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Bowden
Bowden may refer to: Places Australia * Bowden Island, one of the Family Islands in Queensland * Bowden, South Australia, northwestern suburb of Adelaide * Bowden railway station Canada * Bowden, Alberta, town in central Alberta England * Bowden, Ashprington, a historic estate in Devon * Bowden, Yealmpton, a hamlet in Devon * Bowden Hill, village in Wiltshire * Great Bowden, village in Leicestershire * Little Bowden, formerly a village in Northamptonshire, now part of Market Harborough in Leicestershire * Bowdon, Greater Manchester, a suburb and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester Scotland * Bowden, Scottish Borders, village in Roxburghshire United States * Bowden, West Virginia * Bowden, Oklahoma People *Bowden (surname) Other * Bowden Lithia water, a lithia water brand marketed by Judge Bowden in 1887 * Wilson Bowden, construction company * Bowden cable See also * Boden (other) * Bowdon (other) * Bowen (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden (surname)
Bowden (pronounced or ) is an English surname of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origins. In Old English it translates roughly into "dweller by the top of a hill", and is also the name of the towns of Bowden, Ashprington, and Bowden, Yealmpton, in Devon, as well as Bowden, Derbyshire. There is also a town of Bowden in rural Leicestershire which was recorded as "Bugedone" in the Domesday Book. People with the surname Bowden * Adam Bowden (born 1982), British international track athlete * Andrew Bowden (born 1930), British Conservative politician * B. V. Bowden, Baron Bowden (1910–1989), English scientist and educationist * Ben Bowden (born 1994), American baseball player * Benjamin Bowden (1906–1998), English automobile and bicycle designer * Billy Bowden (born 1963), international cricket umpire from New Zealand * Breck Bowden, American environmental scientist * A notable American football coaching family: ** Bobby Bowden (1929–2021), American football coach of several col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden Cable
A Bowden cable ( ) is a type of flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force or energy by the movement of an inner cable relative to a hollow outer cable housing. The housing is generally of composite construction, consisting of an inner lining, a longitudinally incompressible layer such as a helical winding or a sheaf of steel wire, and a protective outer covering. The linear movement of the inner cable is most often used to transmit a pulling force, although push/pull cables have gained popularity in recent years e.g. as gear shift cables. Many light aircraft use a push/pull Bowden cable for the throttle control, and here it is normal for the inner element to be a solid wire, rather than a multi-strand cable. Usually, provision is made for adjusting the cable tension using an inline hollow bolt (often called a "barrel adjuster"), which lengthens or shortens the cable housing relative to a fixed anchor point. Lengthening the housing (turning the barrel adjuster out) ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden, South Australia
Bowden () is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. History The 'Village of Bowden' was established in 1839 by James Hurtle Fisher, who named it after his native village in Northamptonshire. Bowden had a post office open from 1970 until 1991. Before 1970 the office in the area was named ''Ovingham''; after 1991 the ''Brompton'' office has provided postal services. In October 2008, Premier Mike Rann and Infrastructure Minister Patrick Conlon announced the purchase of the 10-hectare Clipsal factory site in Bowden to become a new "green village". They announced plans for up to 1,500 medium- and high-density Green Star residential apartments, with retail outlets and commercial offices set around a town centre, for the former industrial site. The $1 billion Bowden development was designed to be a "transport-oriented development"(TOD) as envisaged by ''The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide''. At the on-site announcement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden, Ashprington
Bowden is an historic estate in Ashprington parish near Totnes in Devon, England. The present structure, known as "Bowden House", is a grade I listed building and is built in a range of styles, mainly English Baroque and Tudor, reflecting the range of periods it was built and edited over. History Bowden was occupied by the de Braose family in 1154 but there remains no visible evidence of this period. The core of the current building likely originated from construction done for Thomas Giles (or Gyles, or Gylles) who acquired Bowden in 1464. About one third of a large Tudor mansion built for his grandson, John Gyles, in the beginning of the 16th century remains and was incorporated into the current building. Evidence of the original layout of Thomas Giles's construction is found in the existing cellar walls and the southern outer courtyard walls. The Giles Family lived at Bowden for about 250 years. Shortly after purchasing the house in 1704, Nicholas Trist enlarged it by adding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden, Scottish Borders
Bowden is a village in the Roxburghshire area of the Scottish Borders, situated south of Melrose, west of Newtown St Boswells and tucked in the shadow of the Eildon Hills, Scotland. History In 1113, when King David I of Scotland granted lands to the monks of Selkirk, he also granted them the land at Bothandene (Bowden) and Hailiedene ( Holydean). The charter was renewed in 1124 when the monks moved to Kelso, where they founded the magnificent Kelso Abbey. At the same time a religious establishment was founded at Bowden. The abbot of Kelso built a tower at Holydean which was destroyed in 1296. The tower was rebuilt and extended by Isabel Ker of Cessford and renamed Castle Holydean. The castle became the home of the Ker family, later the Dukes of Roxburghe, who lived there for two centuries before the castle was finally destroyed in 1760 by the 3rd Duke, John Ker. The Roxburghes moved to their new home, Floors Castle, in the early 18th century. In 1531, Bowden village was g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden Hill
Bowden Hill is a village in Wiltshire, England, in Lacock parish about south of Chippenham and to the east of Lacock village. Bowden Hill has about 50 houses, a pub, and a small industrial estate. Origins of the name Bowden Hill was historically called 'Bowdon Hill' according to early maps. There are a number of theories around why the village got its name. One reason is that the name comes from the old English words 'bow', meaning bow shaped, and 'dun' meaning hill. However, alternative theories suggest the name comes from a corruption of 'bdl' (meaning dwelling) into 'bow' meaning 'hill slope on which are dwellings'. Another theory from 'Wiltshire Collections' by Aubrey and Jackson suggests that the name means 'the winding hill'. Location Bowden Hill sits on the side of a hill and rises up from the River Avon, at an elevation of 50m, to its peak at 172m above sea level. The village has views to the south and south-west of the river's flood plain and is surrounded by a mixtu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden, Alberta
Bowden is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Red Deer County on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, approximately south of Red Deer. The community may take its name from Bowdon, Greater Manchester, in England. A provincial Alberta Land Surveyor reference relates this alternate name source, "The most widely accepted version says that a surveyor named Williamson suggested that this siding on the Edmonton-Calgary Trail take the maiden name of his wife." History During the World War II an area of land 4 kilometres north of the town was appropriated by the Royal Canadian Air Force for construction of an Air Training Base. RCAF Station Bowden was home to No. 32 Elementary Flying Train School (EFTS). After the war the site was converted to the Bowden Institution, originally as a provincial facility. In 1974 it was converted to a Corrections Canada medium security penitentiary. The town describes itself as a bedroom community, meaning a large proportion of the working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Bowden
Great Bowden is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is north-east of and a suburb of Market Harborough, although originally the parish of Great Bowden included Harborough. The population is around 1,000, being measured at the 2011 census as 1,017. Places nearby include Market Harborough, Little Bowden, Sutton Bassett, Foxton and Thorpe Langton. Anglo-Saxon origins The village was included in the Domesday Book, under the name 'Bugedone' and was worth 40 shillings per year to the King. 'Bugedone', is a combination of the Old English female personal name 'Bucga' and the word 'dun' (meaning 'a hill, a flat-topped hill, an open upland expanse'). It is one of the older villages in Leicestershire since it has Anglo-Saxon origins (it is older than the much larger market town of Market Harborough, which lies nearby). Great Bowden was the centre of a large soke, which is known to have existed during the time of Edward the Confessor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden Railway Station
Bowden railway station is located on the Grange and Outer Harbor lines. Situated in the inner-city Adelaide suburb of Bowden, it is 2.7 kilometres from Adelaide station. The station was rebuilt and reopened in January 2018, with the original platforms closed and demolished; the southbound platform was closed and demolished in April 2017, a section of the northbound platform was retained due to the original station's 1856 brick and stone station building being located on that platform, which now houses The Loose Caboose Café. History Bowden was one of the original stations on the Adelaide to Port Adelaide railway when the line opened in April 1856. In 1871, sidings were constructed at the Woodville end of the station for delivery of coal from Port Adelaide to the adjacent gas works. With increasing traffic, the single track Adelaide to Port Adelaide line was duplicated in 1881, and the sidings at Bowden were extended as the gas works grew. Two signal cabins were in operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Bowden
Little Bowden is an area on the edge of Market Harborough and former civil parish, now in the unparished area of Market Harborough, in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. As a village it was formerly part of Northamptonshire. The River Jordan runs through part of the area. Now, it's been integrated into Market Harborough and is fully part of the town using the town's address of 'Market Harborough'. In 1921 the parish had a population of 2768. On 1 April 1927 the parish was abolished and merged with Market Harborough. Amenities *Two pubs, The Cherry Tree and The Oat Hill (formerly The Greyhound) *The 13th-century Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas, which is part of the Diocese of Leicester. *Little Bowden County Primary School A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowden, Yealmpton
Bowden is a historic estate in the parish of Yealmpton in Devon, England. From the 15th century until 1748 the manor house was for eight generationsVivian, p.226 the seat of a junior branch of the Copleston family of Copplestone. The manor house was largely rebuilt in the 19th century and, together with some of its outbuildings, now serves as a farmhouse. History The earliest holder of the estate recorded by the Devonshire historian Sir William Pole (d.1635), was John de Bowdon. It then passed via successive heiresses to the Lawtram and Stone families. Elizabeth Stone, daughter and heiress of Thomas Stone, married Walter Copleston, and Bowden descended for many generations as a seat of their Copleston descendants. *Walter Copleston was the third son of John Copleston (died 1458) of Copplestone in the parish of Colebrooke, Devon. *Thomas Copleston, son and heir, who married Catherine Vowell, a daughter of William Fowell (died 1507) (or Vowell) of Fowelscombe in the parish of Ug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Bowden
Wilson Bowden plc was a British housebuilding and general construction company headquartered in Coalville in central England. History Wilson Bowden was the holding company for David Wilson Homes and its commercial property subsidiary, Wilson Bowden Properties, the name being adopted at the time of the group's flotation in 1987. David Wilson joined his father’s joinery workshop in 1960 and during that decade gradually moved the business into housebuilding. By the early 1970s, AH Wilson (as it was then named) was building around 150 houses a year in the Leicestershire area. A joint property investment with First National Finance Corporation, Bowden Park Holdings, was wholly acquired in 1973 when First National got into financial difficulty. David Wilson expanded substantially in the 1980s with sales rising from 300 to 1,600 in the decade, while group profits increased from £2 million to £40 million. As a result of conservative land buying policies, Wilson Bowden surviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
