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Rothsay Public School District
Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. Rothesay or Rothsay may also refer to: Places * Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada **Rothesay (electoral district), Canada *Rothesay Parish, New Brunswick, Canada *Rothesay Bay, a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand *Rothesay (Parliament of Scotland constituency) * Rothsay (Forest, Virginia), United States * Rothsay, Minnesota, United States *Rothsay, Ontario, Canada * Rothsay, Richmond, Virginia, United States *Rothsay, Western Australia * Isle of Bute, Scotland, formerly called "Rothesay" People *Duke of Rothesay Schools *Rothesay Academy, a secondary school in Rothesay, Isle of Bute * Rothesay Netherwood School, in Rothesay, New Brunswick *Rothesay School Egerton Rothesay School is an independent special education school located in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. History Egerton Rothesay School arose from the amalgamation of two Berkhamsted prep schools Rothesay, a pre-preparatory sc ..., in Berkhamsted, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothesay
Rothesay ( ; gd, Baile Bhòid ) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay, which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow. At the centre of the town is the 13th-century ruin Rothesay Castle, unique in Scotland for its circular plan. Etymology In modern Scottish Gaelic, Rothesay is known as , meaning 'town of Bute'. The English-language name, which was written as ''Rothersay'' in 1321, ''Rosay'' around 1400, and ''Rothissaye'' around 1500, originally referred to the castle. Since the castle was surrounded by a moat connected to the sea, the name may have originally meant 'Rother's Isle' (the Old Norse suffix means "isle"), or it may be an alteration of the Gaelic word , meaning 'fort'. History The old town centred on Rothesay Castle, which was built in the 13th century. The castle has long stood in ruins, but it is nevertheless picturesque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothsay, Western Australia
Rothsay is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of Dalwallinu and Mount Magnet A prospector named George Woodley discovered gold in the area in 1894 and initially the area was known as Woodley's Find.Within a year all of the leases had been pegged and in 1895 Woodley sold his claim to a Scottish mining company. The local progress association requested that a townsite be declared in 1897 and it was gazetted in 1898. Later the same year the population of the town was 140, 110 males and 30 females. In its heyday the town had a population of over 500 people. Later the town fell into decline but experienced a second lease of life when the entrepreneur Claude de Bernales reopened the mine in 1932. Today the town is abandoned but remnants of the strong room, the mine manager's house and the derelict shaft are all that remain. The town is thought to have been named after the Scottish town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Rothesay
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Rothesay'', after the town of Rothesay in Scotland. * was a launched in 1941 and broken up in 1950. * was a launched in 1957 and scrapped in 1988. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rothesay, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egerton Rothesay School
Egerton Rothesay School is an independent special education school located in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. History Egerton Rothesay School arose from the amalgamation of two Berkhamsted prep schools Rothesay, a pre-preparatory school founded in 1922 and situated in Charles Street, was bought in 1981. Three years later, Egerton School, founded in 1951 and located a few hundred yards along the same road, was purchased. The two amalgamated giving the school its current name. In 1988 a purpose-built middle school, formerly Thomas Bourne Church of England Middle School, was purchased from Hertfordshire County Council and the former Rothesay School buildings were sold for development. The new school located on Durrants Lane was opened in September 1988 by the then Prime Minister, Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothesay Netherwood School
Rothesay Netherwood School is an Atlantic Canadian, independent day and boarding university-preparatory school for grades 6-12 located in Rothesay, New Brunswick, a suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It has been an International Baccalaureate World School since April 2007. It is an accredited member of CAIS (Canadian Accredited Independent Schools), a founding member of the ACIS (Atlantic Conference of Independent Schools), a member of CIS (Conference of Independent Schools), a member of TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools), and a member of the international organization Round Square. The current Head of School is Paul McLellan (appointed 2016). Rothesay Netherwood School is an independent private school offering both the Canadian High School Diploma as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The school is located on a campus overlooking the Kennebecasis River in Rothesay, New Brunswick. Introduction Rothesay Netherwood School was founded in 1877 and is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothesay Academy
Rothesay Academy is a secondary school in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Feeder schools Rothesay Academy has 3 associated primary schools: Rothesay Primary School and St. Andrew's Primary in Rothesay and North Bute Primary in Port Bannatyne Port Bannatyne ( gd, Port MhicEamailinn) is a coastal village on the Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland that is home to many steamers. Port Bannatyne developed into the 1900s as a quieter and more unusual alternative to Rothesay. It is a pop .... History The school as an institution first opened in 1870, replacing the earlier Croft Lodge and a church school. The original Victorian building, overlooking Rothesay Bay, was extended and modernised in 1910 and again in 1938. It burned to the ground in 1954 and was replaced by a building of contemporary architecture, which opened in 1959. The present building at Townhead dates from 2007, on a joint campus site with Rothesay Primary School and Argyll College. It is one of a batch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Rothesay
Duke of Rothesay ( ; gd, Diùc Baile Bhòid; sco, Duik o Rothesay) is a dynastic title of the heir apparent to the British throne, currently William, Prince of Wales. William's wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, is the current Duchess of Rothesay. Duke of Rothesay was a title of the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707, of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and now of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is the title mandated for use by the heir apparent when in Scotland, in preference to the titles '' Duke of Cornwall'' (which also belongs to the eldest living son of the monarch, when and only when he is also heir apparent, by right) and ''Prince of Wales'' (traditionally granted to the heir apparent), which are used in the rest of the United Kingdom and overseas. The Duke of Rothesay also holds other Scottish titles, including those of Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Bute
The Isle of Bute ( sco, Buit; gd, Eilean Bhòid or '), known as Bute (), is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault. Formerly a constituent island of the larger County of Bute, it is now part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Bute's resident population was 6,498 in 2011, a decline of just over 10% from the figure of 7,228 recorded in 2001 against a background of Scottish island populations as a whole growing by 4% to 103,702 for the same period. Name The name "Bute" is of uncertain origin. Watson and Mac an Tàilleir support a derivation from Old Irish ' ("fire"), perhaps in reference to signal fires.Watson (1926) pp 95–6Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 24 This reference to beacon fires may date from the Viking period, when the island was probably known to the Norse as '. Other possible derivations include Brittonic ''budh'' ("corn"), "victory", , or ', his monastic cell. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothesay, New Brunswick
Rothesay () is a town located in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is adjacent to the City of Saint John along the Kennebecasis River. Geography Located along the lower Kennebecasis River valley, Rothesay borders the city of Saint John to the southwest, and the neighbouring town of Quispamsis to the northeast. It is served by a secondary mainline of the Canadian National Railway, though there is no longer any passenger service on the line. History The town developed first as a shipbuilding centre and later as a summer home community for Saint John's wealthy elite with the arrival of the European and North American Railway in 1853. There is a commonly known story that the new town was named in honour of the visiting Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, in 1860 because the area was said to have reminded him of Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, in Scotland. However, an entry made in the diary of William Franklin Bunting, of Saint John, during the same visit refers to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothsay, Ontario
Mapleton is a rural township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Wellington County. Communities The largest and central community in Mapleton is the village of Drayton, which contains the township offices and has the largest retail presence. The township also contains the smaller communities of Alma, Bosworth, Dobbenville, Glen Allan, Goldstone, Hollen, Lebanon, Moorefield, Parker, Quarindale, Riverbank, Rothsay, Spruce Green, Stirton, Wyandot, and Yatton. History The township was formed by the amalgamation of the townships of Maryborough and Peel, and the village of Drayton on January 1, 1999. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mapleton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Education Mapleton is served by four public schools, administered by the Upper Grand District School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothsay, Minnesota
Rothsay is a city in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties in the State of Minnesota. The population was 498 at the 2020 census. One of Rothsay's major tourist attractions is the large prairie chicken statue near the northwest outskirts of the town. The Otter Tail County portion of Rothsay is part of the Fergus Falls Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Wilkin County portion is part of the Wahpeton, ND—MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Interstate Highway 94/ US Highway 52, Center Street, and Main Avenue are three of the main routes in the community. Climate History A post office called Rothsay has been in operation since 1880. The city was named after Rothesay, in Scotland. Rothsay contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 1903 J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 493 people, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
