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Thomas Haselmere
Thomas Haselmere (fl. 1414) of Shaftesbury, Dorset, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Shaftesbury in April 1414. He was Mayor of Shaftesbury 1414–15. He was a descendant of John Haselmere John Haselmere was mayor of Shaftesbury The following were mayors of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England: *1331-2 and 1351-2: John Haselmere *1355: Robert Fovent *Michaelmas 1374–5, 1379-80: Edward Leante. *Michaelmas 1383-4: Richard Payn *Michaelmas ..., mayor of Shaftesbury 1331–2 and 1351–2. References 14th-century births 15th-century deaths English MPs April 1414 Mayors of Shaftesbury {{15thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A30 road, west of Salisbury, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about above sea level on a greensand hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase. The town looks over the Blackmore Vale, part of the River Stour basin. Shaftesbury is the site of the former Shaftesbury Abbey, which was founded in 888 by King Alfred and became one of the richest religious establishments in the country, before being destroyed in the dissolution in 1539. Adjacent to the abbey site is Gold Hill, a steep cobbled street used in the 1970s as the setting for Ridley Scotts television advertisement for Hovis bread. In the 2011 Census the town's civil parish had a population of 7,314. Toponymy Shaftesbury has acquired a number of names throughout its history. Writing in 1906, Sir Frederick Treves referred to four of these names from Celtic, Latin and English tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
