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Whatley Railway Station
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Whatley may refer to: Places *Whatley, Alabama, a place in the United States *Whatley, Mendip, in the district of Mendip, Somerset, England * Whatley, South Somerset, in the district of South Somerset, Somerset, England People *Whatley (surname), people with the surname See also *Whatley Manor, hotel and restaurant in Wiltshire, England *Whately (other) Whately may refer to: Places * Whately, Massachusetts, a US town People with the surname * Helen Whately, English Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham and Mid Kent since 2015 * Kevin Whately (born 1951), British a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatley, Alabama
Whatley is a census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 225. It is named in honor of Franklin Benjamin Whatley. It has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Whatley Historic District. History Whatley was previously an incorporated community in 1901 and recorded a population of 187 according to the 1910 U.S. Census. It did not report any population figure again until 2010 when it became a census-designated place. During the racial violence of Red Summer of 1919 there was a gun battle between the Whatley White and Black communities on August 1, 1919, there was a Whatley, Alabama race riot. And in the same year a person named Archie Robinson got lynched. Geography Whatley is located southeast of the center of Clarke County at . Climate Notable Resident Birthplace of Trombonist Grover Mitchell Grover Mitchell, born Grover Curry Mitchell (March 17, 1930 – August 6, 2003) was an American jaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatley, Mendip
Whatley is a small rural village and civil parish about west of Frome in the English county of Somerset. The parish lies south of Mells and north of Nunney, and includes the hamlets of Lower Whatley and Chantry. History According to Robinson, it was called ''Watelei'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, when the tenants of the Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey were Walter Hussey and John the Usher. He suggests the village name means 'The wet meadow' from the Old English ''woet'' and ''leah''. The parish was part of the hundred of Frome. The village gives its name to Whatley Quarry, which lies to the north-west of the village at and is said to be one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Hanson plc and has been the object of protests against its impact on the environment. The gatehouse at Manor farm was built around 1500 and is a Grade I listed building. The hamlet of Lower Whatley is to the south of the village. The hamlet of Chantry lies 1 mile to the west. It is one of the Thankf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatley (surname)
Whatley is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Anne Whatley (1561–1600), said to have been William Shakespeare's fiancée (also spelled Whateley and Whately) * Bill Whatley (footballer) (1912–1974), Welsh footballer * Booker T. Whatley (1915–2005), American agricultural expert and professor * Christopher Whatley, Scottish historian and professor * David Whatley (born 1966), American business executive * Dixie Whatley, American television personality * Ebenezer Whatley (1878–1933), English-born farmer and Canadian political figure * Ennis Whatley (born 1962), American basketball player * Fez Whatley (born 1964), American comedian and radio host * Frederick Whatley (1924–2020), English botanist, biochemist, and professor * George Whatley (died 1791), English lawyer and friend and correspondent of Benjamin Franklin * Guy Whatley (born 1975), American organist and harpsichordist * Jesse Whatley (1895–1982), English footballer * Joshua Whatley (born 2005), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatley Manor
Whatley Manor is a hotel, restaurant and spa housed in a former farm and estate buildings, near Easton Grey in the southern Cotswolds, about west of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. The main building is a Grade II listed house. History Originally named Twatley Manor, an abbreviation of "To the wet lea", the first recorded building is a farmhouse called Twatley Farm which was built in the 18th century and first appears on the Malmesbury Tithe Map in 1840. The farm was bought in 1857 by Mr T G Smith, who from 1871 became the lord of the neighbouring Easton Grey manor. It is believed that during this time the building was enlarged and several outbuildings to the north-west were incorporated or replaced, extending the property. Ownership of the farm passed to Smith's sister Honora Wilder and her husband Reverend George Wilder, who owned the farm in 1910. Rear admiral Reginald Neeld, his wife Beatrix and daughter lived in the house from 1899 to 1924. During the First World War, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |