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Polden Hills
Polden may refer to: * Chilton Polden, rural village and civil parish near Edington, north of the Polden Hills in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England * East Polden Grasslands, Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Polden Hills in Somerset *Gale & Polden Gale and Polden was a British printer and publisher. Founded in Brompton, near Chatham, Kent in 1868, the business subsequently moved to Aldershot, where they were based until closure in November 1981 after the company had been bought by media m ..., British printer and publisher * Polden Hills, long, low ridge, extending for 20 miles, parallel to the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilton Polden
Chilton Polden is a rural village and civil parish, situated close to Edington, Somerset, Edington on the Somerset Levels to the north of the Polden Hills in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. History The name of the village is thought to derive from its position on limestone and from the hill on which part of the parish lies. The form ''Chelton upon Poledowne'' is found in 1664. The Polden estate was given to Glastonbury Abbey by Æthelheard of Wessex in 729. Chilton Priory (also known as Stradling's Folly) was originally built as a folly, and subsequently enlarged to become a country house. The tower and wing at the rear were built in 1838, for William Stradling. Stradling also incorporated various pieces of buildings and archaeological relics from around the county, especially materials from a Roman Villa at Chedzoy. The upper windows, battlements and grotesque heads came from a demolished castle at Enmore, Somerset, Enmore and the pinnacles from an old church tower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Polden Grasslands
East Polden Grasslands () is a 124 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Polden Hills in Somerset, notified in 1999. This site has typical examples of species-rich, unimproved, calcareous grassland with scrub and amongst the many plant species found in this habitat is the early gentian (''Gentianella anglica''), which is endemic to Britain. Its other main interest lies in its suitability as a habitat for the large blue butterfly (''Phengaris arion''), which has been successfully reintroduced onto the site. There are two nationally scarce grasshopper species present; rufous grasshopper (''Gomphocerippus rufus'') and woodland grasshopper (''Omocestus rufipes''). Several nationally scarce species of moth, beetle, bee and ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale & Polden
Gale and Polden was a British printer and publisher. Founded in Brompton, near Chatham, Kent in 1868, the business subsequently moved to Aldershot, where they were based until closure in November 1981 after the company had been bought by media mogul Robert Maxwell. Early years The firm of Gale and Polden was founded near Brompton Barracks at Chatham, James Gale opening his bookshop there at No 1 High Street, Old Brompton in 1868. Soon Gale acquired his first printing press, which he set up in a wooden shed in the garden at the rear of his house. Through his contacts with the Headquarters of the Chatham Military District Gale obtained a printing contract for the printing of the Garrison Directory.Gale and Polden, Printers of Aldershot on the |
