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Donnington Castle By BYRNE, WILLIAM - GMII
Donnington may refer to: *Donnington, Berkshire **Donnington Castle *Donnington, Gloucestershire * Donnington, Herefordshire *Donnington, Oxfordshire, a suburb of Oxford **Donnington Bridge, a bridge over the River Thames *Donnington, Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire *Donnington, Telford, Shropshire *Donnington, West Sussex Donnington is a small village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the B2201 road, two miles (3 km) south of Chichester. The northern part of the parish comprises the Stockbridge area of the ... ** Donnington (Chichester) (UK electoral ward) See also * Donington (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington, Berkshire
Donnington is an English suburban village in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury, Berkshire. It contains a ruined medieval castle and a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion. Notable buildings Castle Donnington Castle, a ruined medieval castle of some historical significance, was the home of Richard Abberbury the Elder. The second Battle of Newbury (27 October 1644) was fought between Newbury and Donnington as an attack on the castle, which was held for the Royalists by Sir John Boys. The main entrance range of Donnington Castle House was built in 1648 to incorporate an earlier lodge. Hospital almshouses Donnington Hospital almshouses, founded in 1393, form the oldest charity in the county, although others formed later had older charities merged into them. Robert Beaugraunt is recorded as minister of the poor in 1412. The earliest current building dates from 1602, but the complex is wide-ranging, with additional modern almshouses having been b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington Castle
Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder in 1386 and was bought by Thomas Chaucer before the castle was taken under royal control during the Tudor period. During the First English Civil War the castle was held by the royalist Sir John Boys and withstood an 18-month siege; after the garrison eventually surrendered, Parliament voted to demolish Donnington Castle in 1646. Only the gatehouse survives. The site is a scheduled monument under the care of English Heritage. History The manor of Donnington had been owned by the Adderbury family since 1292, Donnington Castle was built by its original owner, Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder, under a licence granted by Richard II in 1386. The surviving castle gatehouse dates from this time. In 1398, the castle was sold to Thomas Chaucer, son of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington, Gloucestershire
Donnington is a small village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, near the Roman Fosse Way in the Cotswold District Council area of south west England. It is situated on a hill a mile and a half north of Stow-on-the-Wold, of which until 1894 it formed a detached hamlet, so that the north transept in the parish church was reserved for the parish. There are fine views over the Evenlode valley. It is notable for its Cotswold stone houses. They include Donnington mill, on a medieval site, where the river Dikler emerges to form an artificial lake and mill pond of nearly five acres, which became Richard Arkell's Donnington Brewery in 1865; Little Barrow, a late Arts and Crafts movement country house on a medieval site remodelled and extended from a house of about 1800 in Cotswold manorial style with gardens by the distinguished Sussex architect Walter Godfrey in the 1930s; and Donnington Manor, just north of the village, which dates to the 18th century, when it may have been rebuilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington, Herefordshire
Donnington is a village and civil parish near Ledbury. Parish church The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary. Donnington Hall is located here on the outskirts of the village. In 1870–72, Donnington was described as: : "DONNINGTON, a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; under the Malvern hills, at the boundary with Gloucester, 2¼ miles S of Ledbury town and r ilway station. Post town, Ledbury. Acres, 808. Real property, £1, 566. Pop lation, 105. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral .... Value, £209.* Patron, R. Webb, Esq. The church is old but good; and has a wooden tower." References External links Villages in Herefordshire Civil parishes in Herefo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington, Oxfordshire
Donnington is a small housing estate in Oxford, England located adjacent to the River Thames in the post-war housing developments either side of Donnington Bridge and around Boundary Brook Road. It is bordered by Iffley Iffley is a village in a designated Conservation Area in Oxfordshire, England. It lies within the boundaries of the city of Oxford, between Cowley, Oxfordshire, Cowley and the estates of Rose Hill, Oxford, Rose Hill and Donnington, Oxfordshire, D ... Village to the south, Iffley Fields to the north and Cowley to the east. References Areas of Oxford Housing estates in Oxfordshire {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington Bridge
Donnington Bridge is a modern road bridge (completed in 1962) over the River Thames, in the south of the city of Oxford, England. At this point the river is commonly called the Isis. The bridge carries the B4495 road ( Donnington Bridge Road) from Abingdon Road to Iffley Road. It crosses the river on the reach between Iffley Lock and Osney Lock. Design Donnington Bridge has a single arch span of 170 feet between supports and an overall width of 56 feet 8 inches. It is constructed of reinforced concrete deck slab cast integrally with 10 pre-stressed concrete legs triangulated to meet the hinges enclosed within the abutments. The abutments are clad externally with precast concrete units faced with Criggion Green and Blue Shap stone and the fascias of the bridge are calcined flint. History Early in 1954 Oxford City Council revived a proposal to construct a new road to link Iffley Road and Abingdon Road which would cross the Thames near Donnington Lane. Various routes were consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington, Wroxeter And Uppington
Donnington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire. It forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington. It lies near to Charlton Hill, which rises to above sea level. The hamlet contained a now defunct 'free grammar school' under patronage of the Newport family during the 17th and 18th centuries whose pupils included Royalist divine Richard Allestree and Puritan divine Richard Baxter Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 – 8 December 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymnodist, theologian, and controversialist. Dean Stanley called him "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". After some false starts, he ..., the latter of whom taught at the school for three months. Welsh poet Goronwy Owen was master at the school as well as curate at Uppington, from 1748 to 1753. References External links * Hamlets in Shropshire {{Shropshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington, Telford
Donnington is an area / housing estate located in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The population of Donnington Ward was 6,883 at the 2011 Census. History Before the Romans arrived in Britain the area around Donnington was a mixture of forest and open rough ground in some respects more suitable to sheep rather than humans. Further down Donnington's low lying valley, north of Donnington, the ground was marshy wetland habitat; today this has been drained for farming. This wet moorland provided protection for pre-Roman Celts living between 300BC and 100AD near the hill fort at the now small settlement of Wall north of Donnington. The original Donnington village was to the northeast of the current centre of Donnington. A map of Shropshire by John Speed from 1610 refers to Donnington as ''Dunnyton'', the ending ''ington'' meaning in Anglo Saxon "Dunny's homestead or farm". This farm was most likely leased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington, West Sussex
Donnington is a small village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the B2201 road, two miles (3 km) south of Chichester. The northern part of the parish comprises the Stockbridge area of the City of Chichester. The village lies on the Chichester Canal. The parish is also home to the Sussex Falconry Centre. Governance An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward includes Appledram, and at the 2011 census had a population of 2,228. History Donnington is listed in the Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ... of 1086 in the Hundred of Stockbridge as having 21 households. References External links Sussex Falconry Centre Villages in West Sussex {{WestSussex-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnington (Chichester) (UK Electoral Ward)
Donnington was an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England that returned one member to sit on Chichester District Council. Following a district boundary review, it was merged into the new Harbour Villages ward in 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim .... Councillor Election results :* ''Elected'' References External links Chichester District CouncilElection Maps Former wards of Chichester District {{UKward-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
