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Milverton Hall
Milverton may refer to: Places * Milverton, Ontario, Canada ** Milverton Four Wheel Drives, a senior hockey team based out of Milverton, Ontario * Milverton, Somerset, England ** Church of St Michael, Milverton, Somerset ** Hundred of Milverton, a historical Hundred in the ceremonial county of Somerset ** The Old House, Milverton, Somerset, a Grade II* listed building * Milverton, Leamington, an electoral ward of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England People * Baron Milverton Baron Milverton, of Lagos and of Clifton in the City of Bristol, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 October 1947 for the colonial administrator Sir Arthur Richards. He had previously served as Governor of Nige ..., a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ** Arthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton (18851978) * Charles Augustus Milverton, a fictional character in " The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" by Arthur Conan Doyle See also * Old Milverton, a hamlet ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
The Milverton Four Wheel Drives are a senior hockey team based in Milverton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League. History From 1974 until 1976, the Four Wheel Drives left the WOAA and played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Intermediate C Hockey League. They returned soon after. Championships The Four Wheel Drives were a highly successful team in the 1970s, as they won the WOAA Grand Championship three years in a row, from 1971 to 1973. In recent years, Milverton has captured the "AA" championship three times, in 1999, 2000 and 2002. The Four Wheel Drives also captured the "B" championship in 2009. 2006-07 Four Wheel Drives season Milverton finished the season with a 12-10-2 record, which was good for a fifth-place finish in the South Division, as the Drives failed to qualify for the Senior "AA" playoffs. In their last game of the season, they faced the Hensall Sherwoods, they were tied with in the standings, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milverton, Somerset
Milverton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the valley of the River Tone west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The village has a population of 1,438. The parish includes the hamlet of Preston Bowyer. It has one public house, ''The Globe'' (The ''White Hart'' public house closed in March 2008), a convenience store, a piano dealership and workshop, a post office, a taxi service and a hairdresser. History The name of the village is believed to come from the Old English and mean ''settlement at the mill ford''. There is evidence of a mill within the parish from the Domesday Book of 1086. These referred to the site of the Town Mills on Hillfarrence Brook. Neolithic flint arrowheads have been found to the west of the village and Bronze Age axe heads were discovered when the bypass, which opened in 1975, was being built. Just before the Norman Conquest, Milverton was granted by Queen Edith to Bishop Giso of Wells, but this was rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Michael, Milverton
The Church of St Michael in Milverton, Somerset, Milverton, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, on the site of an even earlier chapel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church is built of red sandstone with Hamstone dressings. The carved benches date from the mid 16th century. In 1850 St Michael's was extended and repaired by Exeter-based architect John Hayward (architect), John Hayward. Architecture The parish Church of St Michael in Milverton was designated as a Grade I listed building on 25 January 1956. Some of the original thirteenth century structure remains at the base of the tower but the building dates mostly from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It was restored between 1849 and 1850. It is constructed of red sandstone rubble stone with Hamstone dressings, and slate roofs. The plan consists of a four bay nave, four bay north and south aisles, each extending one bay further east than the nave, a south, fourteenth century porch a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Milverton
The Hundred of Milverton is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown. Each hundred had a 'fyrd', which acted as the local defence force and a court which was responsible for the maintenance of the frankpledge system. They also formed a unit for the collection of taxes. The role of the hundred court was described in the Dooms (laws) of King Edgar. The name of the hundred was normally that of its meeting-place. The Hundred of Milverton consisted of the ancient parishes of: Ashbrittle, Bathealton, Kittisford, Langford Budville, Milverton, Runnington, Sampford Arundel, Stawley, and Thorne St Margaret. It covered an area of . The importance of the hundred courts declined from the seventeenth century. By the 19th century several different single-purpose subdivisions of counties, such as poor law unions, sanitary districts, and highway di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old House, Milverton
The Old House in Milverton in Somerset, England is a Grade II* listed building dating from the late 14th and early 15th century, although there may also be remains of an earlier building on the site. The house is built of red sandstone with Hamstone dressings. It was built as a residence for the archdeacon of Taunton and was the home of Thomas Cranmer, in the 1530s while he held the post. It was only sold by the church in the mid 20th century. While the house was being renovated in the early 21st century, a Tudor wall painting of Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ... was discovered underneath the plaster as it was being removed. It is the only one of its kind in a domestic dwelling. It has been speculated that there is a secret message in the image., whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milverton, Leamington
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following the popularisation of its water which was reputed to have medicinal qualities. In the 19th century, the town experienced one of the most rapid expansions in England. It is named after the River Leam, which flows through the town. The town contains especially fine ensembles of Regency architecture, particularly in parts of the Parade, Clarendon Square and Lansdowne Circus. In the 2021 census Leamington had a population of 50,923. Leamington is adjoined with the neighbouring towns of Warwick and Whitnash, and the village of Cubbington; together these form a conurbation known as the "Royal Leamington Spa Built-up area" which in 2011 had a population of 95,172. Leamington lies around south of Coventry, south-east of Birmingham, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Milverton
Baron Milverton, of Lagos and of Clifton in the City of Bristol, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 October 1947 for the colonial administrator Sir Arthur Richards. He had previously served as Governor of Nigeria. His eldest son, the second Baron, succeeded in 1978. Barons Milverton (1947) * Arthur Frederick Richards, 1st Baron Milverton (1885–1978) *Fraser Arthur Richard Richards, 2nd Baron Milverton (1930–2023) *Michael Hugh Richards, ''presumed'' 3rd Baron Milverton (born 1936) The heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ... and last heir to the title is the present holder's son Arthur Hugh Richards (b. 1963) Arms References {{DEFAULTSORT:Milverton Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton
Arthur Frederick Richards, 1st Baron Milverton (21 February 1885 – 27 October 1978), was a British colonial administrator who over his career served as Governor of North Borneo, Gambia, Fiji, Jamaica, and Nigeria. Early life and education Richards was born in Bristol in 1885, the son of William Richards. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, in 1907 with a BA. Colonial service Richards entered the Malayan Civil Service in 1908. By 1921, he had become the Acting 1st Assistant Colonial Secretary for the Straits Settlements. He served as Acting Under-Secretary of the Federated Malay States in 1926, and became full Under-Secretary from 1927 to 1929. He was the Acting General Advisor in Johore between 1929 and 1920, and from 1930 to 1933 he served as the Governor of Northern Borneo. Following this, he served as Governor of the Gambia from 1933 to 1936. He served as Governor of Fiji from 1936 to 1938, holding this offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventure Of Charles Augustus Milverton
"The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was originally published in ''Collier's'' in the United States on 26 March 1904, and in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in April 1904. It is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as ''The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' (1905). Timeline According to William S. Baring-Gould's timeline of the Sherlock Holmes canon, the events of "Milverton" occurred in 1899. Leslie S. Klinger also placed the story in 1899 in his timeline of the canon. This was nine years after the strange death of Charles Augustus Howell, the real-life inspiration for the character of Milverton (see below). Plot Holmes is hired by the débutante Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve compromising letters from a blackmailer: Milverton, who causes Holmes more revulsion than any of the 50-odd murderers in his career. Milverton is "the king of blackmailers". He demands £7,000 () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Milverton
Old Milverton is a hamlet east of Warwick and north west of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England, and situated in a bend of the River Avon. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 319. Hamlet It lies at an altitude of 60–65 metres above sea level. The Anglican parish church of St. James was built in 1879–80, on the site of an older church, from designs by John Gibson. It was funded by Lord Charles Percy and Lady Ann Bertie Percy (son and daughter-in-law of Algernon Percy). The church includes a stained-glass window honouring Henry Jephson, who promoted the therapeutic benefits of Leamington Spa water and was instrumental in that town's success.Cave, L (1988) - ''Royal Leamington Spa'', Philmore & Co, Chichester, p62 In the churchyard is buried the political scientist Sir George Catlin (1896-1979). Catlin, whose father served as an Anglican priest in Leamington from 1904 - 1912, was the husband of Vera Brittain (1893-1970), pacifist, feminist and author of ''Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
