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Billington Manor UK
Billington may refer to: * Billington (surname) *Billington, Bedfordshire, a small parish in England, United Kingdom *Billington, Lancashire, a larger village in England, United Kingdom * Billington Heights, New York, a hamlet in New York, United States *Billingtons, a sugar company founded in 1858 by Edward Billington, taken over by British Sugar British Sugar plc is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods and the sole British producer of sugar from sugar beet, as well as medicinal cannabis. British Sugar processes all sugar beet grown in the United Kingdom, and produces about two-t ... in 2004 {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billington (surname)
Billington is an English surname arising from several places in Lancashire and Staffordshire, and possibly Bedfordshire. Notable people with the surname include: *Adeline Billington (1826–1917), English actress and teacher * James Billington (1847 – 1901), English executioner * Thomas Billington (1872 – 1902), English executioner * William Billington (1875 – 1952), English executioner *John Billington (1880 – 1905), English executioner *Tom Billington (1958–2018), English professional wrestler best known as Dynamite Kid * Clyde Billington Jr. (1934-2018), American businessman, chemist, and politician *Craig Billington (born 1966), retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender *Elizabeth Billington (1765–1818), British opera singer * Francelia Billington (1895–1934), American actress * Fred Billington (1862–1917), English singer and actor * Geoff Billington, British showjumper *James H. Billington (1929-2018), United States Librarian of Congress *John Billington (1580s†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billington, Bedfordshire
Billington is a civil parish in Bedfordshire about south of Leighton Buzzard and not far from the Buckinghamshire border. There are two settlements: Little Billington (a hamlet in the west of the parish) and one that is now called Great Billington (straddling the A4146). At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 632, although by the 2011 Census the population had fallen to 291. The name of the parish is recorded in 1196 as ''Billendon'', and may come from Anglo-Saxon language ''Billan dūn'' = "hill of a man named Billa". Another theorized original meaning is "hill with a sharp ridge". The spelling ''Billyngdon'' appears in a legal record, dated 1440, where Hugh and Thomas Billyngdon of Billyngdon, Beds, gentlemen, are mentioned. The village is known for its high density of Travellers, who outnumber the settled community. This community live in privately owned, but permitted, sites in the village, three in Little Billington and one between Billington and the nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billington, Lancashire
Billington is a village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It lies between the villages of Whalley and Langho. It forms part of the Billington and Langho civil parish and contains the schools St Augustine's RC High School, St Leonard's Primary and St Mary's Primary. The village population at the 2011 census was 1,409. The 16th century Chapel of St Leonard is a Grade I listed building. According to local tradition, the chapel was constructed using materials taken from Whalley Abbey following the dissolution of the monasteries in the Tudor period, but this has never been conclusively proven. History In 798, early in his reign, Eardwulf of Northumbria fought a battle at Billington Moor against a nobleman named Wada, who had been one of those who killed Æthelred I of Northumbria. Wada was defeated and driven into exile. A charter written in 1308 mentions a hermitage by the rocks on the eastern side of Billington.Farrer, W. and Brownbill, J. (editors) (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billington Heights, New York
Billington Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Elma and Aurora in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,685 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Billington Heights is located at (42.785709, -78.619419). It is bordered to the south by the village of East Aurora and to the north by Elma Center. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,691 people, 664 households, and 515 families living in the community. The population density was 540.8 per square mile (208.6/km2). There were 684 housing units at an average density of 218.7/sq mi (84.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.58% White, 0.47% African American, 0.59% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population. There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Sugar
British Sugar plc is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods and the sole British producer of sugar from sugar beet, as well as medicinal cannabis. British Sugar processes all sugar beet grown in the United Kingdom, and produces about two-thirds of the United Kingdom's quota of sugar, with the remainder produced by the brand Tate & Lyle, under licence to American Sugar Refining, and by imports. British Sugar and the growers fix a contract called the "Inter Professional Agreement" determining the price paid for beet grown and the allocation of growers' quotas. The National Farmers Union (NFU) is the negotiator for the growers. History Early history The company was formed as the British Sugar Corporation in 1936, when the British parliament nationalised the entire sugar beet crop processing industry, under the banner of British Sugar Corporation. At this time, there were 13 separate companies with 18 factories across the country. In 1972, it began selling its sugar produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
