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Whaddon , civil parish in Gloucestershire
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Whaddon may refer to several places in England: *Whaddon, Buckinghamshire *Whaddon, Cambridgeshire *Whaddon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire * Whaddon, Stroud, in Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, Gloucestershire *Whaddon, Wiltshire, hamlet near Trowbridge * Whaddon, Salisbury, village near Salisbury, Wiltshire *Whaddon Hall, country house in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire * Whaddon House, block of flats in Knightsbridge, London Other uses * Baron Whaddon, several people * HMS Whaddon (L45), Royal Navy ship launched 1940 See also * Waddon (other) *Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, formerly just Brookthorpe is a civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 308, increasing to 322 at the 2011 census. In 2019 the population was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaddon, Cambridgeshire
Whaddon is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, England, north of Royston, Hertfordshire, Royston. History The parish of Whaddon covers an area of . Its entire western boundary follows the Roman Ermine Street (now the A1198), separating it from Bassingbourn (village), Bassingbourn and Wendy, Cambridgeshire, Wendy, and its northern border follows the River Cam (or Rhee), dividing it from Wimpole and Orwell, Cambridgeshire, Orwell. A stream separates it from Kneesworth to the south, and field boundaries from Melbourn to the east. Much of Whaddon was formerly part of the estate of Wimpole Hall, and the hall's South Avenue, originally two double rows of elms planted in 1720 (now oak and lime), stretches 2 kilometres across the parish to Ermine Street. The Basin, an octagonal pool of around 150 metres in diameter, was added in 1721 just south of the river but was cleared a few decades later and filled with soil in 1968. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaddon, Buckinghamshire
Whaddon is a village and also a civil parish within the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated just outside of Bletchley, a constituent town of Milton Keynes. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'hill where wheat is grown'. The village is referred to several times in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' generally in the form of ''Hwætædun''. The village is at the centre of the ancient Whaddon Chase, the site for many centuries of royal hunting lands. Whaddon Chase is designated an area of 'Special Landscape Interest'. Whaddon Church of England School is a mixed Church of England primary school. It is a voluntary controlled school, which takes children from the age of four through to the age of eight. The school has approximately 50 pupils. Richard Cox (ca.1500 – 1581), an English clergyman, who was Dean of Westminster and Bishop of Ely, was born at Whaddon. Whaddon Hall, the village manor, was once home to the Selby family (also kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon
Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, formerly just Brookthorpe is a civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 308, increasing to 322 at the 2011 census. In 2019 the population was estimated at 395. It consists of the small villages of Brookthorpe and Whaddon, both to the south of Gloucester. Whaddon is almost contiguous with the Gloucester suburb of Tuffley, while Brookthorpe is farther south, on the other side of the M5 motorway and close to the escarpment of the Cotswold hills. To the north of the parish is the unparished area of the City of Gloucester. Parishes adjoining Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon are: Upton St Leonards to the north-east; Painswick to the east; Harescombe to the south; Haresfield to the south-west; and Quedgeley Quedgeley is a suburban town of Gloucester, located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of the city centre, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. A thin strip of land between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaddon, Wiltshire
Whaddon is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. Location The hamlet is northeast of the county town of Trowbridge. It is only accessible via Whaddon Lane which connects the hamlet to Hilperton. The River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal, half a mile apart, define the natural boundaries of the hamlet. The river separates Whaddon from the village of Holt, and the canal separates it from Hilperton and Semington. History Archaeological finds at the current location of the hamlet indicate occupation as early as the Iron Age, lasting into Roman times. Under the name of ''Wadone'', the village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, being held by a Saxon called Alvric, supporting two plough teams, and also having meadow and pasture. The Saxons used wood both for building and their utensils, so they have left little evidence in the archaeological record, other than a possible fragment of late Saxon pottery found at the site. At that time, Whaddon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaddon, Salisbury
Alderbury is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the south of the county around southeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the village of Whaddon, which is adjacent to Alderbury, and the hamlet of Shute End. The River Avon forms the western boundary of the parish. The villages are on the Salisbury-Southampton road which became the A36 primary route; a bypass was opened in 1978, taking the A36 to the east of the villages. History The Domesday survey in 1086 recorded a settlement with 13 households at ''Alwarberie'' or ''Alwaresberie''. Between 1110 and 1122, Alderbury church and its dependent chapels at Ivychurch (just north of the present Alderbury village), Whaddon and Farley were granted by Henry I to the Bishop of Salisbury. Ivychurch Priory was founded in the late 12th century by King Stephen, on the site of the Ivychurch chapel. After the dissolution, lessees of the bishop included the Earls of Pembroke (1551–1647) and the Earls of Radnor (1757 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaddon Hall
Whaddon Hall is a country house in Whaddon, Buckinghamshire. It is a Grade II listed building. History The first manor house was built on the site in the 11th century. The present house was built in 1820, replacing a house which was demolished in the late 18th century. It was once home to the Selby family (also known as Selby-Lowndes), whose ancestor William Lowndes built the larger and grander Winslow Hall. During the Second World War Whaddon Hall served as headquarters of Section VIII (Communications) of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, or MI6), under the command of Brigadier Richard Gambier-Parry. The "Station X" wireless interception function was transferred here from Bletchley Park in February 1940. That facility, known as Main Line, served in a number of capacities, the most critical the sending of Ultra intelligence from Bletchley Park to officers in the field. The term Ultra was used to convey the status of the intelligence which was considered to be above Top Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaddon, Cheltenham
Whaddon is a suburb in the North Eastern part of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Whaddon consists of council housing built in the 1940s and 50s, making up Whaddon and Lynworth council estates. Whaddon is located less than a mile from Cheltenham town centre. Whaddon Road, the home of Cheltenham Town Football Club (currently playing in the EFL League One) is situated here. Location Clyde Crescent (a large circular park) can be deemed as constituting its geographical centre and is the focus of many community based activities, particularly during the summer. Another centre of community activity are Parklands Community Centre. Much of Whaddon's housing affords views of the nearby escarpment that surrounds this part of Cheltenham, part of which has been designated by the Countryside Agency as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or AONB An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Whaddon (L45)
HMS ''Whaddon'' (L45) was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built by Alexander Stephen & Sons of Linthouse, Govan and launched on 16 July 1940. She was laid down on 27 July 1939 and commissioned 28 February 1941. She was adopted by the civil community of Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, as part of the Warship Week campaign in 1942. Service history During 1941 and 1942 she was on North Sea Convoy escort duties. She was then allocated to the Mediterranean Fleet in March 1943 where she undertook escort and patrol duties and provided cover for the allied landings in Sicily and Salerno. On 29 September 1945 ''Whaddon'' sailed from Gibraltar to Devonport and was placed in reserve.Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. , page 29 She was scrapped at Faslane His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS ''Neptune''), primarily sited at Faslane on the Gare Loch, is one of three operating ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Whaddon (other)
Baron Whaddon may refer to: *Derek Page, Baron Whaddon (1927–2005), British life peer and politician *George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and possibly also a lover of King James I of England. Buckingham remained at the ... (1592–1628), who held the title Baron Whaddon before becoming Duke of Buckingham {{DEFAULTSORT:Whaddon Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1619 Noble titles created in 1978 Noble titles created for UK MPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waddon (other)
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Waddon is a neighbourhood of Croydon, London. Waddon may also refer to: * Waddon, Devon, a location in England *Waddon (ward), local government unit in Croydon, London * Waddon railway station People with the surname *John Waddon (Parliamentarian) (born 1591), MP for Plymouth *John Waddon (died 1695) (c.1649-1695), MP for Saltash * Rik Waddon (born 1977), Paralympic cyclist See also *Whaddon Whaddon may refer to several places in England: *Whaddon, Buckinghamshire *Whaddon, Cambridgeshire *Whaddon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire * Whaddon, Stroud, in Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, Gloucestershire *Whaddon, Wiltshire, hamlet near Trowbridge * Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaddon House
Whaddon House is a block of flats in William Mews, Knightsbridge, London, England. Standing near the east side of Lowndes Square, the building runs north to south, parallel with and between the square and Kinnerton Street. From early 1964 to 1965, the British pop group The Beatles lived in Flat 7, and also Flat 5 and Flat 6 at some point. From late 1963, their manager Brian Epstein lived there in a top-floor flat, as did Pattie Boyd, who would later marry George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c .... References {{Reflist Apartment buildings in London The Beatles Knightsbridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
