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Staunton (other)
Staunton may refer to: Places ;Canada * Staunton, Ontario ;Hong Kong * Staunton Street on Hong Kong Island ;United Kingdom * Staunton (near Coleford), a village in the west part of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire * Staunton (near Gloucester), a village in Gloucestershire, near the border with Worcestershire * Staunton, Nottinghamshire * Staunton on Arrow, Herefordshire * Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire ;United States * Staunton, Illinois * Staunton Township, Illinois * Staunton, Indiana * Staunton, Ohio * Staunton Township, Ohio * Staunton, Virginia * Staunton Natural Area, a protected area of Staunton State Park, Colorado * Staunton State Park, Colorado *Staunton River, a portion of the Roanoke River in central Virginia Other uses *Staunton (surname), including a list of people with the name *Staunton chess set, a set of chessmen See also *Stanton (other) *Saunton, a village in Devon, England *Taunton, a town in Somerset, England {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton, Ontario
Staunton is an Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated place and railway point in Unorganized Thunder Bay District, Unorganized Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Canadian National Railway Transcontinental railroad, transcontinental Main line (railway), main line, between Savant Lake to the west and Flindt Landing, Ontario, Flindt Landing to the east, has a Passing loop, passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental ''Canadian (train), Canadian'' trains. References Communities in Thunder Bay District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton Township, Ohio
Staunton Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,992 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Springcreek Township - north * Brown Township - northeast corner * Lostcreek Township - east * Elizabeth Township - southeast * Bethel Township - south * Monroe Township - southwest * Concord Township - west * Washington Township - northwest Part of the city of Troy, the county seat of Miami County, is located in western Staunton Township. Name and history It is the only Staunton Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanton (other)
Stanton may refer to: Places United Kingdom ;Populated places * Stanton, Derbyshire, near Swadlincote * Stanton, Gloucestershire * Stanton, Northumberland * Stanton, Staffordshire * Stanton, Suffolk * New Stanton, Derbyshire * Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire * Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire * Stanton Chare, Suffolk * Stanton Drew, Bristol * Stanton Fitzwarren, Wiltshire * Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire * Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire * Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire * Stanton Lacy, Shropshire * Stanton Lees, Derbyshire * Stanton Long, Shropshire * Stanton Moor, Derbyshire * Stanton Prior, Somerset * Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire * Stanton St John, Oxfordshire * Stanton St Quintin, Wiltshire * Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire * Stanton upon Hine Heath, Shropshire * Stanton Wick, Somerset United States ;Populated places * Stanton, California * Stanton, Delaware * Stanton, Iowa * Stanton, Kansas * Stanton, Kentucky * Stanton, Michigan * Stanton, Mississippi * Stanton, Missour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton Chess Set
The Staunton chess set is the standard style of chess pieces, recommended for use in competition by FIDE, the international chess governing body. The journalist Nathaniel Cooke is credited with the design on the patent, and they are named after the leading English chess master Howard Staunton, who endorsed it; the first 500 sets were numbered and hand-signed by Staunton. This style of set was first made available by Jaques of London in 1849, and it quickly became the standard. The set style and its variations have been used around the world since. Old-style chess sets During the late 18th century and early 19th century, the increased interest in the game of chess, particularly in international play, brought about a renewed demand for a more universal model for chess pieces. The variety and styles of the conventional form, which began in the 15th century, had expanded tremendously by the beginning of the 19th century. Conventional types popular during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton (surname)
Staunton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * George Leonard Staunton, English botanist * Sir George Thomas Staunton, English traveller and orientalist * Henry Staunton (businessman), British businessman * Henry de Staunton, English medieval professor of canon law and university chancellor * Howard Staunton, English chess master who lends his name to a style of chess pieces * Imelda Staunton, British actress * Irene Staunton, Zimbabwean publisher and editor * Madonna Staunton (1938–2019) Australian artist and poet * Steve Staunton, former Irish footballer and former manager of Ireland national team * Thomas Staunton (Nottinghamshire MP), MP for Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ... 1411 * Thomas Staunton (Ipswich MP), MP for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roanoke River
The Roanoke River ( ) runs long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont to Albemarle Sound. An important river throughout the history of the United States, it was the site of early settlement in the Virginia Colony and the Carolina Colony. An section of its lower course in Virginia between the Leesville Lake and Kerr Lake is known as the Staunton River, pronounced , as is the Shenandoah Valley city of that name. It is impounded along much of its middle course to form a chain of reservoirs. Staunton River is also the name of the northern political district of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where a large section of the river serves as the boundary between Campbell County, Virginia (to the north) and Pittsylvania County (to the south). The Roanoke River State T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton State Park
Staunton State Park is a Colorado state park in Park and Jefferson counties, located west of Conifer, Colorado. The park, which opened on May 18, 2013, includes dramatic rock outcroppings, several streams and a waterfall. On December 4, 2012, the property was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Staunton Ranch-Rural Historic Landscape. The park was created out of a gift by Frances H. Staunton, who donated the original 1,720 acres to the State of Colorado. Ms. Staunton required the land "be preserved in perpetuity, for public benefit, as a natural wilderness-type park... typifying Colorado's most beautiful mountain forest and meadow region". Since 1986, the State of Colorado acquired additional lands through the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) lottery proceeds. These include the Elk Falls Ranch, portions of the Davis Ranch, and property once owned by playwright Mary Coyle Chase. In 2015 former Colorado Legislator Allen Dines donated his ranch to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton Natural Area
Staunton State Park is a Colorado state park in Park and Jefferson counties, located west of Conifer, Colorado. The park, which opened on May 18, 2013, includes dramatic rock outcroppings, several streams and a waterfall. On December 4, 2012, the property was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Staunton Ranch-Rural Historic Landscape. The park was created out of a gift by Frances H. Staunton, who donated the original 1,720 acres to the State of Colorado. Ms. Staunton required the land "be preserved in perpetuity, for public benefit, as a natural wilderness-type park... typifying Colorado's most beautiful mountain forest and meadow region". Since 1986, the State of Colorado acquired additional lands through the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) lottery proceeds. These include the Elk Falls Ranch, portions of the Davis Ranch, and property once owned by playwright Mary Coyle Chase. In 2015 former Colorado Legislator Allen Dines donated his ranch to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 25,750. In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County, Virginia, Augusta County are in Verona, Virginia, Verona, which is contiguous to Staunton. Staunton is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia, Waynesboro Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2010 population of 118,502. Staunton is known for being the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, U.S. president, and as the home of Mary Baldwin University, historically a women's college. The city is also home to Stuart Hall School, Stuart Hall, a private co-ed University preparatory school, preparatory school, as well as the Virginia Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton, Ohio
Staunton is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Staunton was platted in 1848. The community was named after Staunton, Virginia Staunton ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 25,750. In Virginia, independent cities a ..., the native home of a share of the first settlers. A post office was established at Staunton in 1844, and remained in operation until 1903. References Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{FayetteCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton Street
Staunton Street () is a street in Central and Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Together with the upper section of Elgin Street, it is the heart of the Soho entertainment area, featuring a number of restaurants, bars and shops. It was named after George Thomas Staunton. Location The street runs on the contour of a hill, and is bounded by Shing Wong Street and Old Bailey Street. It crosses or has junctions with Shelley Street, Graham Street, Peel Street, Elgin Street and Aberdeen Street. Aberdeen Street marks the border between Sheung Wan and Central. History The street is also known as ''Sam Sap Kan'' (卅間), as there were thirty houses on the street in the early days. It is famous for the tradition of Ghost Festival.Waters, Dan"The Hungry Ghosts Festival in Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong" pp. 41-55, ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch'', Vol. 44 (2004) The Central–Mid-Levels escalators system bisects Staunton Street. Its opening in 1994 brou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staunton, Indiana
Staunton is a town in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 534 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Staunton had its start in the year 1851 by the building of the railroad through that territory. The town was named after Staunton, Virginia. During the 1910s all of the elected officials in the town were members of the Socialist Party of America. In Pop-Culture The town of Staunton, Indiana is featured as the home of fictional character "Altus Brown" in the children's book "Altus Brown and the Great Sulphur Creek Bike Jump". Author E. Michael Brown grew up in the town in the 70's and 80's and wrote the book as a tribute to the magic of small-town living and all the characters that reside there. Geography Staunton is located at (39.487302, -87.188251). According to the 2010 census, Staunton has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 534 peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
