadale was long occupied by Aboriginal people prior to the founding of the Swan River Colony. Records of encounters with the original Aboriginal inhabitants of this district are sparse in detail, but early on there was conflict between these inhabitants and the settlers, which led to the establishment of a small garrison at Kelmscott. The township of Kelmscott was gazetted in 1830, and for the next sixty years was the administrative and social hub for those colonists who took up land between pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
