Roxby
Roxby may refer to: Places in England: *Roxby, Lincolnshire *Roxby, North Yorkshire *Roxby, a former settlement in the civil parish of Pickhill with Roxby, North Yorkshire *Roxby, a former manor at Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire People: * Roxby (surname) * Henry Roxby Benson (1818–1892), British army officer * Henry Roxby Beverley (1790–1863), English actor * Stephen Roxby Dodds (1881–1943), English lawyer and politician * William Roxby Beverly William Roxby Beverly or Beverley (c.1810–1889) was an English theatrical scene painter, known also as an artist in oils and watercolour. William John Lawrence, writing in the '' Dictionary of National Biography'', considered him second only ...

Roxby, Lincolnshire
Roxby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north from Scunthorpe and south-east from Winterton on the A1077. Roxby stands on a prominent part of the Lincoln Cliff and overlooks the Humber Estuary. Roxby has fewer than 500 inhabitants, and forms part of the civil parish of Roxby cum Risby (where population details are included), which also includes the hamlet of Dragonby. Roxby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Mary. The church, of 12th century origin with 14th century additions, is of Decorated style, and was restored and partly rebuilt in 1875 by James Fowler.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 254; Methuen & Co. Ltd In 1719 a Roman mosaic was discovered near to the church. Several attempts to excavate the mosaic were made but it was not until 1972 when it was accurately excavated and recorded by the curator of Scunthorpe Museum. Later excavations by the Humberside Archaeology Unit concluded that the mos ...
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Roxby, North Yorkshire
Roxby (formerly Rousby) is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located near Staithes. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 120 in 2014, In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with Borrowby and Newton Mulgrave parishes and not counted separately. about the same as the 2001 UK census figure of 119. Roxby was historically a township in the parish of Hinderwell in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. St Nicholas's Parish Church was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier church. It is a Grade II listed building. It includes family tombs of the Boynton baronets The Boynton Baronetcy, of Barmston in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 May 1618 for Matthew Boynton, son of Sir Francis Boynton (Sheriff of Yorkshire) of Barmston Hall, in the East Riding of Yor .... References External links ...
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Henry Roxby Beverley
Henry Roxby Beverley (1790 – 1 February 1863) was an English actor and low comedian. Biography He was the son of an actor named Beverley, at one time of Covent Garden Theatre, and subsequently manager of the house in Tottenham Street, known among other names as the King's Concert Rooms, the Regency, the West London, the Queen's, and the Prince of Wales's theatre. The actor Robert Roxby and the scene-painter William Roxby Beverley were his brothers. He first appeared at the theatre managed by his father, then called the Regency. Full opportunities of practice were afforded him by his mother, and he acquired some reputation as a low comedian. In October 1838 he replaced John Reeve at the Adelphi, playing in November Newman Noggs in 'Nicholas Nickleby.' He subsequently appeared in ''Oliver Twist'', ''Jack Sheppard'', and other melodramas A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes preceden ...
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Pickhill With Roxby
Pickhill is a village in North Yorkshire, England, west of Thirsk. It forms part of Hambleton District, and is a part of the civil parish of Pickhill with Roxby. History The Roman road, ''Dere Street'', passed close to the village following the route of the modern A1(M) motorway. The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Picala''. The manor at the time of the Norman invasion was split between ''Sprot'' and ''Thor''. Afterwards it passed to Count Alan of Brittany. Up to the 16th century, the manor was largely owned by the ''Neville'' family, with some having been given to Fountains Abbey. Thereafter it was split in two and was the possession of the ''Byerley'' and ''Meynell'' families until the 18th century. Pickhill with Roxby was a large ancient parish, which comprised the townships of Ainderby Quernhow, Holme, Howe, Pickhill with Roxby, Sinderby and Swainby with Allerthorpe. All these townships became separate civil parishes in 1866. The village used to ha ...
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Roxby (surname)
Roxby is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Alice Maude-Roxby (born 1963), multidisciplinary artist * David Howard Maude-Roxby-Montalto di Fragnito (born 1934), British artist * Guy Roxby (1886–1913), Anglican missionary priest * Robert Roxby (c.1809–1866), British actor * Robert Roxby (cricketer) (1926–2010), Australian cricketer * Robert Roxby (songwriter) (1767–1846), English songwriter * Roddy Maude-Roxby Roderick A. Maude-Roxby (born 2 April 1930) is a retired English actor. He has appeared in numerous films, such as Walt Disney's ''The Aristocats'', where he voiced the greedy butler Edgar Balthazar (his only voice role); ''Unconditional Love''; ...

Stephen Roxby Dodds
Stephen Roxby Dodds (29 January 1881 – 10 September 1943) was an English lawyer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. Family and education Dodds was born in Birkenhead in Cheshire the son of T L Dodds, a local Justice of the Peace and his wife Jane. He was educated at Rydal Penrhos, Rydal School in Colwyn Bay and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he gained Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), MA and Bachelor of Laws, LL.B degrees. He married Edith May Bell from Heswall in Cheshire. They never had children. In religion he was a Methodist. Career Dodds went in for the law. He was articled as a clerk to a firm of Liverpool solicitors in 1903 and was admitted as a solicitor in 1906. In 1910, he was a founder of the firm of Dodds, Ashcroft & Cook with premises at 24 Fenwick Street, Liverpool. He was qualified as a solicitor, Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public. He also served as a Justice of the Peace. Politics Dodds contested the Wirral (UK Parliament constituency), Wir ...
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Thornton-le-Dale
Thornton-le-Dale (also called Thornton Dale) is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The area of the village encompasses 39.2 square kilometres. A thatched building, called Beck Isle or Thatched Cottage and Grade II listed, was built in the 17th century and modified/extended in the 20th. The building has appeared on countless calendars and chocolate boxes over the years. A new thatched roof was installed in 2014 so it remains picturesque. A stream, the Thornton Beck, meanders along the streets and is crossed by several bridges. Much of the village was designated as a Conservation Area by the North York Moors Park Authority in 1977. Thornton-le-Dale is often regarded as one of the prettiest villages in Yorkshire. The village lies on the A170 road from Thirsk to Scarborough within the National Park. The route of The White Rose Way, a long-distance walk fr ...
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Henry Roxby Benson
Henry Roxby Benson (2 November 1818 – 23 January 1892) was a 19th-century British General. Life Benson was born Camberwell into a distinguished Welsh family, the second son of merchant Thomas Starling Benson and his second wife, Elizabeth Meux, daughter of Richard Meux. Richard Meux Benson was his younger brother.''London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1917'' He attended St. John's College, Cambridge. He was gazetted into the 17th Lancers as a cornet on 31 January 1840 and rose steadily: lieutenant, 15 April 1842; captain, 27 June 1845 and major on 23 October 1854. He commanded the 17th Lancers in the Crimea from 14 January 1855, including at the Battle of the Tchernaya and the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and commanded the squadron of the Light Brigade in the night attack on the Russian outposts on 19 February 1855. For his service in the Crimea he received the medal with clasp, the fifth class of the Order of the Medjidie, and the Turkish medal ...
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