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Claydon (other)
Claydon (meaning 'Clay Hill') is a place name in: England * Claydon, Oxfordshire * Claydon, Suffolk * Claydon (deanery), Buckinghamshire * Claydon House, Buckinghamshire, originally home of the Verney family (relatives of Florence Nightingale) and now in the care of the National Trust * Botolph Claydon, Buckinghamshire * East Claydon, Buckinghamshire * Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire * Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire * Claydon with Clattercot, civil parish in Oxfordshire * Claydon railway station (Buckinghamshire) * Claydon railway station (Suffolk) Other * Claydon, Saskatchewan, Canada * Claydon Peak, Antarctica * George Claydon (1933–2001), English actor * Mitch Claydon, Australian-English cricketer Related *Claydon Map of the course of the river beside Claydon House See also *Clayton (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon, Oxfordshire
Claydon is a village in Claydon with Clattercot Civil parishes in England, civil parish, about north of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The village is about above sea level on a hill of Early Jurassic Lias Group, Middle Lias clay. The village is the northernmost settlement in Oxfordshire and as such is also the northernmost settlement in the entire South East England region. The parish is bounded by Warwickshire to the west and Northamptonshire to the east. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 306. Church and chapel Church of England The Church of England parish church of James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great was a Chapel of ease, dependent chapelry of the parish of Cropredy until 1851. St. James' was originally Norman architecture, Norman, built in about AD 1100. The Arcade (architecture), arcade between the nave and north Aisle#Architecture, aisle survives from this date, as does the south doorway. Slightly later a chapel was added ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon Railway Station
Claydon railway station is a former railway station on the 'Varsity Line' (former Oxford Cambridge line), that served the village of Steeple Claydon in Buckinghamshire. History Claydon was opened by the Buckinghamshire Railway on 1 May 1850 as part of its line from Banbury to . The line was worked from the outset by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) which absorbed the Buckinghamshire Railway in 1879. The line was subsequently extended westwards to , to a temporary station at Banbury Road and then to Oxford, opening throughout on 20 May 1851. Claydon station was situated at the 11 milepost on the eastern side of a level crossing where the road from Steeple Claydon to Middle Claydon crosses the line. The station's name came from the fact that the location is surrounded by places with "Claydon" in their name, such as Botolph Claydon and East Claydon, as well as Claydon House which was the residence of Sir Harry Verney, one of the founders of the Buckinghamshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon Map
The Abingdon Monks' Map (commonly known as The Monks' Map) is a 16th-century map of the River Thames around the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire), England. It is held in the collection of the Abingdon County Hall Museum. The map covers the stretch of river between Abingdon and Radley. It is long and wide, consisting of four pieces of vellum that are glued together. History The map was preserved in the archives of the Verney family, having been inherited by Mary Blacknall (1616–1650), who married Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon (1613–1696). In 1907, it was given to the Corporation of Abingdon and was framed and held in the Guildhall at Abingdon. The map was restored for a reopening of Abingdon Museum, where it was put on display in 2012. As part of the investigation during this process, the map was x-rayed at the National Gallery in London. Monks map Blacknall Map Another smaller map of the river, known as the Blacknall Map (or Clay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Claydon
Mitchell Eric Claydon (born 25 November 1982) is an Australian-English former first-class cricketer. Although he was born at Fairfield, New South Wales he holds a British passport. Claydon is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Claydon most recently played for Sussex County Cricket Club. In July 2021, Claydon announced that he would retire from cricket at the end of the 2021 season. Career Claydon's debut match came as a tailender batsman for a Yorkshire Second XI against a combined Kent and Middlesex XI. Though neither team were victorious, Claydon proved himself economical with the ball. He later played for the team during a Bangladeshi tour of 2005, which saw a Bangladesh A team play against eight first-class counties. Claydon made his County Championship debut in April of the following year. The match was a rain-affected draw, and Claydon's contribution was negligible. He made more of an impact in a later County Championship game against Durham in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Claydon
George Claydon (4 September 1933 – 4 October 2001) was a British actor notable for his dwarfism. His television roles included that of Photographer George in The Beatles' ''Magical Mystery Tour'', a television film that initially aired on BBC1 on Boxing Day 1967, Ginaarbrik in the 1967 ITV adaptation of ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (1967) (which he followed by playing Nikabrik many years later in the 1989 BBC adaptation of ''Prince Caspian''), and the miniseries ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1984). His film appearances included the Joan Crawford horror film '' Berserk!'' (1967), as one of the Oompa Loompas in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), and as Hercules in ''I Don't Want to Be Born'' (1975). He was "World Cup Willie", the official mascot of the England Football Team in 1966. Death Claydon died on 4 October 2001 at the age of 68, at Charing Cross Hospital Charing Cross Hospital is an acute general teaching hospital located in Hammersmit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon Peak
Claydon Peak () is a peak in the Queen Elizabeth Range, high, which presents a rocky face to the northeast, standing just south of January Col. It was visited by the New Zealand Southern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ... (1956–58) in early 1958, and named by them for Squadron-Leader John Claydon, commanding officer of the Antarctic Flight of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, who assisted the survey team operating in this vicinity. References * Mountains of the Ross Dependency Shackleton Coast {{ShackletonCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon, Saskatchewan
Claydon is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located 60 km southeast of the community of Robsart, 50 km south of the town of Eastend, and 31 km West of Frontier, Saskatchewan on Highway 18. Very little remains of the former community: only a post office that was also formerly a grocery store, a community hall, and ball diamonds. Education Claydon no longer has a school, but those who live in or near Claydon are now bused to the neighboring village of Frontier which has a school that covers Kindergarten to Grade 12 serving approximately 200 students. Climate See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * List of ghost towns in Canada * Ghost towns in Saskatchewan The following is a list of communities that no longer exist or former Villages/Towns that have become unincorporated hamlets in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Ghost towns are towns that once had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon Railway Station (Suffolk)
Claydon railway station was a station in Great Blakenham, Suffolk. It closed to passengers in 1963. The goods facility for Blue Circle Cement, British Steel Piling and Kings Scrapyard was still staffed in the late 1970s with the staff working from the former up side station buildings. History The station was opened on 30 November 1849 when the Ipswich and Bury Railway started operation. Initially opened for goods traffic, passenger services commenced on 23 December the same year. The station building was designed by Frederick Barnes who designed a number of stations along the route. Its design is similar to Elmswell railway station which is still extant today (2014). At the west end of the station, which had two platforms, the line was crossed by the Ipswich to Stowmarket Road although that traffic is now carried on the A14, the level crossing is still quite busy with local traffic. The Ipswich and Bury Railway was soon merged to become part of the Eastern Union Railway (wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon With Clattercot
Claydon with Clattercot is a civil parish in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It was formed in 1932 by merger of the parish of Claydon () with the extra-parochial area of ClattercoteCrossley, 1972, pages 194-197 (). As of the United Kingdom Census 2011 A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ..., its population was 306 and it had a total of 6.22 km² of land, water, and roads. Sources * External linksClaydon village website References Civil parishes in Oxfordshire Cherwell District {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claydon, Suffolk
Claydon is a village just north of Ipswich in Suffolk, England, formed directly as a result of John Jones. He built the village with the support of Henry Bacon. The meaning of the name is "clay-on-the-hill". The village gives its name to the hundred of Bosmere-and-Claydon, one of the 21 districts into which Suffolk was divided for administrative purposes between Saxon and Victorian times. Geography The countryside around Claydon is set among low-lying hills and lies next to the River Gipping. It is close to the intersection of the A14 and the B1113. Between the A14 and the B1113 (former A45) is the Ipswich to Ely Line. Amenities The village has two pubs: The Crown and The Greyhound. There is also a bakers and sandwich bar Freshfills, post office, fish and chip shop, hotel, hairdressers, car dealership and travel agency. It also has a primary school and Claydon High School. There are regular bus connections to Ipswich, Bramford and Stowmarket from the centre of the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steeple Claydon
Steeple Claydon is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Buckinghamshire (district), Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about south of Buckingham, west of Winslow, Buckinghamshire, Winslow and northwest of Waddesdon. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 2,278. History The Toponymy, toponym "Claydon" is derived from the Old English for "clay hill". The Domesday Book of 1086 records the area (including nearby Botolph Claydon, East Claydon and Middle Claydon) as ''Claindone''. The affix "steeple" refers to the steeple of the Church of England parish church, which is prominent in the village. The Manorialism, manor of Steeple Claydon was once a royal possession. It was given as a wedding gift to Robert D'Oyly (Osney), Robert D'Oyly by Henry I of England, King Henry I because D'Oyly was marrying one of the king's former mistresses. Later, after changing hands sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Claydon
Middle Claydon is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about south of Buckingham and about west of Winslow. The toponym "Claydon" is derived from the Old English for "clay hill". The affix "Middle" differentiates the village from nearby Steeple Claydon, and East Claydon, and from the hamlet of Botolph Claydon. The ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 records the Claydon area as ''Claindone''. The Church of England parish church of All Saints is in the grounds of Claydon House, a National Trust property. The house was the home of Sir Edmund Verney, an English Civil War Royalist, and of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English Reform movement, social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during t .... page 28 References Further reading * * External links C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
