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Northbrook College Of Health Care
Northbrook may refer to: Places Settlements *Northbrook, Illinois, United States * Northbrook, Ohio, United States * Northbrook, Oxfordshire, a hamlet near the village of, and within the parish of, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Wiltshire, a hamlet near the village of, and within the parish of, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Hampshire, a place near Micheldever, Hampshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook (electoral division), a West Sussex County Council constituency, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Ontario, a place in Addington Highlands, Ontario Canada * Northbrook, Frederickton, Newfoundland and Labrador a place near Frederickton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Northbrook Park * Northbrook Park, Farnham, Surrey, a historic house and grounds built in 1810, now a wedding venue in Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom *Northbrook Park, London, a 9-acre public park in Grove Park, London Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom, opened in 1903 * Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook, Illinois
Northbrook is a suburb of Chicago, located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, United States, on the border of Lake County, Illinois, Lake County. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 35,222. When incorporated in 1901, the village was known as Shermerville in honor of Frederick Schermer, who donated the land for its first Northbrook station, train station. The village changed its name to Northbrook in 1923 as an effort to improve its public image. The name was chosen because the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River runs through the village. Glenbrook North High School, founded in 1952 as Glenbrook High School, is located in Northbrook. The village is also home to the Northbrook Park District, the Northbrook Court shopping mall, the Ed Rudolph Velodrome, the Chicago Curling Club, and the Northbrook Public Library. History Members of the Potawatomi tribe were the earliest recorded residents of the Northbrook area. After signin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal command of Vespasian. Exeter became a religious centre in the Middle Ages. Exeter Cathedral, founded in the mid 11th century, became Anglican in the 16th-century English Reformation. Exeter became an affluent centre for the wool trade, although by the First World War the city was in decline. After the Second World War, much of the city centre was rebuilt and is now a centre for education, business and tourism in Devon and Cornwall. It is home to two of the constituent campuses of the University of Exeter: Streatham and St Luke's. The administrative area of Exeter has the status of a non-metropolitan district under the administration of the County Council. It is the county town of Devon and home to the headquarters of Devon County Council. A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Northbrook
Baron Northbrook, of Stratton in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1866 for the Liberal politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet. The holders of the barony represent the genealogically senior branch of the prominent Baring family. The name Northbrook is derived from a tithing of the local parish. History The holders of the barony descend from Francis Baring, whose father had emigrated to Great Britain from Germany. Francis was the founder of the family firm that grew into Barings Bank. The firm increased in wealth and influence to the point that, on 29 May 1793, Francis was created a baronet, of Larkbeer in the County of Devon, in the Baronetage of Great Britain. His eldest son Thomas became the second Baronet, also representing Chipping Wycombe and Hampshire in the House of Commons. Sir Thomas was succeeded by his eldest son Francis, third Baronet. Sir Francis held office as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook Court
Northbrook Court is a shopping mall in Northbrook, Illinois with a collection of stores serving the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. Located on of land, the mall currently features Neiman Marcus as well as a handful of popular specialty stores such as Apple, Lululemon, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany & Co. This mall is reportedly in the midst of an expected $250 million renovation project which is currently being revised by the mall owners. This mall also features a 14-screen Dine-In AMC Theatres on the south side of the mall. It is managed and co-owned by Brookfield Properties. History Northbrook Court originally opened in 1976 with Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, and Sears. I. Magnin opened later on. Sears closed in 1983 due to the company determining that the store's market too closely overlapped that of the nearby stores at Hawthorn Mall and Golf Mill Mall. It was converted into a prototype for JCPenney that same year, and then torn down in 1995 for a new Marshall Field's (la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook (Metra)
Northbrook is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Northbrook, Illinois. The station is located at 1401 Shermer Road, is away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Northbrook is in zone E. As of 2018, Northbrook is the 28th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,259 weekday boardings. Metra trains pass through about every hour in each direction outside of rush hours, and up to every 20 minutes during rush hour. Bike racks are available at the station, on either side of the tracks. in 2016, an electrified sign was installed, warning commuters and pedestrians to look for trains. The tracks that run through Northbrook are also utilized by Amtrak's ''Hiawatha'' and ''Empire Builder'', as well as freight trains. As of December 12, 2022, Northbrook is served by 47 trains (22 inbound, 25 outbound) on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook (river)
Northbrook may refer to: Places Settlements * Northbrook, Illinois, United States * Northbrook, Ohio, United States * Northbrook, Oxfordshire, a hamlet near the village of, and within the parish of, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Wiltshire, a hamlet near the village of, and within the parish of, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Hampshire, a place near Micheldever, Hampshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook (electoral division), a West Sussex County Council constituency, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Ontario, a place in Addington Highlands, Ontario Canada * Northbrook, Frederickton, Newfoundland and Labrador a place near Frederickton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Northbrook Park * Northbrook Park, Hampshire, a historic house and grounds built in 1810, now a wedding venue in Bramley, Hampshire, United Kingdom *Northbrook Park, London, a 9-acre public park in Grove Park, London Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom, opened in 1903 * North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook Island
Northbrook Island (russian: остров Нортбрук) is an island located in the southern edge of the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia. Its highest point is 344 m above sea level. Northbrook Island is one of the most accessible locations in the island group. Thus it often served as a base for polar expeditions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. History The island was discovered in 1880 by English Arctic explorer Benjamin Leigh Smith. It was named after the Earl of Northbrook, who was president of the Royal Geographical Society from 1879 to 1880. The naming of the island was partly due to the insistence of Nikolai Góring, who was among the Earl's entourage during his presidential term. Cape Flora, located in an unglacierized area in the Southwest of Northbrook Island () camp is historically significant. Benjamin Leigh Smith was shipwrecked at Cape Flora in 1881. A chance encounter between explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Frederick George Jackson took place here in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrooks Secondary School
Northbrooks Secondary School (NBrSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Yishun, Singapore. History Northbrooks opened with its first intake on 3 January 2000 with eight Secondary 1 classes. Built at a cost of over S$23 million, the school is fully equipped with IT facilities and is set amidst the surroundings of Yishun Park. CCA Name origin The name Northbrooks is derived from the Chinese idiom ''yin shui si yuan'' (饮水思源), which means to think of the source when one drinks water. Its meaning has two aspects: 1. to have water to drink depends on all kinds of conditions. 2. The quality of the water depends on its source. Facilities Facilities in the school includes The Brooks, a park which contains different plant and animal species, four computer labs, a rock wall, a street soccer court, and an indoor sports hall. Examinations are usually conducted in the air-conditioned CD Shelter, the hall, or in classrooms. There is also a gym located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook Metropolitan College
Northbrook College is a further education and higher education college with three campuses: Broadwater Campus and West Durrington Campus in Worthing and Shoreham Airport Campus in Shoreham-by-Sea. It was founded as West Sussex College of Art & Design in 1912 and became Northbrook College Sussex in 1986. In 2017 Northbrook merged with City College Brighton & Hove to create a unified college under the name Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (MET). Northbrook College is now part of the Chichester College Group after Greater Brighton Metropolitan College merged with CCG on 1 August 2021. Northbrook was previously West Sussex College of Design (WSCD) but amalgamated with Worthing Technical College and Chelsea College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering in 1985–86. Whilst the college retained its central Worthing site in Union Place, West Sussex County Council (WSCC) closed the workshops in Homefield Place, which were knocked down and are now the Environment Agency headqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook High School
Northbrook High School (NHS) is a high School in Spring Branch, Houston, Texas. Northbrook is located inside Beltway 8 and outside the 610 Loop in western Houston. The school is one of four zoned high schools that are part of the Spring Branch Independent School District. Northbrook provides courses in the traditional academic subjects, as well as several foreign languages (such as Spanish and French), athletics, and fine arts. Several Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered at Northbrook. Northbrook High's principal is Dr. H. P. Hyder III, the former principal of nearby Northbrook Middle School. Northbrook's attendance area includes several neighborhoods such as Spring Branch's Northern, Central, and Western districts. History Northbrook High School was established in 1973 at Spring Woods High School's Campus in the T-Shacks. Northbrook High School's Campus opened during the 1974–1975 school year to ease overcrowding at Spring Branch and Spring Woods Sr. High Schools. Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook Park District
Northbrook is a suburb of Chicago, located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, United States, on the border of Lake County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 35,222. When incorporated in 1901, the village was known as Shermerville in honor of Frederick Schermer, who donated the land for its first train station. The village changed its name to Northbrook in 1923 as an effort to improve its public image. The name was chosen because the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River runs through the village. Glenbrook North High School, founded in 1952 as Glenbrook High School, is located in Northbrook. The village is also home to the Northbrook Park District, the Northbrook Court shopping mall, the Ed Rudolph Velodrome, the Chicago Curling Club, and the Northbrook Public Library. History Members of the Potawatomi tribe were the earliest recorded residents of the Northbrook area. After signing the 1833 Treaty of Chicago, the Potawatomi ceded their Illinois l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbrook Park, Devon
Northbrook may refer to: Places Settlements *Northbrook, Illinois, United States * Northbrook, Ohio, United States * Northbrook, Oxfordshire, a hamlet near the village of, and within the parish of, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Wiltshire, a hamlet near the village of, and within the parish of, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Hampshire, a place near Micheldever, Hampshire, United Kingdom * Northbrook (electoral division), a West Sussex County Council constituency, United Kingdom * Northbrook, Ontario, a place in Addington Highlands, Ontario Canada * Northbrook, Frederickton, Newfoundland and Labrador a place near Frederickton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Northbrook Park * Northbrook Park, Farnham, Surrey, a historic house and grounds built in 1810, now a wedding venue in Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom *Northbrook Park, London, a 9-acre public park in Grove Park, London Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom, opened in 1903 * Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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