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Witton Albion F.C. Players
Witton may refer to one of several places in England: *Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire **Witton Albion F.C. *Witton Gilbert, County Durham *Witton-le-Wear, County Durham *Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire * Witton, Broadland, Norfolk, in the civil parish of Postwick with Witton, 5 miles (8 km) east of Norwich * Witton, North Norfolk, Norfolk, near North Walsham, 19 miles (30 km) north of Norwich *Witton, Birmingham, West Midlands *Witton, historic name of East Witton, North Yorkshire *Witton, historic name of West Witton, North Yorkshire People * George Witton (1874-1942), Australian soldier in the Boer War *Hannah Witton (born 1992), English YouTuber and writer * Henry Buckingham Witton (1831-1921), Canadian painter and political figure * Mark P. Witton, British vertebrate palaeontologist * Richard Witton (1423/4–1428), Master of University College, Oxford See also * Whitton (other) *Witton Park, County Durham * Witton Country Park, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwich
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West Witton
West Witton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684 (the main road between Leyburn and Hawes). The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Swinithwaite. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 347. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 340. The educator Eric James, Baron James of Rusholme, lived in West Witton, and after his death had his ashes scattered there. History There was a settlement at West Witton during the Iron Age and the Roman occupation of Britain. West Witton was originally known simply as Witton, and was mentioned (as ''Witun'') in the Doomsday Book. The name is Old English, from ''widu'' and ''tūn'', meaning "wood settlement", suggesting a place where wood was felled or worked. By the late 12th century the village became known as West Witton to distinguish it from another Witton, now known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witton Park
Witton Park is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Bishop Auckland. In 2001 it had a population of 384. Famous people born in Witton Park * Brigadier General Roland Boys Bradford VC—youngest ever Brigadier General in the British Army at 25 (see the Bradford Brothers website for more information) * Hebrew scholar Thomas Witton Davies raised and educated in Witton Park * Henry Bolckow, the German partner of Bolckow Vaughan became a Member of Parliament as did Witton Park (and later Bishop Auckland) tradesman Ben Spoor Benjamin Charles Spoor (2 June 1878 – 22 December 1928) was a British Labour Party politician. He took a particular interest in India. Born in Witton Park, County Durham, he went to Elmfield College, York, and came from a family of Primit .... * Frederick Lewis, 1st Baron Essendon World shipping magnate was born and lived in Dents Villas. References External links * A detailed study of the impact on the village of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitton (other)
Whitton may refer to: People * Whitton (singer-songwriter), American singer-songwriter ** ''Whitton'' (EP), 2010 * Charlotte Whitton (1896–1975), Canadian feminist and Mayor of Ottawa * David Whitton (born 1952), Scottish politician * Donald Whitton (born 1923), Canadian cellist, and teacher * Evan Whitton, (1928–2018) Australian journalist * Geoff Whitton (born 1942), Australian rules footballer * Ivo Whitton (1893–1967), Australian golfer * John Whitton (1820–1898), Australian rail engineer * Margaret Whitton (1949–2016), American actress * Michael Whitton, American film director * Nicola Whitton (born 1972), British academic and author * Steve Whitton (born 1960), English footballer * Tiffany Whitton, (born 1987), American woman missing since 2013 Places Australia * Whitton, New South Wales United Kingdom * Whitton, Scottish Borders, a location in Scotland England * Whitton, County Durham * Whitton, Herefordshire, a location * Whitton, Lincolnshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Witton
Richard Witton (aka Richard WyttonCarr, William, University College', Routledge, 1998. . Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes' (pages 53–73).) was a Master of University College, Oxford, England.Darwall-Smith, Robin, ''A History of University College, Oxford''. Oxford University Press, 2008. . Pages 53–54. Witton was Fellow at University College and also a tenant of a College property. He became Master in 1423 or 1424, a post he held until 1428. He claimed that King Alfred Alfred the Great (alt. Ælfred 848/849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who ... had endowed the College with 78 Fellows, which was a complete fabrication. The College was poorer at the end of his time as Master. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing 15th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark P
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Buckingham Witton
Henry Buckingham Witton (October 21, 1831 – November 8, 1921) was an Ontario painter and political figure. He represented Hamilton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1874. He ran as a Conservative Labour candidate, but took his seat as a straight Conservative member following his election in 1872. Witton was born in South Lopham, Norfolk, England and was educated there as well. In 1860, he married M.A. Palmer.''The Canadian parliamentary companion'' HJ Morgan (1873) He worked as a master painter at the Great Western Railway Shops in Hamilton, Ontario
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Hannah Witton
Hannah Lisa Witton (born 19 February 1992) is an English-German YouTuber, talk-show host, broadcaster, and author. Witton creates video blogs and informational content which is mostly based around relationships, sex and sexual health; liberation and welfare issues; literature; and travel. Witton's debut book, ''Doing It'', concentrating on sex and relationships, was released for European readers on 6 April 2017 and in America on 3 July 2018. Her second book, ''The Hormone Diaries: The Bloody Truth About Our Periods'', was released in June 2019. Early life and education Though she grew up in England, Witton lived in Austin, Texas for one year as a child. She is Jewish. Her godfather is the actor Toby Jones. She attended Loreto College, Manchester, Loreto Sixth Form College in Hulme, Manchester, and then the University of Birmingham where she studied a degree in History and was especially interested in sexual history. Witton's video ''History of Homosexuality'' was a 2013 finalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Witton
George Ramsdale Witton (28 June 1874 – 14 August 1942) was a lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Boer War in South Africa. He was sentenced to death for murder after the shooting of nine Boer prisoners. He was subsequently reprieved by Lieutenant-General Viscount Kitchener, although Lieutenants Peter Handcock and Harry "Breaker" Morant who had been court martialed with him, were executed by firing squad on 27 February 1902. Early life and involvement in the Boer War Witton was born into a farming family near Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, with at least one brother. He served as a gunner in the Royal Australian Artillery, then enlisted in the Victorian Imperial Bushmen for the Boer War and was promoted from Corporal to Squadron Quartermaster-Sergeant. Major Robert Lenehan then enlisted him into the Bushveldt Carbineers with a commission as Lieutenant. After the killing of a number of Boer prisoners, Witton was one of four officers charged by the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Witton
East Witton is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies south of Leyburn, in the Richmondshire district. Richard Whiteley is buried there; he and his partner, Kathryn Apanowicz, lived in the village. The village lies at the mouth of Coverdale. The River Cover and the River Ure are on the northern boundary of the parish. The parish also includes Jervaulx Abbey, east of the village, and Braithwaite Hall, a 17th-century manor house owned by the National Trust, west of the village. The western part of the parish is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Most of the eastern part is in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. History East Witton was originally known simply as Witton, and was mentioned (as ''Witun'') in the Doomsday Book. The name is Old English, from ''widu'' and ''tūn'', meaning "wood settlement", suggesting a place where wood was felled or worked. By the late 12th century the village became known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witton Albion F
Witton may refer to one of several places in England: *Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire **Witton Albion F.C. * Witton Gilbert, County Durham * Witton-le-Wear, County Durham *Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire * Witton, Broadland, Norfolk, in the civil parish of Postwick with Witton, 5 miles (8 km) east of Norwich * Witton, North Norfolk, Norfolk, near North Walsham, 19 miles (30 km) north of Norwich * Witton, Birmingham, West Midlands *Witton, historic name of East Witton, North Yorkshire *Witton, historic name of West Witton, North Yorkshire People * George Witton (1874-1942), Australian soldier in the Boer War *Hannah Witton (born 1992), English YouTuber and writer *Henry Buckingham Witton (1831-1921), Canadian painter and political figure * Mark P. Witton, British vertebrate palaeontologist * Richard Witton (1423/4–1428), Master of University College, Oxford See also * Whitton (other) * Witton Park, County Durham *Witton Country Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witton, Birmingham
Witton is an inner city area in Birmingham, England, in the metropolitan county of the West Midlands. It was within the ancient parish of Aston in the Hemlingford hundred of the historic county of Warwickshire. It is known as the home of Aston Villa Football Club at Villa Park. History According to William Dugdale, Witton was the property of a man named Staunchel (also spelled Stannachetel) before being seized by William Fitz-Ansculf following the Norman conquest of England. Staunchel became the tenant of Fitz-Ansculf, valued at twenty shillings per annum in the Domesday Book. It was named in the Domesday Book as Witone. It was afterwards vested in the Crown. In 1240, King Henry III granted it to Andrew de Wicton, indicating that the name of the area had changed to Wicton. Andrew grew cautious of William de Pyrie, his neighbour who owned Perry and brought action against him for infringing his property. The dispute was settled by the Sheriffs of Staffordshire and Warwickshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
