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Greenwell Baronets
The Greenwell Baronetcy, of Marden Park in Godstone in the Surrey, County of Surrey and Greenwell in Wolsingham in the County Durham, County of Durham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 July 1906 as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours, King's Birthday Honours for the stockbroker Walpole Greenwell. The Greenwell family still owns the land in Durham originally awarded them by William the Conqueror and from which they take their surname, as well as land in Suffolk and Inverness-shire. Greenwell baronets, of Marden Park and Greenwell (1906) *Sir Walpole Lloyd Greenwell, 1st Baronet (9 June 1847 – 25 October 1919) *Sir Bernard Eyre Greenwell, 2nd Baronet (29 May 1874 – 28 November 1939) *Sir Peter McClintock Greenwell, 3rd Baronet (1914–1978) *Sir Edward Bernard Greenwell, 4th Baronet (born 10 June 1948) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alexander Bernard Peter Greenwell (born 1987). Sir Walpole Lloyd Greenwell, Bt. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godstone
Godstone is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Surrey, England, east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 road, A22 and A25 road, A25 roads, near the M25 motorway and the North Downs. Godstone railway station is separated from it by agricultural land. Blindley Heath SSSI, Blindley Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest, the Greensand Way and the North Downs Way all pass through areas of Godstone. Oxted east is the administrative centre of its local government, Tandridge District. Westerham, Kent, is east. The county town of Guildford is due west and London is north. Etymology The earliest known appearance of the name is ''Godeston'' from AD 1248. It was subsequently known as ''Godestone, Godiston, Codeston, Codestone, Coddestone, Coddeston'' and ''Goddeston.'' The name took its current form in AD 1548. The root itself is uncertain but the same as the towns of Godalming and Godmanchester, suggesting it may be derived from the ethnonym of the Got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
