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Escott (other)
Escott may refer to: Places * Escott, Somerset, England, a hamlet in Stogumber parish * Escott Station, Queensland, Australia People with the surname * Beryl E. Escott, Canadian writer about the British WAAF * Harry Escott (b. 1976), English composer * James Escott (1872–1916), New Zealand MP * Lucy Escott (1829-1895), American soprano * Margaret Escott (1908–1977), New Zealand novelist, playwright, poet and drama teacher * Thomas Hay Sweet Escott. (1844–1924) English journalist People with the given name * Escott Loney Escott Frith Loney (21 July 1903 – 19 June 1982) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1927. Life Born in Bristol, Loney made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in July against L ... (1903–1982), English cricketer * Escott Reid (1905–1999) Canadian diplomat * Herbert Escott Inman, (1860–1915) British children's author See also * Sweet-Escott, a surname * Prouhet–Tarry–Esc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escott, Somerset
Stogumber () is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the eastern flank of the Brendon Hills. Besides Stogumber village itself, the parish includes the hamlets of Ashbeer, Capton, Escott, Higher Vexford, Kingswood, Lower Vellow, Lower Vexford, Preston, and Vellow. The village is on the route of the Samaritans Way South West. History The name comes from the Old English ''Stoke'', meaning 'place' or 'dairy farm', with the addition in 1225 of the personal name ''Gunner''. Approximately north-west of the village is Curdon Camp a univallate Iron Age hill fort. The camp was nearly completely destroyed by quarrying and bulldozing. The parish of Stogumber was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred. The manor of Stogumber was held from 1286 by the Andleys family, and later by the Sydenhams (1396–1626) and Notleys (from 1896). Five fulling mills were established in the village between the 13th and 18th century to support the clothmaking industry. A 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escott Station
The Shire of Burke is a local government area in North West Queensland, Australia. The shire lies on the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and abuts the border with the Northern Territory. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1885. The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Burketown. The shire and town are named in honour of ill-fated explorer Robert O'Hara Burke. The Gangalidda name for Burketown is ''Mungibi'' meaning ‘little Island’ for the fact that flooding in the wet season often isolates the town. From the months of August to November, a rare meteorological phenomenon known as "Morning Glory" – long, tubular clouds, some up to 1000 km in length – are often observed in the skies above Burke Shire. The shire contains Boodjamulla National Park (formerly called Lawn Hill National Park) and the World Heritage Site Riversleigh fossil fields. The Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee lies inside Burke Shire to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryl E
Beryl ( ) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18. Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine. Naturally occurring, hexagonal crystals of beryl can be up to several meters in size, but terminated crystals are relatively rare. Pure beryl is colorless, but it is frequently tinted by impurities; possible colors are green, blue, yellow, pink, and red (the rarest). It is an ore source of beryllium. Etymology The word ''beryl'' – enm, beril – is borrowed, via fro, beryl and la, beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος ''bḗryllos'', which referred to a 'precious blue-green color-of-sea-water stone'; from Prakrit ''veruḷiya'', ''veḷuriya'' 'beryl' (compare the pseudo- Sanskritization वैडूर्य ''vaiḍūrya'' 'cat's eye; jewel; lapis lazuli', traditionally explained as '(brought) from (the city of) Vidūra'), which is ultimately of Dravidian origin, maybe from the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
