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Whitworth Lake
Whitworth may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Whitworth, County Durham, a former civil parish in England **Whitworth Hall, County Durham *Whitworth, Lancashire, a town in England *Whitworth Art Gallery, an art gallery in Manchester, England *Whitworth Gardens, Manchester *Whitworth Hall, Manchester, part of the University of Manchester *Whitworth Park, Manchester *Whitworth Street, Manchester Canada *Whitworth, Quebec, an Indian reserve in Canada Other *Whitworth Ridge, Prince Charles Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica People *Whitworth (surname) Other uses *Whitworth rifle, a British made rifle used by the Confederacy in the American Civil War *70-pounder Whitworth naval gun and 120-pounder Whitworth naval gun, naval guns made on a similar principle *Baron Whitworth, two titles in the Peerage of Ireland *Whitworth University, a private, liberal-arts institution in Spokane, Washington *Whitworth Park Academy, a secondary school in Spennymoor, County Durham, England *W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitworth, County Durham
Whitworth was a civil parish in County Durham, in England, centred on Whitworth Hall. It was one of several parishes abolished in 1937 to create the parish of Spennymoor. Whitworth Hall (now a hotel) is on the road between Spennymoor and Brancepeth, and is close to Tudhoe. The house was in former times the home of the Shafto family, whose most famous member (from the 18th century) was Bobby Shafto, subject of a famous English nursery rhyme A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. From t .... References Former civil parishes in County Durham {{Durham-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |