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Slingsby
Slingsby may refer to: * Slingsby (surname) * Slingsby, North Yorkshire * Slingsby Aviation, formerly Slingsby Sailplanes, a manufacturer of gliders and other aircraft * Slingsby Channel Slingsby Channel is a strait on the north side of Bramham Island in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the British Columbia Coast, Central Coast of British Columbia. It is one of only two entrances to Seymour Inlet and the associated maze of wate ..., a strait in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada * Slingsby Baronets * HC Slingsby PLC, a historical British company started in 1893 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slingsby Aviation
Slingsby Aviation was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England. The company was founded to design and build gliders and sailplanes. From the early 1930s to around 1970 it built over 50% of all British club gliders and had success at national and international level competitions. It then produced some powered aircraft, notably the composite built Firefly trainer, before becoming a producer of specialised composite materials and components. The business is now known as Marshall Advanced Composites and produces composite parts for ships, submarines and aircraft. It is a subsidiary of Marshall of Cambridge. History The business was founded in Scarborough by Frederick Nicholas Slingsby, an RAF pilot in World War I. In 1920 he bought a partnership in a woodworking and furniture factory in Queen Street, Scarborough. In 1930 Slingsby was one of the founders of the Scarborough Gliding Club. After repairing some of the club's gliders, Sling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slingsby, North Yorkshire
Slingsby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Malton, North Yorkshire, Malton on the B1257 road. According to the 2001 Census had a population (including Fryton) of 634, increasing to 665 at the 2011 Census. History The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Selungesbi" in the "Maneshou hundred". It was part of the Hovingham manor, but some land was owned by ''Orm, son of Gamul'' at the time of the Norman invasion. Afterwards land around the manor were split between ''Hugh, son of Baldric'' and Robert of Mortain, Count Robert of Mortain. The manor passed to the ''Mowbray'' family until 1322, when John de Mowbray, 2nd Baron Mowbray, John de Mowbray was beheaded for rising against the Crown. The ''Wyville'' family held land under the Mowbrays. The ''Hastings'' family held the manor until 1595 when it was purchased by Charles Cavendish (1553–1617), Sir Charles Cavendish (d. 1617). He planned to build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slingsby (surname)
Slingsby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Francis Slingsby (1569–1651), Anglo-Irish soldier of the late sixteenth century *Fred Slingsby, founder of Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd *Guildford Slingsby (1610–1643), Irish politician * Guylford Slingsby (1565–1631), administrator who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy * Henry Slingsby (other), several people *John Francis Waller (1810–1894), writer publishing magazine articles under the pseudonym of ''Jonathan Freke Slingsby'' * John Slingsby (1788–1826), English amateur cricketer *Mary Slingsby (fl. 1670–1685), English actress *Slingsby Bethel (1617–1697), Member of Parliament with republican sympathies, during the period of the English Civil War *Tom Slingsby (born 1984), Australian sailor *William Cecil Slingsby William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer from Carleton, North Yorkshire. Born in Bell Busk, near Gargrave, Yorkshire, Slingsby firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slingsby Channel
Slingsby Channel is a strait on the north side of Bramham Island in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the British Columbia Coast, Central Coast of British Columbia. It is one of only two entrances to Seymour Inlet and the associated maze of waterways inland, which lie to the northeast of Bramham. The other entrance is Schooner Channel, formerly Schooner Passage, on the east side of that island. The Fox Islands (British Columbia), Fox Islands, which lie in its entrance, Bramham Island and the channel itself, plus Slingsby Rock and Slingsby Point, are named in association with Bramham Park, the Yorkshire home of George Lane-Fox (MP), George Lane-Fox. Through the Slingsby Channel flows the world's strongest current, the Nakwakto Rapids, that has been measured at speeds up to 18.4 miles per hour. The current is so fast at times, that people have tied a rope to Turret Rock, which is located right in the middle of the rapids, and then water-skied. References Central Coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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