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Wraxall may refer to: People *Baron Wraxall, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Wraxall baronets, of Somerset, England *Peter Wraxall (died 1759), English official in New York Province *Nathaniel Wraxall (died 1831), English author and baronet Places in England *Wraxall, Dorset, a civil parish including Higher Wraxall and Lower Wraxall *Wraxall and Failand, a civil parish in North Somerset, near Nailsea **Wraxall, Somerset, a village in the parish * Wraxall, Ditcheat, a hamlet in Ditcheat parish, Somerset, near Castle Cary See also *South Wraxall, Wiltshire, England **South Wraxall Manor *North Wraxall North Wraxall is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about west of Chippenham, just north of the A420 road between Chippenham and Bristol. The parish includes the village of Ford and the hamlets of Upper Wraxall, ..., Wiltshire * Upper Wraxall, Wiltshire {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Wraxall
Baron Wraxall, of Clyst St George in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1928 for the Conservative politician George Gibbs. , the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father, a former diplomat, in that year. The Barons Wraxall are related to the Barons Aldenham and Barons Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The first Baron's grandfather William Gibbs was the younger brother of George Henry Gibbs, the father of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham, whose fourth son was Herbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The family seat was at Tyntesfield, near Wraxall, Somerset, which is now owned and administered by The National Trust. Barons Wraxall (1928) *George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall (1873–1931) * (George) Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall (1928–2001) * Eustace Hubert Beilby Gibbs, 3rd Baron Wraxall (1929–2017) *Antony Hubert Gibbs, 4th Baron Wraxall (born 1958) Male-line family tree S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wraxall Baronets
The Wraxall Baronetcy, of Wraxall in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 December 1813 for Nathaniel Wraxall. He was in the East India Company Civil Service, an author and member of parliament for Hindon, Ludgershall and Wallingford. His grandson, the third Baronet, was an author. Wraxall baronets, of Wraxall (1813) * Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, 1st Baronet (died 1831) * Sir William Wraxall, 2nd Baronet (1791–1863) * Sir (Frederic Charles) Lascelles Wraxall, 3rd Baronet (1828–1865) * Sir Horatio Henry Wraxall, 4th Baronet (1832–1882) * Sir Morville William Nathaniel Wraxall, 5th Baronet (1834–1898) * Sir Morville William Wraxall, 6th Baronet (1862–1902) * Sir Charles Frederick Lascelles Wraxall, 7th Baronet (1896–1951) * Sir Morville William Lascelles Wraxall, 8th Baronet (1922–1978) * Sir Charles Frederick Lascelles Wraxall, 9th Baronet (born 1961) The heir apparent An heir apparent, often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wraxall
Peter Wraxall (died 11 July 1759) was a British official in the province of New York. Biography Born in Bristol, England, Wraxall was the son of John Wraxall, a merchant. Peter became a seaman after his family suffered financial hardship. He traveled to the Netherlands and Jamaica before finally settling in New York. In 1746, during King George's War, he raised a company for the expedition into Canada. The next year, he went back to England on private business. While in England, Wraxall received two royal commissions in 1750: secretary for the New York government to the Indians and clerk of the common pleas in the county and city of Albany. When he returned to New York, however, he found that the governor had already appointed Harmon Gansevoort to the Albany clerk position. Wraxall attempted through the courts to have his clerk's commission honored, to no avail. Wraxall did have his commission as New York's secretary of Indian affairs, which proved to be an important position a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Wraxall
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, 1st Baronet (8 April 1751 – 7 November 1831) was an English author and politician. Life He was born in Queen Square, Bristol, the son of a Bristol merchant, Nathaniel Wraxall, and his wife Anne, great-niece of Sir James Thornhill, the painter. He entered the employment of the East India Company in 1769, and served as judge-advocate and paymaster during the expeditions against Gujarat and Bharuch in 1771. In the following year he left the service of the company and returned to Europe. He visited Portugal and was presented to the court, of which he gives a curious account in his ''Historical Memoirs''. In the north of Europe he made the acquaintance of several Danish nobles who had been exiled for their support of the deposed Queen Caroline Matilda, sister of George III. Among them were notably Baron Frederik Ludvig Ernst Bülow (spouse of Anna Sofie Bülow), and Count Ernst Schimmelmann (son of Caroline von Schimmelmann). Wraxall at their sugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wraxall, Dorset
Wraxall is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the English county of Dorset, consisting of the two hamlets Higher Wraxall and Lower Wraxall. It is situated in a valley in the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs, about north-west of the county town Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 40. The origin of the name Wraxall, shared with several other villages in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, is thought to be "a nook of land frequented by buzzards". St Mary's Church is the most noticeable building in the parish. References External links Villages in Dorset {{Dorset-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wraxall And Failand
Wraxall and Failand is a civil parish in Somerset, England. It includes the villages of Wraxall and Failand. It has a population of 2,302. The parish contains the remains of Wraxall Camp, an Iron Age settlement that seems to have been a farmstead and is now a listed monument. In Richard II's reign, the village was spelled Wrexhale in the record of a suspicious death. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, such as the village hall or community centre, playing fields and playgrounds, as well as consulting with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wraxall, Somerset
Wraxall is a village in North Somerset, England, about west of Bristol. Until 1811 the parish of the same name also included Nailsea and Flax Bourton. The village is now within the parish of Wraxall and Failand. History The origin of the name Wraxall, which is shared with other villages in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, is thought to be "a nook of land frequented by buzzards". Earthworks of an oval defended settlement, surrounded by a bank and ditch, indicated the site of an Iron Age defended settlement south of Manor Farm. Wraxall Court was the original manor house. After the Norman conquest the Manor belonged to the De Wrokeshale family until it passed to the Moreville and then Gorges family by marriage. The parish of Wraxall was part of the Portbury Hundred. In Victorian times the Ford family lived at the Court. it was taken over by the Admiralty during the Second World War and later became a Hall of Residence for Bristol University. Earthworks from a deserted mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wraxall, Ditcheat
Ditcheat is a village and civil parish south of Shepton Mallet, and north-west of Castle Cary, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. Besides the village, the parish has four hamlets: Wraxall, Lower Wraxall, Alhampton and Sutton. History In the Domesday Book of 1086, Ditcheat belonged to Glastonbury Abbey and contained 36 families. The parish of Ditcheat was part of the Whitstone Hundred. Nearby main roads are the A37, west of the village, connecting Bristol and Yeovil, and the A371, east, connecting Shepton Mallet and Wincanton. It lies near the River Brue which is crossed by Ansford bridge which dates from 1823. Boulter's Bridge which spans the River Alham is of medieval origin and has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The parish is close to the Roman Fosse Way. The Manor House is a 17th-century manor house built by Sir Ralph Hopton. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Wraxall
South Wraxall is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, north of Bradford on Avon. The village is to the east of the B3109 road from Bradford on Avon to Corsham. The parish includes the village of Lower Wraxall, to the south of South Wraxall; one field separates the two villages. The hamlet of Bradford Leigh is in the southeast of the parish. History The name comes from old English ''wrocc'', meaning a buzzard, although it was also used as a personal name. Its name was first mentioned in 1468 as ''Suthwroxhall'', distinguishing it from North Wraxall which is away. Other spellings of the name included ''wroxhal'' (1227) and ''wrokeshal'' (1242). Nevertheless, South Wraxall was not mentioned in Domesday Book, as it was grouped in with Bradford on Avon. Domesday Book recorded a small settlement of seven households at ''Cubrewelle'', in the southwest of the modern parish. The name survives on maps as Great Cumberwell, and in the names of Cumberwell Park golf course a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Wraxall Manor
South Wraxall Manor is a Grade I listed country house which dates from the early 15th century, at South Wraxall in the English county of Wiltshire, about north of Bradford on Avon. According to popular legend, the house was the first place tobacco was smoked in England, by Sir Walter Long and his friend Sir Walter Raleigh (although this has also been said of other houses related to Raleigh). History of the house and its land It is possible that there was a manor house in the 14th century, which later became Manor Farmhouse. The present house stands a short distance to the southwest of that site. The first known member of the Long family to own land in South Wraxall was Robert Long, a lawyer who sat in Parliament for several sessions between 1414 and 1442, mostly for the Wiltshire constituency. He built South Wraxall Manor soon after buying the estate; he was living there in 1429 and a few years later exchanged lands in Wraxall with the Abbess of Shaftesbury. He died in 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Wraxall
North Wraxall is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about west of Chippenham, just north of the A420 road between Chippenham and Bristol. The parish includes the village of Ford and the hamlets of Upper Wraxall, Mountain Bower and The Shoe. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 401. The Fosse Way Roman road crosses the parish as a minor road. There was a Roman villa at Truckle Hill. Danks Down and Truckle Hill is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, as is Out Woods. The name of the community originated from Wroxall, "derived from 'wroc' either meaning buzzard or a personal name and 'healh' seen as an angle or corner". Early history A Roman villa stood in this area in the 2nd century. The site has been excavated on at least three occasions, firstly by one of the Scrope family of landowners in 1852 and most recently in 2010. Some reports refer to the site as the North Wraxall or Truckle Hill villa. Evidence of a bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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