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Newnham (surname)
Newnham is an English surname. It derives from several places of that name in England.Basil Cottle, ''The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames'' (second edition), Penguin, London, 1978, p. 271. Notable people with the name include: * Arthur Newnham (January 1861–1941), English cricketer * George Newnham (c. 1733 – 1800), English lawyer and politician * Hartley Newnham, Australian countertenor * Hubert Ernest Newnham (1886–1970), Ceylonese civil servant and politician * Jervois Newnham (1852–1941), Anglican clergyman in Canada * John Newnham (born 1942), Australian footballer * Lance Newnham (1889–1943), British soldier * Lewis Newnham (1881–1932), South African cricketer * Maurice Newnham (1897–1974), British flying ace of World War I * Nicole Newnham, American documentary film producer, writer, and director * Obadiah Newnham (1848–1932), Anglican clergyman in Canada * Stanley Newnham (1910–1985), English cricketer * Tom Newnham (1926–2010), New Zealand political acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
