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Allanton (other)
Allanton is the name of several towns and villages. New Zealand *Allanton, New Zealand, a small township south of Dunedin in the South Island Scotland *Allanton, Scottish Borders, a small village between Duns and Berwick-upon-Tweed * Allanton, Dumfries and Galloway, a small village between Dumfries and Thornhill, Stirling * Allanton, North Lanarkshire, a village between Wishaw and Shotts * Allanton, South Lanarkshire, a small village on the outskirts of Hamilton See also *Allenton (other) Allenton may refer to: Places *Allenton, Derbyshire, England *Allenton, New Zealand, a suburb in the town of Ashburton, New Zealand *Allenton, Northumberland, England is now called Alwinton *Allenton, Michigan, USA *Allenton, Wisconsin Allenton, ... * Allentown (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allanton, New Zealand
Allanton ( mi, Ōwhiro) is a small town in Otago, New Zealand, located some 20 kilometres southwest of Dunedin on State Highway 1. The settlement lies at the eastern edge of the Taieri Plains close to the Taieri River at the junction of the main road to Dunedin International Airport at Momona. Established near the junction of the Taieri River and Owhiro Stream the site was first known to Europeans as "Scroggs' Creek Landing" after Samuel Scroggs, a member of Charles Kettle's survey teams. The surrounding area was (and still is) known as Owhiro. In 1875, with the arrival of the railway south from Dunedin; and satisfying criteria for a "town", the community was renamed Greytown - after former Governor Sir George Grey. Among those who took up land in the growing community were immigrant Poles, from among the " Brogdenites" who had constructed the railway. Several Polish surnames survive in the local community. In 1895 a conflict of identity was recognised between the local communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allanton, Scottish Borders
Allanton ( gd, Baile Alain) is a small village in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. Historically part of Berwickshire, for many years it was part of the estate of Blackadder House, which was demolished around 1925. Locality Allanton is in Edrom Parish, a rural Parish of east central Berwickshire being bounded on the north by the Parishes of Bunkle and Preston and Chirnside, on the east by the Parishes of Chirnside, Hutton and Whitsome and Hilton, on the south by the Parishes of Whitsome and Hilton, Swinton and Fogo and on the west by the Parishes of Langton and Duns. Allanton lies south of Chirnside and west of the border with Northumberland. Its closest market towns are Duns and Berwick-upon-Tweed. The village stands high above the confluence of the Whiteadder and Blackadder Waters, the site of two bridges. Allanton Bridge forms two spans over the Whiteadder Water, dated 1841, by Robert Stevenson and Sons. Blackadder Bridge spans the Blackadder Water, dated 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumfries
Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the Anglo-Scottish border and just away from Cumbria by air. Dumfries is the county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. Before becoming King of Scots, Robert the Bruce killed his rival the Red Comyn at Greyfriars Kirk in the town on 10 February 1306. The Young Pretender had his headquarters here during a 3-day sojourn in Dumfries towards the end of 1745. During the Second World War, the bulk of the Norwegian Army during their years in exile in Britain consisted of a brigade in Dumfries. Dumfries is nicknamed ''Queen of the South''. This is also the name of the town's professional football club. People from Dumfries are known colloquially in Scots language as ''Doonhamers''. Toponymy There are a number of theories on the etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornhill, Stirling
Thornhill ( gd, Cnoc na Driseig) is a village in the Scottish council area of Stirling. It lies 14 miles north west of Stirling itself - south of Callander, east of Aberfoyle and west of Doune. Historically part of Perthshire, the village is in the civil parish of Kincardine and the church parish of Norrieston (separated ecclesisistically from Kincardine in 1877), named from the much earlier village of Norrieston, which lay a little to the east of Thornhill. It is situated on a slight elevation at the western edge of the Carse of Stirling, an area of flat agricultural land which forms the upper part of the floodplain of the River Forth. Much of the land within the Carse was bogland until the late 18th century when concerted efforts were made to clear away the peat and expose the fertile clay soil below. Flanders Moss, the largest remaining area of lowland bog in Scotland and a site of special scientific interest, lies to the south west. The village lies on a traditional east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allanton, North Lanarkshire
Allanton is a village on the A71, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Allanton Colliery was the last colliery to be built and the first colliery to be taken over by the National Coal Board in 1951. Allanton Primary school was opened in 1927 and a nursery school added in 1999. Places nearby include Hartwood (1.3 miles/2.1 km), Newmains (2.3 miles/3.7 km), Shotts (2.8 miles/4.5 km) and Wishaw (4.4 miles/7.1 km). See also *List of places in North Lanarkshire ''Map of places in North Lanarkshire compiled from this list'' The List of places in North Lanarkshire is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle golf course, historic house, hill fort, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river, ... References RLS Pathfinder Pack on the Coal Industry 1900 - 1950* http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5751 Last accessed 0 March 2013 External links SCRAN image of Surface layout, Kingshill No.1 Colliery, Allanton, Lanarkshire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allanton, South Lanarkshire
Ferniegair is a village across the Avon Water from Hamilton, on the A72 road to Larkhall in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village contains the entrance to Chatelherault Country Park and Hamilton Golf Club. The railway station was re-opened in late 2005 and named Chatelherault (the original Ferniegair station had closed in 1917). The M74 motorway passes a short distance north of the village, with the River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ... further north from that. References Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Villages in South Lanarkshire {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allenton (other)
Allenton may refer to: Places *Allenton, Derbyshire, England *Allenton, New Zealand, a suburb in the town of Ashburton, New Zealand *Allenton, Northumberland, England is now called Alwinton *Allenton, Michigan, USA *Allenton, Wisconsin Allenton, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community, unincorporated census-designated place in the Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, town of Addison, Wisconsin in Washington County, Wisconsin. It is located near the intersection of Wiscons ..., USA See also * Allanton (other) * Allentown (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
