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Royston
Royston may refer to: Places Australia *Royston, Queensland, a rural locality Canada *Royston, British Columbia, a small hamlet England *Royston, Hertfordshire, a town and civil parish, formerly partly in Cambridgeshire *Royston, South Yorkshire, a suburban village, near Barnsley, and Wakefield * Royston Vasey, a fictional town in the television series ''The League of Gentlemen'' Scotland * Royston, Glasgow, a district of Glasgow, traditionally known as ''Garngad'' United States *Royston, Georgia, a town *Royston, Texas, a ghost town Surname Royston is an English Toponymic Surname, and comes from a place in South Yorkshire named Royston. People *Royston Drenthe (born 1987), Dutch football player *Royston Ellis (born 1941), English writer *Royston Ffrench (born 1975), British jockey *Royston Evans (1884–1977), Australian cricketer and soccer player, commonly known as Mac Evans *Royston Gabe-Jones (1906–1965), Welsh cricketer *Royston or Roy Goodacre (born 1967), Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston, Hertfordshire
Royston is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Hertfordshire, District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England. It is situated on the Prime meridian (Greenwich), Greenwich Meridian, which brushes the town's eastern boundary, and at the northernmost apex of the county on the same latitude as towns such as Milton Keynes and Ipswich. It is about north of central London in a rural area. Before the boundary changes of the 1890s, the boundary between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire ran east–west through the centre of town along the middle of Melbourn Street. The town has a population of 15,781 as of 2011.Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2011 : Parish Headcounts : North Hertfordshire'' Retrieved 2013-03-18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston Drenthe
Royston Ricky Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Murcia. Although primarily a left winger, he has also played as a left-back. Drenthe started his professional career with Eredivisie side Feyenoord in 2005, having graduated from the club's youth academy. He made 37 appearances for the side before switching to La Liga club Real Madrid in 2007. During his five years in Madrid, he made 65 appearances for the club, spending time on loan at Hércules and Premier League side Everton, making 19 and 27 appearances for those clubs respectively. He then joined Russian Premier League side Alania Vladikavkaz in February 2013 on a free transfer, making six appearances in a brief spell at the club, before he joined Reading in June 2013. In January 2015, he joined Kayseri Erciyessor, before moving to UAE Pro League side Baniyas Club in September 2015. After being released by Baniyas in July 2016, Drenthe announced his retirement from playing. He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston, Georgia
Royston is a city in Franklin, Hart, and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,649 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Royston has been in operation since 1878. The community was named after W.A. Royston, a local merchant. The Georgia General Assembly first incorporated Royston in 1879. Geography Royston is located in the southeast corner of Franklin County and the southwest corner of Hart County at (34.285592, -83.109841). A small portion extends south into Madison County. U.S. Route 29 passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Hartwell and southwest to Athens. Georgia State Route 17 leads north from Royston to Lavonia and southeast to Elberton. According to the United States Census Bureau, Royston has a total area of , of which , or 0.51%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 1,016 households, and 610 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston, Queensland
Royston is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Royston had a population of 336 people. Geography The D'Aguilar Highway passes through the south of Royston where the Stanley River marks the southern boundary. In the north lies the southern foothills of the Conondale Range. History The locality takes its name from a former railway station, which in turn was named after the freehold property of grazier William Butler. In the , the locality had a population of 320 people. In the , Royston had a population of 336 people. Education There are no schools in Royston. The nearest government primary schools are Kilcoy State School in Kilcoy to the west and Mount Kilcoy State School in Mount Kilcoy to north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy. See also * List of tramways in Queensland List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Royston
Richard Royston (1601 in Oxford – November 1686) was an English bookseller and publisher, bookseller to Charles I, Charles II and James II. Royston, the son of an Oxford tailor Richard Royston and Alice Tideman, was admitted a freeman of the Stationers' Company in 1627. In the 1630s he published work by John Donne and Thomas Heywood. His own anti-Parliament pamphlet ''Pro-quiritatio'' was suppressed in 1642, and Royston began publishing the work of high-Anglicans like Jeremy Taylor and Henry Hammond. Royston was charged by John Wright, parliamentary printer, on 31 July 1645, as being the "constant factor for all scandalous books and papers against the proceedings of parliament". Royston was confined to the Fleet prison, and petitioned on 15 August for release. In 1646 he published Francis Quarles's ''Judgment and Mercie for afflicted Soules'', and wrote and signed the dedication addressed to Charles I. In 1648 appeared, "printed for R. Royston in Ivie Lane", the first edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Royston
Henry Royston (12 August 1819 – 30 September 1873) was an English people, English first-class cricketer and cricket umpire (cricket), umpire. Royston was born at Harrow on the Hill in August 1819. A professional all-rounder, all-round cricketer, he began his 25 year association with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1843, making his debut in first-class cricket for the club against Hampshire county cricket teams, Hampshire at Lord's. Throughout the 1840s, he played for a number of club sides and played his first-class cricket almost exclusively for the MCC, except for two appearances for an Non-international England cricket teams, England XI in 1845 and 1847. He first played for Middlesex county cricket teams, Middlesex in 1850, debuting for the county in first-class matches against Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey. He also made first-class appearances for several other teams, including the Players in the Gentlemen v Players match, for the South of England cricket team, So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Lea Royston
Young Lea Royston (1819 – 1884) was an officer, rising to the rank of colonel, in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life Young Lea Royston was a native of Perry county, Alabama. His parents came to the county from Georgia, and he was born on April 3, 1819. '' The Morning Times''. December 20, 1884, p. 4. He was educated at the state University, and graduated with honors. Afterwards he read law and began his practice in |
Ivor Royston
Ivor Royston, M.D., is an oncologist, researcher, scientist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, recognized for his efforts to develop treatments for multiple disease targets and to fund biotechnology companies with promising science, technology or medicines.Fikes, Bradley J. ''Only time eludes forever quizzical science maverick: Ivor Royston, president of San Diego Regional Cancer Center,'' ''San Diego Business Journal,'' June 13, 1994."Why San Diego Has Biotech" , Fikes, Bradley J. ''San Diego Metropolitan,'' April 1999. Accessed June 20, 2008. Wilson, Elizabeth K. ''Chemical & Engineering News,'' March 5, 2001. Accessed June 20, 2008. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Royston
Brigadier General John Robinson Royston, (29 April 1860 – 25 April 1942) was a South African-born military officer who commanded a brigade of Australian Light Horse during the First World War. A farmer and citizen soldier, during the late 1870s and early 1880s, Royston served in the Natal Mounted Rifles as an enlisted soldier and fought during the Zulu War. During the Second Boer War he was commissioned in the Imperial Light Horse, and fought at the Siege of Ladysmith, before later commanding a contingent of the Western Australian Mounted Infantry. He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his service during the war, and received the decoration from the Prince of Wales during a large coronation parade of colonial troops in London on 1 July 1902. After the end of the war, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the October 1902 South African Honours list. Later he served during the Zulu Rebellion before organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shad Royston
Shad Royston (born 29 November 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s, he played over 200 professional games in the United Kingdom. He spent more than half his professional career with Halifax. On 11 August 2011 it was announced that Royston had turned down a contract extension with the Bradford Bulls, and would be moving to France after signing with Pia Donkeys for the 2012 season. Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs. His best known position is but can also operate at and . Bradford Bulls On 18 September 2010 it was announced that Bradford Bulls had signed Royston for the 2011 campaign. 2011 – 2011 Season Royston featured in two of the four pre-season friendlies. He played against his old club Halifax and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He scored a try against Halifax. Shad featured in four consecutive games from Round 1 (Leeds Rhinos) until Round 4 (Wakefield Trini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Royston
Robert N. Royston (1918 – September 19, 2008) was one of America's most distinguished landscape architects, based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. His design work and university teaching in the years following World War II helped define and establish the California modernism style in the post-war period. During his sixty years of professional practice Royston completed an array of award-winning projects that ranged from residential gardens to regional land use plans. He is perhaps best known for his important innovations in park design. A recent book, ''Modern Public Gardens: Robert Royston and the Suburban Park'', details this area of his professional creativity and philosophy. Early life Royston was born in 1918 in San Francisco, California. He grew up on a farm in the Santa Clara Valley of Northern California in the town on Morgan Hill. As a high school student he demonstrated a talent for drawing, dramatic performance, and athletics. One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston Tan
Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short films: ''Sons'' (2000), ''Hock Hiap Leong'' (2001), ''48 on AIDS'' (2002), ''Mother'' (2002) and '' 15'' (2002). He has so far directed four features. Filmography Filmography as Director Feature films Short films *''Adam.Eve.Steve'' (1997) *''Jesses'' (1999) *''Sons'' (2000) *''Hock Hiap Leong'' (2001) *''48 on AIDS'' (2002) *''24 HRS'' (2002) *''Mother'' (2002) *''15'' (short) (2002)! *''The Old Man and The River'' (2003) *''177155'' (2003) *''Cut'' (2004) *''The Blind Trilogy'': ''Blind'' / ''Old Parliament House'' / ''Capitol Cinema'' (2004) *''The Absentee'' (2004) *''Careless Whisperer'' (2005) *''New York Girl'' (2005) *''Monkeylove'' (2005) *''DIY'' (2005) *''Cellouiod Dreams'' (2006), for the National Museum of Singapore's Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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