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Colston Waring
Colston may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Colston, Glasgow * Colston, Pembrokeshire *Colston Bassett Colston Bassett is an English village in the Vale of Belvoir, in the Rushcliffe district of south-east Nottinghamshire, close to its border with Leicestershire. It lies by the River Smite. The population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall, ..., Nottinghamshire * Car Colston, Nottinghamshire Other uses * Colston (name), a surname and given name (includes a list of people with the name) * Colston-Ariston, a defunct English electrical appliance manufacturer See also * * {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colston, Glasgow
Colston is a mostly residential area in the Scottish city of Glasgow; situated on the northern edge of the city, it is surrounded by the Glasgow areas of Milton to the west and Springburn to the east, and the town of Bishopbriggs to the north. The main road through Colston is the A803 (Springburn Road), which then becomes Kirkintilloch Road once past Colston to the north through Bishopbriggs. Colston Secondary School, which was established in the 1900s, closed in the late 1980s and housing built on the site, but some of the buildings were retained and were converted into laboratories used by Scottish Water. Most children in the Colston area now attend the re-built Springburn Academy. The nearest shopping centres are Springburn Shopping Centre and Bishopbriggs town centre; however, there are several take-away shops and a supermarket within the Colston area. Stobhill Hospital is the nearest hospital, a short distance to the east. Administratively, most of the neighbourhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colston, Pembrokeshire
Colston is a hamlet in the community of Puncheston in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The hamlet is the site of a Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ... chambered tomb, known as The Altar. The tomb consists of a capstone, 2m by 2m by 0.6m, resting on two upright stones and set on a probable barrow, 30m in diameter. References {{Reflist Villages in Pembrokeshire Puncheston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colston Bassett
Colston Bassett is an English village in the Vale of Belvoir, in the Rushcliffe district of south-east Nottinghamshire, close to its border with Leicestershire. It lies by the River Smite. The population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall, increased to 399 at the 2011 Census. Place name and history The name, first recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Coletone'', is from the Old Norse personal name ''Kolr'' (genitive ''Kols''), and the Old English ''tūn'' "farm or village", and so means "Kolr's farm or village". Alternatively, it has been suggested that it derives from Cole meaning "coal" or "stone". The suffix Bassett is from the holder of the estate in the 12th century, Ralph Bassett, a judge appointed by Henry I. The history of the village is recorded in some detail in the publication ''A History of Colston Bassett'' by Rev. Evelyn Young, edited for the Thoroton Society in 1942 by Thomas M. Blagg. The First World War cost the village at least 14 lives, listed on the war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Car Colston
Car Colston is an English village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census was 185. Location and transport Car Colston lies just off the A46 road, A46 (the Fosse Way), 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, Bingham and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of East Bridgford. It is also adjacent to #Village greens, Little Green, Screveton, Scarrington and Newton, Nottinghamshire, Newton. There are seven buses a day that stop at Car Colston between Nottingham and Newark-on-Trent on Mondays to Saturdays . The nearest railway station is at Bingham railway station, Bingham, which has services every one or two hours towards Nottingham, Grantham railway station, Grantham or Skegness railway station, Skegness. Governance Since the parish is small, it has a parish meeting instead of a Parish councils in England, parish council. The village forms a conservation area, which was last reviewed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colston (name)
Colston is a surname, and also a given name. The name has several origins. It is sometimes from a Middle English given name ''Colstan'', probably from Old Norse ''kol'' "charcoal" and ''steinn'' "stone". It may also be an English habitation name, from Colston Bassett or Car Colston in Nottinghamshire, or from Coulston in Wiltshire. Surname Notable people with the surname include: *Bob Colston (1928–2013), British sports broadcaster *Charles Colston, 1st Baron Roundway (1854–1925), British Conservative Party politician *Sir Charles Colston (1891–1969), British domestic appliance manufacturer and founder of Colston-Ariston *David Colston, American politician *Edward Colston (1636–1721), British merchant, benefactor to Bristol, slave trader and Member of Parliament *Edward Colston (MP for Wells) (died 1719), English Member of Parliament *Edward Colston (U.S. Representative) (1786–1852), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Edward Francis Colston (1795–1847), English land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
