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Cobham
Cobham may refer to: Geography Towns or districts * Cobham, Kent, England * Cobham, Surrey, England * Cobham, South Australia, a former town in Australia * Cobham, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States * Cobham, Surry County, Virginia, United States Other places * Cobham Intermediate School * Cobham Oval, a cricket pitch in Whangarei, New Zealand * Cobham Training Centre, Academy of London-based Chelsea Football Club People * Cobham (surname) ;British titles * Baron Cobham * Viscount Cobham Politics * Cobham's Cubs, a political faction in the eighteenth century Aviation * Cobham (company), a British aerospace manufacturing company * Cobham Aviation Services Australia, an Australian airline * Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, an American aerospace and defense manufacturer Music *Cobham, tune by William Billings See also * Chobham (other) Chobham is a village in Surrey, England. Chobham may also refer to: Places * Chobham Common, near Chobh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Cobham
The title Baron Cobham has been created numerous times in the Peerage of England; often multiple creations have been extant simultaneously, especially in the fourteenth century. The earliest creation was in 1313 for Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham, lord of the manors of Cobham and of Cooling, both in the county of Kent. The de Cobham family died out in the male line in 1408, with the death of the 3rd Baron Cobham, but the title continued via a female line to the Brooke family, which originated near Ilchester in Somerset. Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, was attainted in 1603, when the peerage became abeyant instead of becoming extinct. In 1916, the attainder was removed and the abeyance terminated in favour of the fifteenth baron. The twelfth to fourteenth barons never actually held the title. This creation became abeyant again in 1951. The second creation was in 1324, when Sir Ralph de Cobham was summoned to parliament as Baron Cobham. The history of this creation is unkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
