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Swanwick Precinct, Perry County, Illinois
Swanwick may refer to: * Swanwick, Derbyshire, a village in England * Swanwick, Hampshire, a village in England * Swanwick, Illinois, United States * Swanwick, Missouri, United States Persons with the surname * Anna Swanwick (1813–1899), English author and feminist * Chris Swanwick (born 1993), British racing car driver * Frederick Swanwick (1810–1885), English civil engineer * Frederick ffoulkes Swanwick (died 1913), Australian politician *Graham Swanwick (1906–2003), British judge * Helena Swanwick (1864–1939), British feminist and pacifist * James Swanwick (born 1975), Australian-American investor and television host * John Swanwick (1740–1798), American poet and politician * Michael Swanwick (born 1950), American science fiction author * Peter Swanwick (1912–1968), British actor * Peter Swanwick (cricketer) (born 1945), English cricketer See also * Lower Swanwick Lower Swanwick is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanwick, Derbyshire
Swanwick () is a village in Derbyshire, England, also a parish within the Amber Valley district, with a population of 5,316 at the 2001 census, falling to 5,084 at the 2011 Census. It has a number of shops, pubs and other businesses, a Church of St Andrews, as well as Methodist and Baptist churches. In the northern part of the parish an industrial estate on the former Swanwick Colliery site incorporates the Thornton's Confectionery factory along with other businesses. There is also a Christian conference centre, the largest in the UK. Now largely urbanised, the parish still has some remaining agricultural land to the north and west. History The name Swanwick is derived from the Old English "Swana" meaning herdsmen, and "wic" meaning a group of buildings.Johnson, Reginald, 1968, p156. 'A History of Alfreton'. The settlement is thought to have begun in the vicinity of the farm above The Hayes (meaning "enclosure"), on which a number of ancient footpath routes converge. It is firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanwick, Hampshire
Swanwick () is a village in Hampshire, England, east of the River Hamble and north of the M27 motorway. The village is located within the borough of Fareham and is the site of the London Area Control Centre (LACC) and the London Terminal Control Centre (LTCC), part of National Air Traffic Services Air Traffic Control Centre, and Bursledon Brickworks, the last remaining example of a Victorian steam-powered brickworks. Swanwick has no real village centre and the only commercial premises of note is the Elm Tree Public House. Since the 1980s, the gradual spread of housing developments has meant that Swanwick has partly merged with the new development of Whiteley although the only direct vehicular access is via Yew Tree Drive (once a bus only route). Swanwick railway station on the West Coastway Line is approximately one mile south of the village and is nearer Park Gate than Swanwick. The village's "twin" Lower Swanwick is situated two miles west of the village on the edge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanwick, Illinois
Swanwick is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Illinois, United States. Swanwick is located on Illinois Route 13, east-southeast of Coulterville. Swanwick once had a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ..., which closed on October 15, 1988. References Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{PerryCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanwick, Missouri
Swanwick is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more th .... History A post office called Swanwick was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1902. A railroad employee gave the community the name of his wife, Swan Gower. References Unincorporated communities in Ray County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{RayCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Swanwick
Anna Swanwick (22 June 1813 – 2 November 1899) was an English author and feminist. Life Anna Swanwick was the youngest daughter of John Swanwick and his wife, Hannah Hilditch. She was born in Liverpool on 22 June 1813. The Swanwicks descended from Philip Henry, the 17th century nonconformist divine. Anna was educated chiefly at home, but, wishing to carry on her education beyond the typical age for girls in this country at that time, she went in 1839 to Berlin, where she studied German and Greek, and gained knowledge of Hebrew. She returned to England in 1843 and began translating some of the German dramatists. Her first publication, ''Selections from the Dramas of Goethe and Schiller'' appeared in 1843. The selections included Goethe's ''Torquato Tasso'' and ''Iphigenia in Tauris'', and Schiller's '' Maid of Orleans''. In 1850, she released a volume of translations from Goethe containing the first part of ''Faust'', '' Egmont'', and the two plays of the former volume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Swanwick
Christopher James Swanwick (born 22 October 1993 in Nottingham, England) is a British racing driver. He is best known for having competed in the British Touring Car Championship, he made his début on 2 October 2011 at Brands Hatch. Career History Karting Swanwick was a relative late starter to karting, starting in 2003 at the age of 9 in Formula cadets where he did his novice plates. He quickly progressed and by the end of the next year won the Comer cadets, North Regional Final. Not being happy to stay in cadets for another year, Swanwick decided to move up to Mini Max for the 2005 season, and by the end of the year was a regular on the podium at Wombwell. He could have stopped in mini Max for another couple of years, but having the need for speed, Swanwick decided he wanted to drive JICAs. In the middle of 2006, he had a time at Strawberry Racing, but damaged his rib badly and did not race again until the second half of the year. Ginetta Junior Championship Swanwick tested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Swanwick
Frederick Swanwick (1810–1885) was an English civil engineer who assisted George Stephenson, George and Robert Stephenson. He was responsible for much of the work on railways in the North and Midlands of England, particularly the Whitby and Pickering Railway and the North Midland Railway. Early life He was born on 1 October 1810 in Chester to Joseph Swanwick and Hannah ''nee'' Wicksteed, one of a large family. He was first educated at a school run by his maiden aunts, Mary and Martha Wicksteed, followed by tutelage of the Rev. William Bakewell, the Unitarian minister at Chester. At the age of around twelve he went to live with the Rev. Dr. Hutton in Leeds, since though his elder brothers had been sent to a public school, his large family was proving expensive to educate. In common with such schools of the time, the curriculum of the school seems to have consisted of Latin, Greek, French, and some elementary mathematics. It did not include science or engineering as unbefitting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Ffoulkes Swanwick
Frederick ffoulkes Swanwick (died 1913) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He represented the electoral district of Bulimba Bulimba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate covers the inner eastern suburbs of Brisbane. It is bounded on the north and the west by the Brisbane River and, as at the ... from 29 November 1878 to 4 July 1882. He was previously a schoolmaster and a barrister. After becoming insolvent and being struck off the Roll of the Queensland Bar in 1882, he established a legal coaching school at his residence in Norman Park, Brisbane. He was the first teacher at Hemmant State School, originally called Bulimba Creek School, which opened in 1864. References Colony of Queensland people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1913 deaths 1839 births {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Swanwick
Sir Graham Russell Swanwick, MBE (24 August 1906 – 23 June 2003) was a British barrister and High Court judge. He is best remembered for leading the prosecution against James Hanratty, the 'A6 murderer', one of the last men to be hanged in England. Biography Early life and legal career Swanwick was the son of Eric Drayton Swanwick, a solicitor, and Margery Eleanor (''née'' Norton), of Whittington House, Chesterfield. Educated at Winchester College and University College, Oxford, he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1930 and joined the old Midland Circuit. During the Second World War, Swanwick served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1940 to 1945, serving first at RAF Uxbridge with the 2nd Tactical Air Force, then in Brussels and in Germany. Rising to the rank of Wing Commander, he was mentioned in despatches and appointed a MBE (Military Division) in 1944. Returning to the Bar after the war, Swanwick moved from common law to criminal and civil wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Swanwick
Helena Maria Lucy Swanwick CH (née Sickert; 30 January 1864 – 16 November 1939) was a British feminist and pacifist. Her autobiography, ''I Have Been Young'' (1935), gives a remarkable account of the non-militant women's suffrage campaign in the UK and of anti-war campaigning during the First World War, together with philosophical discussions of non-violence. Swanwick's name and picture, along with 58 other women's suffrage supporters, are on the plinth of the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, London, unveiled in April 2018. Early life and education Born in Munich, Swanwick was the only daughter of Eleanor Louisa Henry and the Danish painter Oswald Sickert. Swanwick's brother was the painter Walter Sickert. Her maternal grandmother was an Irish dancer who became pregnant by the astronomer Richard Sheepshanks, a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Reading John Stuart Mill's ''The Subjection of Women'' (1869) influenced Swanwick to become a feminist. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Swanwick
James Swanwick (born 1975) is an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, speaker, health & wellness coach and former ''SportsCenter'' anchor on ESPN. He is the creator of quit drinking programs ''30 Day No Alcohol Challenge'' and ''Project 90''; creator of blue-light blocking glasses ''Swannies'' by ''Swanwick Sleep'', co-founder of international media agency ''Crocmedia'' and host of podcast, ''The James Swanwick Show.'' He has authored three books. Career Swanwick was born in Bacchus Marsh, Australia and grew up in Brisbane, Australia. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School and studied at the University of Queensland. Swanwick has worked as a print, TV and radio journalist. He began his career in 1993 as a reporter at ''The Courier-Mail'' in Brisbane, Australia. In 1996, Swanwick won the Queensland Media Award for his interview and exposé on Pauline Hanson, one of Australia’s most publicized and controversial political figures. Swanwick moved to Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Swanwick
John Swanwick (1760August 1, 1798) was an American merchant, poet and politician. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and from 1795 to 1798 served in the United States representative from Pennsylvania in the 4th and 5th congresses. Early life and career Born in Liverpool, England, Swanwick and his family left England for the American colonies about 1770, settling in Caln Township in Chester County. His father was appointed as the commander of a revenue cutter, responsible for enforcing customs on the Delaware River. In 1774, he became an apprentice to financier Robert Morris. 1781, he was appointed as the Receiver of Continental Taxes for Pennsylvania. His work for Morris later earned him a junior partnership in the firm. While Morris trusted Swanwick at the company, he was not entirely trusted during the American Revolution or in the newly independent United States. John’s father, Richard, was a staunch loyalist, which resulted in the senior Swanwick being force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
