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St. Martin's
St. Martin's or St. Martins may refer to: Places * St. Martins, Missouri, a city in the USA * St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, an island off the Cornish coast, England * St Martin's, North Yorkshire, England * St Martins, Perth and Kinross, Scotland * St Martin's, Shropshire, a village in England * St Martin's, Guernsey, a parish in the Channel Islands * St Martins (ward), a former electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, from 1973 to 2003 * Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick, Canada ** St. Martins, New Brunswick, a village therein * St Martins, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand * St. Martin's Island, a coral reef island of Bangladesh in Bay of Bengal * Saint Martin's Island a small island at the mouth of Green Bay in Wisconsin * St. Martin's, Wisconsin, a former hamlet in the Town of Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin * Saint Martins, Barbados, a village in Saint Philip Parish Religion and folklore * St. Martin's Church (other), churches dedicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's, Isles Of Scilly
St Martin's ( kw, Brechiek, meaning "dappled island") is the northernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly, England. It has an area of . Description There are three main settlements on the island - Higher Town, Middle Town and Lower Town - in addition to a number of scattered farms and cottages, with a total population (2011 census) of 136. There are two quays - at Higher Town (the Higher Town Quay, used at high tide) and at Lower Town (the Hotel Quay, used at low tide). In Higher Town there is a post office. There is a vineyard on the island. To the north, St Martin's is joined by a tidal causeway to White Island. Daymark At the northeast corner of the island is a large red-and-white daymark. It was erected in 1683 by Thomas Ekins, first steward of the Godophin Family to live on the islands. It is a rendered granite circular tower in diameter and high, set back to conical termination making it high. The blocked arched entrance door contains an incorrect date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's, North Yorkshire
St Martin's is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located south of the town of Richmond, covering the residential areas south of the River Swale, including the former Richmond railway station and Holly Hill. Located within the parish is the ruin of St. Martin's Priory, a former Benedictine house. History Richmond railway station is located within the parish, which is separated from Richmond by the River Swale. The position of the station was because it was considered "geographically impossible" to locate the station within the town. Of the ten listed buildings in the parish, seven are associated with the railway terminus, one is the bridge at the west of the parish into Richmond, and two are those associated with St Martin's Priory, the namesake of the parish. Governance Historically, St Martin's was in the ecclesiastical parish of Catterick, and was its own extra parochial area, before being made into a civil parish in 1858. It was originally in the wapen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martins, Perth And Kinross
St Martins is a parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, just north of the Sidlaws range of hills, about north-northeast of Perth and northwest of Balbeggie.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland'' (1901) The parish is named for , of .''Historic Sce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's, Shropshire
The border village and civil parish of St Martin's ( cy, Llanfarthin) is in Shropshire, England, just north of Oswestry and east of Chirk. History The ancient Parish of St Martin's was made up of the townships of Ifton, Wiggington, Bronygarth and Weston Rhyn. Each of these townships bordered Wales, with the River Ceiriog and the River Dee forming the border. However, in 1870, the townships of Weston Rhyn and Bronygarth were formed into the new Parish of Weston Rhyn. The church at St Martin's is dedicated to St Martin of Tours and the parish was part of the Welsh Diocese of St Asaph until 1922 when it was transferred to the English Diocese of Lichfield. The area was, for centuries, under the influence of nearby Chirk Castle and, later, the Trevor family of Brynkinallt ( cy, Bryncunallt) in Chirk. Governance Although the population of the parish involved can be found under Ellesmere Rural an electoral ward still exists in its own name. The population of this ward at the 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's, Guernsey
Saint Martin (Guernésiais and French Saint Martin; historically Saint-Martin-de-la-Bellouse) is a parish in Guernsey, The Channel Islands. The islands lie in the English Channel between Great Britain and France. The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY4. The old Guernésiais nickname for people from Saint Martin is ''dravans''. In 1883, Pierre-Auguste Renoir spent the summer in Guernsey, with a varied landscape of beaches, cliffs and bays, where he created fifteen paintings in little over a month. Most of these feature ''Moulin Huet'', a bay in Saint Martin. These paintings were the subject of a set of commemorative postage stamps issued by the Bailiwick of Guernsey in 1983. The parish church of Saint Martin was consecrated on 4 February 1199. At the gate to the churchyard is La Gran'mère du Chimquière, a statue menhir. St. Martin Parish has entered Britain in Bloom for a number of years, winning the small town category twice, in 2006 and 2011. Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martins (ward)
St. Martin's was an electoral ward of Trafford covering the western part of Ashton upon Mersey in Sale, Greater Manchester, including the Ashton Village. The ward was abolished in 2004, and its area split between the new Ashton upon Mersey Ashton upon Mersey is an area of the Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 9,693 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Manc ..., Bucklow-St. Martin's and St. Mary's wards. Electoral history Its electoral history since 1973 is as follows: References External linksTrafford Council {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Martins ward Wards of Trafford 1973 establishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick
Saint Martins is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the village of St. Martins and the local service district of the parish of Saint Martins, both of which are members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). Origin of name The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick gives only a possibility - St. Martins, Maryland, which could refer to either Saint Martin or Saint Martins by the Bay, both in Worcester County, Maryland. History Saint Martins was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish. In 1837 the eastern end of Saint Martins was transferred to Westmorland County. The lost area is now part of Alma Parish in Albert County. Boundaries Saint Martins Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 151, 152, 158, and 159 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 448–450, 462–465, 475, 476, and 486 at same site. * on the north by the Kings County line; * on the east by the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martins, New Zealand
St Martins is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres south of the city centre. Primarily a residential area, St Martins is host to a small shopping mall complex situated on Wilsons Road, the main thoroughfare through the suburb. Amenities include the Hansen, Centaurus and Saint Martins Parks. Geography As with most suburbs of Christchurch, St Martins does not have clearly defined boundaries and is unbound by law. The Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River is commonly used as a boundary for St Martins on three sides, separating the suburb from Beckenham to the west, Sydenham and Waltham to the north, and Opawa to the east. However, portions of these suburbs are also occasionally referred to as St Martins. The southern boundary of St Martins is traditionally associated with the bottom of the Port Hills, with the neighbouring suburbs of Huntsbury and Hillsborough occupying the hilly terrain to the south. Prior to European settlement, much of the suburb consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Martin's Island
Saint Martin Island ( bn, সেন্টমার্টিন দ্বীপ) is a small island (area only 3 km2) in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. There is a small adjoining island that is separated at high tide, called Chera Dwip. It is about west of the northwest coast of Myanmar, at the mouth of the Naf River. History and description Millennia ago, the island used to be an extension of the Teknaf peninsula, but at a later time some portion of this peninsula got submerged and thus the southernmost part of the aforementioned peninsula became an island, and was disconnected from the Bangladesh mainland. The first settlement started 250 years ago, in 18th century, by Arabian merchants who named the island 'Jazira'. During British occupation the island was named after the then Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Mr. Martin as St. Martin Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Martins, Barbados
Saint Martins is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) .... It is a 5 minutes drive east of Sir Grantly Adams International Airports. Nearby villages include Rockhall, Gemswick, FoulBay, and Kirtons. Populated places in Barbados {{Barbados-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's Catholic Academy
Saint Martin's Catholic Academy (formerly Saint Martin's Catholic High School) is a coeducational 11-16 Roman Catholic secondary school located in Stoke Golding, near to Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. It is part of the Diocese of Nottingham, and is built on the same grounds as the former Dominican nunnery. History Saint Martin's was originally established in 1948 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena based in King William's Town, South Africa as an independent girls' school, Blessed Martin in the Fields at Stoke Lodge, Stoke Golding. This branch of the Dominican order was founded in 1877 by a group of women from Augsburg in Germany. Although now a state funded Catholic academy, the school grounds and buildings are still owned by the Dominicans. The site of Stoke Lodge convent was adjacent to the current school site. The current school building was constructed in 1963. Due to poor condition of the old Lodge, it was demolished in 1971 and the convent was rebuilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's College
St Martin's College was a British higher education college with campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside and Carlisle, as well as sites in Whitehaven, Barrow and London. It provided undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the arts, humanities, business studies, teacher training, health and social care. In 2006 the college was granted the power to award its own degrees (prior to this they were accredited by Lancaster University). On 1 August 2007, the college merged with other institutions to form the University of Cumbria. History St Martin's College opened in 1964, founded by the Church of England as a college of education to train teachers, one of only two church colleges to be established in the 20th century. Built on the former site of Bowerham Barracks, the college opened with 89 students. The college was officially opened by the Queen Mother in 1967. The college is named after St Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier who tore his cloak in two to clothe a naked beggar and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
