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Hampstead (other)
Hampstead may refer to: Places In the United Kingdom * Hampstead, an area of London ** Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency) ** Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency) ** Hampstead and Highgate (UK Parliament constituency) ** Hampstead School ** Hampstead Town (ward), electoral area ** Hampstead Heath, a park ** Hampstead tube station ** Hampstead Heath railway station ** Hampstead Theatre * Hampstead Garden Suburb, a suburb of London * South Hampstead, an area in northwest London ** South Hampstead High School ** South Hampstead railway station ** South Hampstead (ward), electoral area * West Hampstead, an area in northwest London ** West Hampstead railway station ** West Hampstead Thameslink railway station ** West Hampstead tube station In Canada * Hampstead, Quebec * Hampstead, New Brunswick ** Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick In Dominica * Hampstead, Dominica In New Zealand * Hampstead, New Zealand, a suburb in the town of Ashburton in the Canterbury Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead
Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the London Borough of Camden, a borough in Inner London which for the purposes of the London Plan is designated as part of Central London. Hampstead is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical, and literary associations. It has some of the most expensive housing in the London area. Hampstead has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom.Wade, David"Whatever happened to Hampstead Man?" ''The Daily Telegraph'', 8 May 2004 (retrieved 3 March 2016). History Toponymy The name comes from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon words ''ham'' and ''stede'', which means, and is a cognate of, the Modern English "homestead". To 1900 Early records of Hampstead can be found in a grant by King Ethelred the Unread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hampstead Thameslink Railway Station
West Hampstead Thameslink is a National Rail National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales. The TOCs run the p ... station on the Midland Main Line and is served by Govia Thameslink Railway, Thameslink trains as part of the Thameslink, Thameslink route between Kentish Town station, Kentish Town and Cricklewood railway station, Cricklewood. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2. History The station was built by the Midland Railway on its extension to St Pancras railway station, St. Pancras, to serve the newly developed area around the hamlet of West End. It opened on 1 March 1871, and was originally named West End for Kilburn and Hampstead. For a short period from 1878 the station formed part of the Super Outer Circle, Midland trains running through from St Pancras, London, St Pancras to Earl's Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramapo, New York
Ramapo is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. It was originally formed as New Hampstead, in 1791, and became Ramapo in 1828."Ramapo", in Peter R. Eisenstadt and Laura-Eve Moss (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of New York State'. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. . p. 1284. It shares its name with the Ramapo River. As of the 2020 census, Ramapo had a total population of 148,919, making it the most populous town in New York outside of Long Island. If Ramapo were incorporated as a city, it would be the sixth-largest city in the state of New York. The town's name, recorded variously as ''Ramopuck'', ''Ramapock'', or ''Ramapough'', is of Lenape origin, meaning either "sweet water" or "slanting rocks". Early maps referred to Ramapo as Ramepog (1695), Ramepogh (1711), and Ramapog (1775). The town is located south of Haverstraw and west of Clarkstown and Orangetown. History The present-day town was originally inhabited by the Munsee, a band of the Lenape n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead (Tunstall, Virginia)
Hampstead is a historic plantation house located near Tunstall, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built about 1825, as a two-story, rectangular Federal style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. The front facade features alternating window bays and pilasters and a central two-story pedimented projecting portico. Also located on the property are the contributing ruins of a granary, an 18th-century cottage and an icehouse an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1970. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1825 Houses in New Kent County, Virginia Plantation houses in Virginia National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead, North Carolina
Hampstead is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is located between Wilmington and Jacksonville on U.S. Route 17 and comprises an area sized just over 20 square miles. Hampstead is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Hampstead was named after Hampstead, in England. The Belvidere Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,016 people, 1,946 households, and 1,475 families residing in the CDP. Schools There are four elementary schools, North Topsail Elementary, South Topsail Elementary, Topsail Elementary, and Surf City Elementary. There are two middle schools named Topsail Middle School and Surf City Middle School and one high school, Topsail High School, which is located right next to Topsail Middle and within walking distance of the Hampstead Branch Libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead (Jerusalem, New York)
Hampstead, also known as Henry Rose House, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York. This Greek Revival style structure was built about 1840 and features a monumental proportioned temple portico with full pediment and wide entablature supported by massive two story columns.''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1994. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Yates County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Yates County, New York {{YatesCountyNY-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead, New Hampshire
Hampstead is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,998 at the 2020 census. Hampstead, which includes the village of East Hampstead, is home to a portion of the Rockingham Recreational Trail. History Once part of Haverhill and Amesbury, Massachusetts, and settled in 1640, this town was formed as a result of the 1739 decision fixing the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It was originally known as "Timberlane Parish" because of the heavy growth of native trees. The town was incorporated in 1749 by colonial governor Benning Wentworth, who renamed it after Hampstead, England, the residence of William Pitt, a close friend. The Hampstead Meetinghouse, constructed circa 1749–1768, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Hampstead was the home of the first honey factory in the United States, in 1816. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead, Maryland
Hampstead is a town in Carroll County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 6,323 at the 2010 census. History Between 1736 and 1738, Robert Owings was assigned to "cut a new road as Christopher Gist had marked it" south from Conewago (now Hanover, Pennsylvania) to a point about halfway to Fort Garrison in Baltimore County. The village of Spring Garden became a stage-line stop on the new road and later became the town of Hampstead, named after Hampstead, in England. The first European settlers to the area were English immigrants who made their way west from the Port of Philadelphia. They were followed by Scots and Germans. Hampstead was used by farmers from surrounding areas as a center to obtain goods brought from Baltimore and to send produce to markets in Baltimore and Pennsylvania. The level and fertile land, coupled with the availability of lime, gave farmers important advantages for successful farming. In 1879, the Harrisburg Division of the Western Maryland R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashburton, New Zealand
Ashburton ( mi, Hakatere) is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is the seat of the Ashburton District. It is south west of Christchurch and is sometimes regarded as a satellite town of Christchurch. Ashburton township has a population of . The town is the 29th-largest urban area in New Zealand and the fourth-largest urban area in the Canterbury Region, after Christchurch, Timaru and Rolleston. Toponymy Ashburton was named by the surveyor Captain Joseph Thomas of the New Zealand Land Association, after Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton, who was a member of the Canterbury Association. Ashburton's common nickname "Ashvegas", is an ironic allusion to Las Vegas. Hakatere is the traditional Māori name for the Ashburton River. The name translates as "to make swift or to flow smoothly". History In 1858 William Turton, ran a ferry across the Ashburton river close to where the Ashburton bridge now lies. He al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead, Dominica
Hampstead is a village in northeastern Dominica. Along with Bense, the area has a population of 495,Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census — 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001. and was used as a filming location for 2006's '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest''. . Retrieved October 6, 2006. History The area surrounding Hampstead was known by the Caribs as Batibou. The village gets its name from an estate, which was sold by the British and named by the first owners after the suburb of Hampstead, London. During British colonial rule, a sugar factory was powered by water and operated near the banks of the Hampstead River. Today the water wheel remains one of the surviving examples o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick
Hampstead is a civil parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between CFB Gagetown and the local service district of Hampstead, which is a member of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). The Saint John River islands are not part of the local service district. Origin of name The parish was probably named for Hempstead, New York, source of some of the Loyalist settlers of the parish. History Hampstead was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes. In 1838 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Petersville Parish. In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred to Wickham Parish. New Brunswick's last surviving African Canadian community, Elm Hill, was established here in 1806. Boundaries Hampstead Parish is bounded Remainder of parish on maps 139, 148, and 149 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 429, 430, 444, and 445 at same site. *on the east by the Saint John River; *on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
