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Orme Academy (formerly Wolstanton High School)
Orme may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Great Orme and Little Orme, two headlands overlooking Creuddyn Peninsula, Llandudno Bay in Wales United States * Orme, Maryland, an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County * Orme, Tennessee, a town in Marion County, Tennessee, Marion County * The Orme School of Arizona, a private school in Mayer, Arizona Quebec (Canada) * Rivière aux Ormes (Huron River tributary), Rivière aux Ormes, in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Chaudière-Appalaches * Rivière à l'Orme, a tributary of Lake of Two Mountains, lac des Deux Montagnes on Island of Montreal, Montreal Island Other uses * Orme (name), with a list of people named Orme * Orme's Law, a rule for assessing power requirements for radio controlled models * Le Orme, an Italian progressive rock band * Orme (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse See also * Orm (other) * Ormes (other) * Guernsey Elm {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Orme
The Great Orme ( cy, Y Gogarth) is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as ''Cyngreawdr Fynydd'' by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent. The Little Orme, a smaller but very similar limestone headland, is on the eastern side of Llandudno Bay. Toponym Both the Great and Little Ormes have been etymologically linked to the Old Norse words ''urm'' or ''orm'' that mean sea serpent (English ''worm'' is a cognate). One explanation is that the Great Orme is the head, with its body being the land between the Great and Little Ormes, whilst another, possibly more likely, is that the shape of the Great Orme viewed as one enters the isthmus of Llandudno from the southeast landward end resembles a giant sleeping creature. The Vikings left no written texts of their time in North Wales although they certainly raided the area. They did not find any permanent sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
