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Weston may refer to: Places Australia * Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Weston, New South Wales * Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra * Weston Park, Canberra, a park Canada * Weston, Nova Scotia * Weston, Toronto, Ontario ** Weston GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community * Weston, Winnipeg * Weston Island, an uninhabited island in James Bay United Kingdom * Weston, Berkshire * Weston, Cheshire East, a village near Crewe * Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire * Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire * Weston, Devon (near Sidmouth) * Weston, Awliscombe, a location * Weston, Dorset (on the Isle of Portland) * Weston, Corscombe, a location * Weston, East Hampshire, Hampshire (near Petersfield) * Weston, Southampton, Hampshire (a suburb) ** Weston Secondary School * Weston, Herefordshire * Weston, Hertfordshire * Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire * Weston, Lincolnshire * Weston Longville, Norfolk * Weston, Northamp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston, Australian Capital Territory
Weston ( postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the , Weston had a population of 4,000 people. Weston was named after a former homestead built in the area sometime around 1835. The Weston Creek grant was once held by Captain Edward Weston the Superintendent of the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney. Streets in Weston are named after artists. Suburb amenities Weston Creek Centre Weston contains the central shopping area of the Weston Creek district, which includes the Cooleman Court shopping centre. Other facilities in the Weston Creek centre include a post office, petrol station, restaurants, clubs, real estate agents and many other specialty shops. Churches *St Peters (Anglican church) * Baháʼí Faith * Church of Christ (non-denominational) * Presbyterian * Uniting Church in Australia * Sikh temple-Gurduara Educational institutions * Orana School * Canberra Institute of Technology * Islamic School of Canberra Australian Defence ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston, Nottinghamshire
Weston is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 10 miles south of Retford Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterf .... According to the 2001 census it had a population of 312, increasing to 393 (and including Grassthorpe) at the 2011 Census. The parish church of All Saints is 13th century. At the south-east end of the village are three 16th century tenements built with cruck trusses.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. pp 289–290. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Weston like this: "WESTON, a parish, with a village, in Southwell district, Notts; on the Great Northern railway, 3 miles NNW of Carlton-on-Trent. Post town, Newark. Acres, 1,690. R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston, North Yorkshire
Weston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is north–west of Otley and near the River Wharfe which forms the boundary between North and West Yorkshire. The name is from Old English and means western enclosure, farmstead or village. The village is less than a mile north-east of Burley-in-Wharfedale across the River Wharfe, but there is no direct access across the river. Access to Weston village is by an unclassified road (Weston Lane) from Otley and from Askwith and Ilkley to the west. The village of Weston should not be confused with the nearby Weston Estate, a housing estate around Weston Lane between Weston and Newall, within Otley and West Yorkshire. The civil parish extends some north of the village to the River Washburn. Much of the northern part of the parish is an estate including commercial premises and farmland, also known as the Weston Estate. To the south of the village Weston Hall is part of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston, Northamptonshire
Weston is a village in West Northamptonshire, England. Together with neighbouring Weedon Lois (also known as Lois Weedon) it forms the civil parish of Weston and Weedon, which had a population of 960 at the 2011 Census. Weston gives its name to Weston Hall, the home of writer Sir Sacheverell Sitwell Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 6th Baronet, (; 15 November 1897 – 1 October 1988) was an English writer, best known as an art critic, music critic (his books on Mozart, Liszt, and Domenico Scarlatti are still consulted), and writer on a ... from 1927 until his death in 1988. References External links * Villages in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston Longville
Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century. It covers an area of and had a population of 303 in 127 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 339 in 144 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. History The villages name means 'West farm/settlement'. 'Longville' after Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy. The Domesday book recorded that this manor was under the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeux. The village was home to the 18th-century clergyman and diarists, James Woodforde and his niece Anna Maria Woodforde. The village pub is named for James. He has a reputation as a man with a fondness for food which comes from the much edited published versions of his diaries; the originals provide a rich and unique insigh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston, Lincolnshire
Weston is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east from the town of Spalding. The Civil Parish also includes Weston Hills. The population of the civil parish including Austendike was at the 2011 census 2,054. History There is evidence of a Romano-British settlement which consists of earthworks and pottery dating from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. The name is from the Old English ''West+tun'', or "West Village". It is written as "Westune" in the ''Domesday Book''. Weston railway station on the Spalding and Norwich Railway opened in 1858 and closed in 1959. The deserted medieval village of Wykeham was once the site of Wykeham Hall, the country residence of the prior of Spalding. All that is left today are earthworks and the ruined chapel of Saint Nicholas. Church The ecclesiastical parish is Weston St Mary It is one of the three parishes in the relatively small ''Cowbit group'' of the Deane ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston Under Penyard
Weston under Penyard is a small village in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,007. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The Penyard is a prominent hill. The parish church of St Lawrence has a tall 14th-century west tower which had a spire until it was damaged by lightning in 1750. A Wesleyan chapel was constructed at Buryhill during the early 19th century but was disused by 1964. The building was subsequently converted for use as private residence. Slightly to the east under farmland lies the former Roman settlement of Ariconium, which gave its name to the historical Welsh Kingdom spanning areas of what is now known as Herefordshire Ergyng and Archenfield. The name Ariconium is Romano-British and may conceivably have an equivalent in or near the Roman province of Galatia. Herefordshire escaped most of the battles with the Vikings but in 914 the Danes made additional visits to the area and ravaged Archenfield, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston, Hertfordshire
Weston is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located around 4 miles north of Stevenage, 2.5 miles south of Baldock and the same distance south-east of Letchworth, although it lies in the Hitchin post town. The A1(M) motorway passes to the west and the A505 Baldock bypass to the north, in a cut-and-cover tunnel that passes through the Weston Hills. These hills were made famous by the Robin Hood-style character Jack o'Legs, who was allegedly buried in the village's church graveyard. Weston Road and the Village of Weston, both within Toronto, were named after this place. The Legend Of Jack o'Legs The legend of Jack o'Legs is connected to the village of Weston, and explained on a signpost in the village green. The legend is that a Jack o'Legs was an abnormally tall man who stole from shops in the nearby town of Baldock. He took his lootings and hid them in a cave somewhere around Weston Hills. After he was captured an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weston, Herefordshire
Pembridge is a village and civil parish in Arrow valley in Herefordshire, England. The village is on the A44 road about east of Kington and west of Leominster. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Bearwood, Lower Bearwood, Lower Broxwood, Marston, Moorcot and Weston. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,056. Pembridge is the major part of the electoral ward of Pembridge and Lyonshall with Titley. The 2011 Census recorded the ward's population as 3,124. History The toponym "Pembridge" may be derived from the Welsh , anglicised to its current spelling. A more likely origin of the name Pembridge is that it is derived from the Old English Penebrug(g)e, which probably meant "Pena's bridge". In 1239, Pembridge was granted a royal charter to hold a market and two fairs: the Cowslip Fair held each May and the Woodcock Fair held each November. In the Middle Ages they were important events for agricultural labourers across the county to seek work from landowners ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |