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Suffield School District
Suffield may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Suffield, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet ** CFB Suffield, a Canadian Forces base north of Suffield *** British Army Training Unit Suffield, stationed at CFB Suffield * Suffield, Norfolk, England, a village and civil parish * Suffield, North Yorkshire, England, a hamlet * Suffield, Connecticut, US, a town * Suffield Township, Portage County, Ohio, US ** Suffield (CDP), Ohio, US, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Suffield Point, King George Island, Antarctica Schools * Suffield Academy, a private preparatory school in Suffield, Connecticut * Suffield High School, West Suffield, Connecticut * Suffield University, an unaccredited internet school People * Melissa Suffield (born 1992), English actress * Walter Suffield (died 1257), Bishop of Norwich Other uses * Baron Suffield Baron Suffield, of Suffield in the County of Norfolk, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain. The barony was created in 1786 for Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield, Alberta
Suffield is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) approximately northwest of Medicine Hat, and just south of CFB Suffield. History Established by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1884, Suffield was named after Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield who married in 1854, Cecilia Annetta, the sister of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke, who assisted in financing the railway. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Suffield experienced rapid growth arising from the construction of the CPR. One of the larger building in the area at the time, the 32-room Alamo Hotel was constructed in 1910 by W.R. Martin, superintendent of CPR oil and gas exploration, A.M. Grace, chief engineer of the Southern Alberta Land Company, and A.P. Phillips at a cost of $30,000. A reporter from the Medicine Hat News wrote on 20 Oct 1910, "The most beautiful hotel alongside the CPR from Winnipeg to Calgary, stands on the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFB Suffield
Canadian Forces Base Suffield (also CFB Suffield) is a Canadian Forces base, host to the largest military training area in Canada. It is located in southeastern Alberta, north-northwest of Suffield, northwest of the city of Medicine Hat and southeast of Calgary. It is accessible via Highway 884, a public road that bisects the main hub section of the base. The base has its own radio station, CKBF-FM, which airs programming for both the Canadian and British military personnel stationed at the base. The Crown Village of Ralston is located on base lands. History Chemical warfare training The lands comprising modern-day CFB Suffield were known as the "Suffield Block", resulting from the Dominion Land Survey, and comprised marginal agricultural land, given the perpetual semi-arid climate. Some settlement was attempted, but during the droughts of the 1920s most farms were abandoned, along with some horses, whose feral descendants formerly roamed the region. The total area measures a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army Training Unit Suffield
The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) is a British Army unit located at the vast training area of Canadian Forces Base Suffield near Suffield, Alberta, Canada. BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility, and it can accommodate live-firing and tactical effect simulation (TES) exercises up to battle group level. CFB Suffield is seven times the size of Salisbury Plain Training Area and 19% the size of Northern Ireland, offering the British Army the ability to conduct large exercises that UK military bases cannot accommodate. History A British chemical weapons testing facility was located in French-controlled Algeria. However, upon the conquest of France by Germany in 1940, the facility was lost. The British could find no suitable location in the UK, and an agreement was signed between Canada and the UK to allow the Suffield area to become available to British scientists for testing. Consequently, British and Canadian forces employed the area for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield, Norfolk
Suffield is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south of Cromer, north of Norwich and north of London. The village lies east of the A140 between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest railway station is at Gunton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport Norwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, north of Norwich. In 2017, Norwich Airport was the 28th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in the East Anglia region. Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aero .... Its parish church is St Margaret's. Norfolk Churches References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield, North Yorkshire
Suffield is a hamlet in the parish of Suffield-cum-Everley in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ..., England. the hamlet is north west of Scarborough ( west of Scalby) and just inside the North York Moors National Park. A local cider manufacturer works out of the hamlet. References External links Hamlets in North Yorkshire Borough of Scarborough {{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield, Connecticut
Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It was once within the boundaries of Massachusetts. The town is located in the Connecticut River Valley with the town of Enfield, Connecticut, Enfield neighboring to the east. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 15,752. The town center is a census-designated place listed as Suffield Depot, Connecticut, Suffield Depot in U.S. Census records. Bordering Massachusetts, Suffield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts New England city and town area, NECTA. Suffield is only from Springfield, and is more oriented toward it than toward Connecticut's capital of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, which lies to the south. History Originally known as Southfield—pronounced "Suffield," on May 20, 1674, the committee for the settling of the town petitioned: The petition was granted by the Massachusetts Bay court on June 8, 1674. Suffield was incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield Township, Portage County, Ohio
Suffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,383 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city: * Brimfield Township - north * Rootstown Township - northeast corner * Randolph Township - east * Lake Township, Stark County - south * Springfield Township, Summit County - west * Tallmadge - northwest corner Part of the village of Mogadore is located in northwestern Suffield Township. The hamlet of Suffield, a census-designated place, occupies the central part of the township. Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Suffield Township covers an area of . Geographical features *Flatiron Lake Bog preserve (a kettle hole bog formed about 12,000 years ago; maintained by The Nature Conservancybr> Name and history Suffield Township was named after Suffield, Connecticut, the hometown of many its first settlers. It is the only Suffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield (CDP), Ohio
Suffield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffield Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 949 at the 2020 census. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Geography The CDP is in southwestern Portage County, in the center of Suffield Township. U.S. Route 224 passes through the north side of the community, leading west to the south side of Akron and east to Canfield, near Youngstown. The CDP is bordered to the southwest by Wingfoot Lake, which drains northwest to the headwaters of the Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a tota area of , of which is land, and is water. Demographics At the 2020 census there were 949 people in the CDP. The population density was 341 people per square mile. There were 418 housing units in the CDP. The racial makeup A race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield Point
Suffield Point is the south-west entrance point of Norma Cove, Fildes Peninsula, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted in the course of the Discovery Investigations, 1933–35, and named after boatswain William E. Suffield. The site is part of the Fildes Peninsula Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 125), designated as such because of its paleontological values. See also * List of lighthouses in Antarctica This is a list of lighthouses in Antarctica. Lighthouses See also * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links * {{Lighthouses Antarctica Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physica ... References Headlands of King George Island (South Shetland Islands) Antarctic Specially Protected Areas Lighthouses in Antarctica {{KingGeorgeIslandAQ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield Academy
Suffield Academy is a private preparatory school located in Suffield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1833 to train young men for ministry in the Baptist Church. The tuition fees for students are currently $65,000 for boarders and $38,700 for day students. The head of school is Charlie Cahn, who has been in post since 2004. The school is coeducational with slightly more than half the students (55%) being boys. Approximately 15% of the student body are students of color, 18% are international students and 67% are boarders. Fourteen dormitories on campus house the boarding students with 90 faculty members serving as dormitory and student advisors as well as teachers and coaches. History The early mission of the school was to educate young men for the ministry. Despite its founding links to the Baptist Church, the institute quickly moved towards a non-denominational model and in 1833 was renamed Connecticut Literary Institute, locally known as CLI. The institute was the only high sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield High School
Suffield High School is located in West Suffield, Connecticut, a town in Hartford County that abuts the Massachusetts border. History The first Suffield High School building was constructed in 1939. It saw its first graduating class in 1940. A wing was added in 1956 to accommodate student growth and additional construction was done in 1961. That building is now known as McAlister Intermediate School. The school's second building was constructed in 1965 and served through 2002, which is currently in use as Suffield Middle School. The third, and current, building, opened in fall 2002, and is located at 1060 Sheldon Street, West Suffield, Connecticut. Extracurricular activities Suffield High School participates in the North Central Connecticut Conference, and supports many varsity sports. Boys' athletics include baseball, basketball, cross country, football (shared with Windsor Locks and East Granby), golf, ice hockey (shared with Windsor Locks and Granby), indoor track, lacrosse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffield University
:''The subject of this article should not be confused with Sheffield University (formally the University of Sheffield) or Suffolk University'' Suffield University (sometimes referred to as Suffield College and University) is an unaccredited internet school specializing in what it calls Life Experience Degrees, issued upon payment, with life experience assessment based on the word of the applicant. Suffield is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by its country. According to the US Department of Education, unaccredited degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions. Offering degrees for a fixed fee based on life experience is generally considered to be indicative of the institution being a diploma mill, and Suffield has been identified as such. In 2003, an article in ''The New Republic'' noted that in 2002 a fire department training commander had been "cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
