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Barnhill
Barnhill may refer to: People * Barnhill (surname) Places * Barnhill, Cheshire, in Broxton, England * Barnhill, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Barnhill, Dundee, Scotland * Barnhill, Illinois, United States * Barnhill, Jura Barnhill is a farmhouse in the north of the island of Jura in the Scottish Inner Hebrides overlooking the Sound of Jura. It stands on the site of a larger 15th-century settlement, Cnoc an t-Sabhail; the English name Barnhill has been in use si ..., Scotland, a farmhouse on Jura, Scotland, used by George Orwell * Barnhill, Ohio, United States * Barnhill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, an eastern suburb of Perth * Barnhill railway station, in Glasgow, Scotland * Barnhill, Wembley, a ward in Brent North See also * Barnhill Community High School {{disambig, geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnhill, Jura
Barnhill is a farmhouse in the north of the island of Jura in the Scottish Inner Hebrides overlooking the Sound of Jura. It stands on the site of a larger 15th-century settlement, Cnoc an t-Sabhail; the English name Barnhill has been in use since the early twentieth century. The house was rented by the essayist and novelist George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitar ..., who lived there intermittently from 1946 until January 1949. He completed his final novel, '' Nineteen Eighty-Four'', at Barnhill. According to a BBC report, Orwell was spending months on the island "to escape the daily grind of journalism and to find a clean environment which doctors thought would help him recover from a dangerous bout of tuberculosis". Orwell left Jura in January 1949 to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnhill (surname)
Barnhill is a surname of English origin. People with the surname include * Dave Barnhill (1913–1983), US athlete in baseball * David Barnhill (b. 1969), Australian athlete in rugby *Herb Barnhill (1913-?), US athlete in baseball * Hettie Vyrine Barnhill (fl. 2000s-present), US dancer, choreographer *James Barnhill (referee) (1921–1966), US sports figure * Joe Barnhill (b. 1965), US singer, songwriter * John Barnhill (American football) (1903–1973), US college football coach * John Barnhill (basketball) (1938–2013), US athlete in basketball * John Barnhill (politician) (1905–1971), Northern Ireland political figure * M. V. Barnhill (1887–1963), US attorney, judge *Margaret Barnhill (1799–1861), grandmother of US President Theodore Roosevelt *Norton Barnhill Norton Barnhill (born July 15, 1953) is a retired American basketball player. Barnhill was a shooting guard, he played collegiately for Washington State University. Barnhill played for the Seattle SuperSonics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broxton, Cheshire
Broxton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is 11 miles south of Chester, and only 10 miles east of Wrexham in Wales. The civil parish also contains the small settlements of Barnhill, Bolesworth, Brown Knowl, Fuller's Moor and Meadow Bank. According to the 2001 Census it had a total population of 390, increasing to 461 at the 2011 census. Notable residents * Harry Atkinson, premier of New Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th century was born in Broxton. * Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898. *Roger Moore, actor, lived at Broxton Hall during his marriage to singer Dorothy Squires, which lasted from 1953 to 1968. See also * Listed buildings in Broxton, Cheshire *Broxton Old Hall Broxton Old Hall (or Broxton Higher Hall) is in Old Coach Road west of the village of Brown Knowl, in the civil parish of Broxton, Cheshire, Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnhill, Dundee
Barnhill is an area in Dundee, located within the suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is approximately 4½ miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village. Description Barnhill is located in the north east of Broughty Ferry and extends to the city boundary between Dundee and Angus. The area borders the recent Balgillo Park housing development and, at North Balmossie Street, with Monifieth. It contains both private and council housing. The main commercial area is the Campfield Shopping Square which includes a post office, a pub named ''The Barn'' as well as Co-Operative Food and Iceland stores. Also located in the area is Barnhill Cemetery. The area was formerly the location of Dundee Convalescent Home run by Dundee Royal Infirmary and built using money given by Sir David Baxter. The Convalescent Home was demolished in 1971, and the site was acquired by the East of Scotland Housing Association. It is now occupied by Fettercairn D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnhill, Illinois
Barnhill is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. Barnhill is west of U.S. Route 45 and north of Mill Shoals. Barnhill had a post office, which closed on March 5, 2005. References Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{WayneCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnhill, Ohio
Barnhill is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 383 at the 2020 census. Geography Barnhill is located at (40.449203, -81.364250). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 396 people, 146 households, and 109 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 157 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.2% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 146 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 13.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnhill Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Barnhill Rail Station Glasgow - geograph.org.uk - 1418852.jpg , borough = Springburn, Glasgow , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = BNL , original = City of Glasgow Union Railway , pregroup = G&SWR & NBR , postgroup = LMS & LNER , years = 1 October 1883 , events = Opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Barnhill railway station is in Glasgow, Scotland, north of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the Springburn branch of the North Clyde Line. The station is managed by ScotRail. It was built as part of the City of Glasgow Union Railway which provided a link across the Clyde ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent North
Brent North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party. History Created in 1974 from the former seats of Wembley North and Wembley South, Brent North was a Conservative seat until 1997, held by Lancastrian former headmaster Rhodes Boyson with initially two fairly small 14% margins before the Conservative-dominated period beginning in 1979 which gave Boyson larger majorities until Labour won the seat in 1997. At the general elections of 1997 and 2001, Brent North produced the highest swing to Labour nationally. The winning candidate in 1997 was Glasgow-born Barry Gardiner, the youngest mayor of Cambridge in its history and former academic, who has held the seat ever since. The Liberal Democrats and their two predecessor parties (Liberal and SDP) amassed their largest share of the vote in 1974. Labour's percentage majority almost halved at the 2005 general election from 30.1% to 15.8% and fell s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
