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Crofton may refer to: People * Crofton (surname) * Baron Crofton, a title in the Peerage of Ireland * Crofton baronets, a title in the Baronetage on the United Kingdom * Crofton family, Noble family Places In Canada: * Crofton, British Columbia, a town in the province of British Columbia, Canada * Crofton House School In the United Kingdom: * Crofton, Cumbria, in Thursby Parish * Crofton Grange, a housing estate in Blyth, Northumberland * Crofton, London, a neighbourhood in Orpington * Crofton, Hampshire, an area of Stubbington * Crofton, West Yorkshire a village near Wakefield ** Crofton TMD, a traction maintenance depot at Crofton, West Yorkshire * Crofton Pumping Station in the county of Wiltshire * Crofton Locks in the county of Wiltshire * Crofton, Northumberland, a neighbourhood in Blyth, Northumberland * Crofton Park, south east London In the United States: * Crofton, Kentucky * Crofton, Maryland * Crofton, Nebraska Other uses *Crofton formula * Crofton weed (''Agera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton (surname)
Crofton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton (1751–1817), Irish peeress in her own right * C. S. F. Crofton (1873–1909), British philatelist and a member of the Indian Civil Service * Eileen Crofton (1919-2010), Scottish physician, anti-smoking campaigner and author * Edward Crofton (other), several people * Guy Crofton, 7th Baron Crofton (1951–2007), Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army * Professor Sir John Crofton (1912–2009), Anglo-Irish physician, pioneer in the treatment of tuberculosis * Kathleen Crofton (died 1982), English dancer, dance director and dance teacher * Meg Crofton (born 1953), American businesswoman, president of Walt Disney World Resort * Morgan Crofton (1826–1915), Irish mathematician * Patrick Crofton (1935–2016), Canadian politician * Sir Walter Crofton (1815–1897), Anglo-Irish prison administrator and penal reformer * Zachary Crofton Zachary Crofton (1626–1672) was an Anglo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton, West Yorkshire
Crofton is a village in West Yorkshire, England, about south-east of Wakefield, some to the west of the town of Pontefract, and from the town of Featherstone. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,781. History Crofton is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Scroftune. The village has one church, the cruciform All Saints' Church, which is Anglican. It dates from the 15th century. It shares an incumbent with the Church of St Peter the Apostle at Kirkthorpe. A Roman Catholic church built in the 1920s closed in 2008.Crofton Parish CounciRetrieved 24 July 2017./ref> Crofton New Hall was built in the 1750s for the Wilsons, who lived in the village until 1935, when a Colonel Wilson sold out. The hall was used by the army during the Second World War and later by the National Coal Board. It housed Brown's Tutorial School until 1980, when the building was demolished. Shortly afterwards, a housing estate was built there. Some of the Wilson family are buried in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton, Nebraska
Crofton is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 726 at the 2010 census. History Crofton was platted in 1892. The city was named after Crofton Court, England, the former estate of a railroad promoter. Gavins Point Dam was constructed from 1952 to 1957 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake on the Missouri River. The dam is located approximately 10 miles north of Crofton. Geography Crofton is located at (42.730691, -97.497997). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 726 people, 319 households, and 203 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 361 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 1.0% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton, Maryland
Crofton is a census-designated place and planned community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located west of the state capital Annapolis, south of Baltimore, and east-northeast of Washington, D.C. The community was established in 1964 and as of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,136. __TOC__ History Development In 1963, after the Crawford Corporation accumulated over of land, it announced that it would build a new community called Crofton. This new town and planned community was founded at the same time as Reston, Virginia (April 17, 1964) and Columbia, Maryland (1967). Crofton would be anchored by a community golf course, which later became the Crofton Country Club. Crofton was officially founded in the fall of 1964. The company considered picking an English name for the new town that "sounds well and implies that this is a pleasant place to live." It ended up picking the name "Crofton", named after a small township in Cumberland County, England. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton, Kentucky
Crofton is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census. Crofton is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Crofton had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. Incorporated in 1873, the city is named for pioneer James Croft, the original owner of the town site. Geography Crofton is located in northern Christian County at (37.047752, -87.485260). U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Madisonville Street, and I-169 (formerly the Pennyrile Parkway) passes east of Crofton, with access from Exit 23. Hopkinsville, the Christian County seat, is to the south, and Madisonville is to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, Crofton has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 838 people, 353 households, and 234 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 380 housi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton Park
Crofton Park is a mainly residential suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is the original site of the former agricultural hamlet of Brockley. It is located south east of Charing Cross, and is south of Brockley and north of Honor Oak. Major points of interest include the Rivoli Ballroom, the Brockley Jack Theatre and the Arts and Crafts Gothic church of St Hilda. Crofton Park Ward is bordered by Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries to the north, and Garthorne Road Nature Reserve in the west with the London to Brighton railway running along the western boundary of the ward and a section of Ladywell Fields to the south east. The area also offers easy access to South East London Green Chain of walks. Nearby, between Honor Oak and Catford, is Blythe Hill Fields, one of a number of hills in south east London and which provide good views of Canary Wharf and the City of London. History Before the area was built in the late 19th century, the principal bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton Locks
Crofton Locks are a flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, near the village of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. The nine locks achieve a total rise/fall of 61 ft 0 in (18.5 m) and were built under the supervision of engineer John Rennie. West of the top lock is the summit of the canal at 450 ft (137 m) above sea level. Lockage water is taken from Wilton Water to the summit at the western end of the locks by electric pumps and, on occasion, by the restored Crofton Pumping Station. Location Although named for Crofton in the civil parish of Great Bedwyn the locks are actually situated in the parish of Grafton, as the parish boundary at this point is the West of England Main Line to the north of the canal. References See also *Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. The name may refer to either the route of the original Kennet and Avon Canal Company, which linked the River Kennet at Newbury to the Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton Pumping Station
Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water. The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. It contains an operational Boulton & Watt steam engine dating from 1812, making it the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original engine house and capable of doing the job for which it was installed. Description When the canal was built, no reliable water sources were available to fill the summit by normal gravitational means. However, a set of usable springs were found adjacent to the canal route about east of the summit pound, and about below it. Arrangements were made for these springs to feed the pound below lock 60 at Crofton Locks. Some years later a reservoir (Wilton Water) was created to improve the supply to this pound, and this can now be seen across the canal from the pumping station. Water from below lock 60 was taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crofton TMD
Bombardier Services Site - Crofton is a traction maintenance depot located in Crofton, West Yorkshire, England. The depot is situated on the Wakefield Line and Pontefract Line at the eastern end of ''Crofton Junction'' and is located near the now demolished Crofton railway station. History The depot was opened in 2001 by Bombardier Transportation. The depot was upgraded in 2006 and has a 2-road shed and various external sidings with carriage washer and fuelling/CET point. It was used for maintaining Class 170s for TransPennine Express. This has since ceased. The Depot is also a servicing facility for CrossCountry Trains Yorkshire operations (Leeds, Sheffield and York terminating trains) and Grand Central Yorkshire operations (Bradford terminating trains). Hull Trains Hull Trains is an open-access railway operator in England owned by the multinational transport company FirstGroup. It operates long-distance passenger services between Hull / Beverley and London King' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stubbington
Stubbington is a village which is located between Southampton and Portsmouth, in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. It is within the borough of Fareham. History Both Stubbington and neighbouring Crofton were mentioned in the Domesday Book (the 11th-century UK census) as small districts belonging to the estates of Titchfield Abbey. The earliest known cricket match to have been played in Hampshire took place in the village in 1733. During the 19th century, Stubbington engulfed Crofton and the small fishing village of Hill Head. The Crofton name still remains in the name of many local facilities, such as the Crofton School and Crofton Old Church. At the start of the 20th century, the village still consisted of just a few dozen cottages and farms. By 1939, the population had risen to around 2,500, and a number of small shops had opened surrounding the village green. This remains the focus of the village to the present day, with a war memorial situated on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Crofton
Baron Crofton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1797 (as Baroness Crofton) for Dame Anne Crofton. She was the widow of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet, of the Mote, who had represented Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons and had been offered a peerage just before his death. The peerage was instead bestowed upon his widow. She was succeeded by her grandson, the second Baron, who had already succeeded as fourth Baronet. He sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1840 to 1869 and served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in the three Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby and in Benjamin Disraeli's first government. His son, the third Baron, served as an Irish Representative Peer between 1873 and 1912 and was also State Steward to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His nephew, the fourth Baron, was an Irish Representative Peer from 1916 to 1942. the titles are held by the latter's great-great-grandson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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