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Kennet (other)
Kennet may refer to: Places in the United Kingdom *Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland People *Baron Kennet, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *D. Mark Kennet (born 1957), American economist *Josh Kennet (born 1987), English-Israeli footballer *Kennet Ahl, pseudonym of Swedish crime novelist duo Lasse Strömstedt and Christer Dahl *Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet (1718–1785), Scottish advocate, legal scholar and judge Other uses * Kennet River (other) * River Kennet, Wiltshire and Berkshire, England * Kennet (district), former local government district in Wiltshire, England * Kennet (HM Prison), Merseyside, England * Kennet and Avon Canal, southern England * Kennet Avenue, prehistoric site in Wiltshire, England * Kennet Partners, private equity firm based in London, England *Kennet School, school in Thatcham, Berkshire, England *HMS Kennet (1903), HMS ''Kennet'' (1903), destroyer in the Royal Navy *''Kennet'', a GWR 3031 Class locomotive of the Great Western R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet, Clackmannanshire
Kennet is a small former coal-mining village in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is located south-east of Clackmannan, by the Kincardine railway line. The village is a conservation area, designated by Clackmannanshire Council. Kennet House, the seat of the Bruces of Kennet, was located to the west of the village (). The house was built or rebuilt in the 1790s for the judge Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet. His descendant, the politician and banker Alexander Bruce, established a claim to the forfeited title of Lord Balfour of Burleigh in 1868. The house was demolished in 1967. Between 1905 and 1961 coal was mined at the Brucefield Colliery, located just to the north of Kennet (). In 1948, 75,000 tons of coal were extracted. A brickworks A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a quarry for ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |