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Burgh (other)
A burgh is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland. For the Etymology, or original historical meaning of the word Burgh see here. see also List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Burgh may also refer to: * Burgh, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom * Burgh, Netherlands * Burgh (surname) * Burgh (Pokémon), a character of the Pokémon universe. * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (Nicknamed by some as ''Da Burgh'') See also * Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, England * Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire, England * Burgh next Aylsham village, Norfolk, England * Burgh on Bain, Lincolnshire, England * Baron Burgh * Burgh Bypass * Burgh Castle civil parish, Norfolk, England * Burgh Castle Roman Site, at Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England * Burgh Heath, Surrey, England * Burgh House, London, England * Burgh Island, Devon, England * de Burgh * van der Burgh * Burh, a fortified town in Anglo-Saxon England * Berg (other) * Burg (other) * Borg (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh
A burgh is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland and Northern England, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United Kingdom. Following local government reorganisation in 1975, the title of "royal burgh" remains in use in many towns, but now has little more than ceremonial value. History The first burgh was Berwick. By 1130, David I (r. 1124–53) had established other burghs including Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunfermline, Haddington, Perth, Dumfries, Jedburgh, Montrose and Lanark. Most of the burghs granted charters in his reign probably already existed as settlements. Charters were copied almost verbatim from those used in England, and early burgesses usually invited English and Flemish settlers.A. MacQuarrie, ''Medieval Scotland: Kinship and Nation'' (Thrupp: Sutton, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh Castle
Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the east bank of the River Waveney, some west of Great Yarmouth and within the Norfolk Broads National Park. The parish was part of Suffolk until 1974. History Burgh Castle's name is of Roman origin and derives from Gariannonum which invokes the Latin name for the River Yare. Burgh Castle was likely the site of a Neolithic settlement due to an abundance of flint and bronze axe-heads being discovered in the area. Burgh Castle is the location of a Roman Fortification which dates to the third century; the fort was part of system of coastal defence, the Saxon Shore, against Anglo-Saxon incursions on the East Anglian coast. The site is maintained by the Norfolk Archeological Trust and is open free of charge to the public. It has been suggested by the Elizabethan historian William Camden, that Burgh Castle is the site of Cnobheresburg, the first Irish monastery in southern England foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourg (other)
Bourg or Le Bourg may refer to: Places France Bourg * Bourg, Aisne, a former commune in France, now part of Bourg-et-Comin * Bourg, Bas-Rhin, a former commune in Bas-Rhin, now part of Bourg-Bruche * Bourg, Gironde, also known as Bourg-sur-Gironde * Bourg, Haute-Marne * Bourg, Maine-et-Loire, a former commune of Maine-et-Loire, now part of Soulaire-et-Bourg * Bourg-Achard, in Eure (département) * Bourg-Archambault, Vienne (département) * Bourg-Argental, Loire (département) * Bourg-Beaudouin, Eure (département) * Bourg-Blanc, Finistère * Bourg-Bruche, Bas-Rhin * Bourg-Charente, Charente * Bourg-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées * Bourg-de-Péage, Drôme * Bourg-des-Comptes, Ille-et-Vilaine * Bourg-de-Sirod, Jura (département) * Bourg-des-Maisons, Dordogne (département) * Bourg-de-Thizy, Rhône (département) * Bourg-de-Visa, Tarn-et-Garonne * Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne * Bourg-du-Bost, Dordogne (département) * Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain * Bourg-et-Comin, Aisne (départeme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borg (other)
The Borg is a fictional alien faction from the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Borg may also refer to: People * Borg (surname), list of people with the surname * Lawrence Springborg, an Australian politician also known as "The Borg" Places Antarctica * Borg Massif, a massif along the northwest side of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land * Borg Mountain, a mountain standing at the northern end of Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land * Borg Island, an island in the eastern part of the Øygarden Group Iceland * Borg or Borg á Mýrum, an ancient farm and church estate due west of Borgarnes Germany * Borg, Saarland, a village in the municipality of Perl in Saarland Norway * Borg, Vestvågøy, a village in Vestvågøy municipality in Nordland county * Borg, former name of the city Sarpsborg in Østfold county * Diocese of Borg, a geographical diocese of the Church of Norway Egypt * Borg El Arab, an industrial city in the governorate of Alexandria Companies * Borg Bryggerier, a Norwegia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burg (other)
The German word Burg means castle. Burg or Bürg may refer to: Places Placename element * '' -burg'', a combining form in Dutch, German and English placenames * Burg, a variant of burh, the fortified towns of Saxon England Settlements * Burg, Aargau, Switzerland * Burg, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Germany * Burg, Bitburg-Prüm, Germany * Burg, Brandenburg, Germany * Burg, Dithmarschen, Germany * Burg auf Fehmarn, Germany * Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany * Burg im Leimental, Switzerland * Den Burg, Netherlands * The Burg, Illinois, United States * Burg, Hautes-Pyrénées, France * Burg, Kilninian and Kilmore, a place on the Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland * Melber, Kentucky, United States, also known as Burg Other uses * Burg (surname) or Bürg * Bürg (crater) * Burg (ship, 2003), a car ferry operating on Switzerland's Lake Zurich *Burgs (fast-food chain) See also * * Burgh (other) * Borg (other) * Bourg (other) * Borough and -bury, common Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berg (other)
Berg may refer to: People *Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor * Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer Former states *Berg (state), county and duchy of the Holy Roman Empire *Grand Duchy of Berg, state of the Napoleonic period Places Antarctica * Berg Peak, Victoria Land *Berg Bay, Victoria Land * Berg Ice Stream Austria *Berg, Lower Austria *Berg im Drautal, in Carinthia *Berg bei Rohrbach, in Upper Austria * Berg im Attergau, in Upper Austria France * Berg, Bas-Rhin, a municipality in the Arrondissement of Saverne * Berg-sur-Moselle, a commune in the Moselle department Germany *Berg (state), a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia *Grand Duchy of Berg (1806–1813), created by Emperor Napoleon *Berg, Baden-Württemberg, a district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg *Berg, Upper Franconia, a district of Hof, Bavaria *Berg, Upper Palatinate, district of Neumarkt, Bavaria *Berg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burh
A burh () or burg was an Old English fortification or fortified settlement. In the 9th century, raids and invasions by Vikings prompted Alfred the Great to develop a network of burhs and roads to use against such attackers. Some were new constructions; others were situated at the site of Iron Age hillforts or Roman forts and employed materials from the original fortifications. As at Lundenburh (medieval London), many were also situated on rivers: this facilitated internal lines of supply while aiming to restrict access to the interior of the kingdom for attackers in shallow- draught vessels such as longships. Burhs also had a secondary role as commercial and sometimes administrative centres. Their fortifications were used to protect England's various royal mints. Name and were Old English developments of the Proto-Germanic word reconstructed as , cognate with the verb ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1st ed. "borough, ''n.'' Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1887. (" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Der Burgh
van der Burgh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cameron van der Burgh (born 1988), South African swimmer *Hendrick van der Burgh Hendrick van der Burgh (1627 – after 1664), was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter. Biography According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) he was born in Delft and was a member of the same "school" or artistic style as Piet ... (1627–1664), Dutch painter * Pieter Daniel van der Burgh (1805-1879), Dutch painter See also * Van der Burg {{surname, van der Burgh Surnames of Dutch origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Burgh
de Burgh (also spelt de Bourgh, and Burke, and also Latinised as de Burgo) is an Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (c.1160–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised in Irish as ''de Búrca'' and over the centuries became ''Búrc'' then Burke and Bourke. Notable people with this name include: Surname A * Aoife de Búrca (1885–1974), born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising C * Coralie de Burgh (1924–2015), British Irish painter * Cameron de Burgh (born 1971), Australian Paralympic swimmer * Chris de Burgh (born 1948), musician and songwriter D * David de Burca or David de Burgh, 15th Mac William Iochtar (alive 1537), Irish chieftain and noble E * Edmond Albanach de Burgh (d.1375), Lord of Connaught * Edmond de Burca or Edmond de Burgh, 12th Mac William Iochtar (died 1527), Irish chieftain and noble * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh Island
Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel. The other buildings are three private houses, and a pub, the Pilchard Inn. History Archaeological discovery of tin ingots at the River Erme estuary wreck show that the local area was a significant tin trading port in ancient times; it is unclear whether the ingots date from the Iron Age or Sub-Roman periods, however this discovery so close to Burgh Island has drawn comparisons with Diodorus Siculus's 1st century BCE text, more often associated with St Michael's Mount in Cornwall: The island has been known by various names over the years. Early records and maps mention it as St Michael's Island. The name later changed to Borough Island, eventually shortened to Burgh. As late as 1947 an Ordnance Survey map refers to the island as Borough Island. In 1908 a postcard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh House
Burgh House is a historic house located on New End Square in Hampstead, London, that includes the Hampstead Museum. The house is also listed as Burgh House & Hampstead Museum. Brief history Burgh House was constructed in 1704 during the reign of Queen Anne. At the time of construction the Hampstead Wells Spa was flourishing. In 1720 the Spa's physician, Dr. William Gibbons, moved to Burgh House, which he enlarged. He added the present wrought-iron gate which carries his initials. One inhabitant of the house was Israel Lewis, who was an upholsterer. He was involved in a court case in which he was found guilty of creating a nuisance by "making an inclosed Dung stall" in his garden, and was fined £5 and made to remove it. Until the 1870s the house was known as Lewis House. In 1858 Burgh House was taken over by the Royal East Middlesex Militia, and served as the headquarters and officers' mess until 1881. The house returned to domestic use in 1884. From 1906–24 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh Heath
__NOTOC__ Burgh Heath ( or, especially amongst older residents, ) is a residential neighbourhood with a remnant part of the Banstead Commons of the same name. Immediately north of Upper Kingswood on the A217 road, it adjoins part of Banstead to the north. The north of the area is more specifically called Great Burgh, but the terms are largely interchangeable. History Burgh or Great Burgh was a manor of Banstead with an Old English name, it saw very little expansion before the end of the 19th century being on land which was part of the large, and water-scarce Banstead Heath or Common on the North Downs. It developed into a village-like hamlet in the early part of the 20th century. The Domesday Book records a church at Burgh, connected with its manor held by Odo, Earl of Kent. Rectors were instituted to it in the 14th and 15th centuries, but there is no evidence of its having been a separate parish from Banstead after 1414, in the latter's many governmental and ecclesiastical pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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