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Litlington (other)
Litlington or Littlington can refer to: People * William of Littlington (died c. 1310), English Carmelite friar Places * Litlington, Cambridgeshire * Litlington, East Sussex ** Litlington White Horse The Litlington White Horse is a chalk hill figure depicting a horse, situated on Hindover Hill (known locally as High-and-Over) in the South Downs, looking over the River Cuckmere to the west of the village of Litlington and north of East Bla ... See also * Lillington (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Of Littlington
William of Littlington or Ludlington (died ) was an English Carmelite friar and theological writer.Copsey 2004. He became a Carmelite of Stamford, and took the degree of Doctor of Theology at Oxford. He opposed the division of England and Scotland into two Carmelite provinces which had been ordered at the Council of Narbonne in 1303, and was excommunicated. After four years' penance in Paris, he was made provincial of the Carmelite Order in the Holy Land and Cyprus in 1309. Life William was, according to Leland, a native of Lindsey; according to Bale, of Littlington in Cambridgeshire. Richard Copsey, however, thinks his surname may have derived from Lyddington. He probably joined the Order of Carmelites in Stamford, which is close to Lyddington. He had taken the degree of Doctor of Theology at Oxford by 1301. On the death of Henry de Hanna, in 1300, he succeeded him as provincial of the order; and in 1303 when Gerard of Bologna arranged the separation of the Irish and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litlington, Cambridgeshire
Litlington is a village and civil parish in the East of England region and the county of Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. The village lies approximately southwest of Cambridge and northwest of Royston. History The parish of Litlington covers in a thin north–south rectangular shape. Its southern border runs along the county border with Hertfordshire on the Icknield Way that now follows the A505. Its northern border with Abington Pigotts follows a stream, and its western and eastern boundary with Steeple Morden and Bassingbourn follow field boundaries. The ancient track Ashwell Street runs through the parish just south of the village, and the parish has been occupied continuously for over 2000 years. A Roman villa probably dating from the 2nd century AD and containing 30 rooms was discovered just west of the village in 1829 and was excavated in 1881, 1913 and 2010. Prior to the building of the Royston bypass, traffic would frequently go through Litlington to avoid Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litlington, East Sussex
Litlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cuckmere Valley, in the Wealden district, in the county of East Sussex, England. It is focussed ENE of Seaford on the south coast. It was in a roughly square parish of dramatic chalkland that extends down to a natural coastline of pebble beach, Cuckmere Haven. In 1961 the parish had a population of 117. On 1 April 1990 the parish was abolished and merged with Lullington and Westdean to form Cuckmere Valley. Toponymy The name is Saxon, and literally means Litl's (followers or possibly family's) homestead. It is also potentially a corruption of Littleton but there is no evidence for its missing its -ing component. Parish description The village is small and like the rest of the parish, which extends to take in much of the Seven Sisters Country Park is on the left bank of a narrow valley in the signature narrow band of the South Downs National Park. It is downriver followed only by marshes mainly to its s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litlington White Horse
The Litlington White Horse is a chalk hill figure depicting a horse, situated on Hindover Hill (known locally as High-and-Over) in the South Downs, looking over the River Cuckmere to the west of the village of Litlington and north of East Blatchington in East Sussex, England. The current horse was cut in 1924 by John T, Ade, Mr Bovis and Eric Hobbis in a single night and stands at 93 feet long and 65 feet high. A previous horse was cut in either 1838 or 1860 on the same site. Since 1991, the horse has been owned by the National Trust, who, along with local volunteers, regularly clean and maintain the horse. The Litlington White Horse is one of two hill figures in East Sussex; the other being the Long Man of Wilmington which is situated 3 miles north-east from the White Horse. Original Litlington White Horse The origin and date of the original White Horse is debated. One view is that it was created by James Pagden of Frog Firle Farm, along with his two brothers and cousin W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
