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1976–77 Hellenic Football League
The 1976–77 Hellenic Football League season was the 24th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England. Premier Division The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One: * Abingdon Town * Fairford Town * Hazells League table Division One The Division One featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 6 new clubs: * Didcot Town, relegated from the Premier Division * Wantage Town, relegated from the Premier Division * Bicester Town, relegated from the Premier Division *Flackwell Heath Flackwell Heath is a village in the civil parish of Chepping Wycombe on the outskirts of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. With an elevation of about , in the Chiltern Hills. It has a population of around 6000. History The name 'Flac ..., joined from the High Wycombe and District League *Garrard Athletic *Dowty Staverton League t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Football League
The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's association football, football league covering an area including the English Counties of the United Kingdom, counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Herefordshire, southern Warwickshire, northern Wiltshire and southern Worcestershire. There were also teams from Berkshire southern Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hampshire and Northamptonshire, Surrey until the 2020–21 season. History The league was established in 1953. In the 2000–01 season, the Hellenic League absorbed the Chiltonian League. The league now has a Premier Division and Division One as part of the National League System. The league also runs Division Two East, Division Two West, Division Two North and Division Two South below the National League System. In the 2006–07 season the Hellenic League absorbed the Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Veterans League with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Green Rovers F
A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines a forest as, "Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds '' in situ''. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban use." Using this definition, '' Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020'' found that forests covered , or approximately 31 percent of the world's land area in 2020. Forests are the largest terrestrial ecosystems of Earth by area, and are found around the globe. 45 percent of forest land is in the tropical latitudes. The next largest share of forests are found in subarctic climates, followed by temperate, and subtro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckingham Athletic F
Buckingham ( ) is a market town in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, which had a population of 12,890 at the 2011 Census. The town lies approximately west of Central Milton Keynes, south-east of Banbury, and north-east of Oxford. Buckingham was the county town of Buckinghamshire from the 10th century, when it was made the capital of the newly formed shire of Buckingham, until Aylesbury took over this role in the 18th century. Buckingham has a variety of restaurants and pubs, typical of a market town. It has a number of local shops, both national and independent. Market days are Tuesday and Saturday which take over Market Hill and the High Street cattle pens. Buckingham is twinned with Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany and Mouvaux, France. History Buckingham and the surrounding area has been settled for some time with evidence of Roman settlement found in several sites close to the River Great Ouse, including a temple so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Clinton F
Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Located immediately to the north-west of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately from Birmingham City Centre. History Aston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as "Estone", having a mill, a priest and therefore probably a church, woodland and ploughland. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in medieval times to replace an earlier church. The body of the church was rebuilt by J. A. Chatwin during the period 1879 to 1890; the 15th-century tower and spire, which was partly rebuilt in 1776, being the only survivors of the medieval building. The ancient parish of Aston (known as Aston juxta Birmingham) was large. It was separated from the parish of Birmingham by AB Row, which currently exists in the Eastside of the city at just 50 yards in length. Aston, as Aston Manor, was governed by a Local Board from 1869 and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easington Sports F
Easington may refer to one of several places: ;in England: *Easington, Lancashire, Forest of Bowland * Easington, County Durham, a town in County Durham **Easington District, a local government district in County Durham **Easington (UK Parliament constituency), constituency represented in the British House of Commons ** Easington Colliery, a village in County Durham ** Easington Lane, a village in County Durham * Easington, Buckinghamshire * Easington, Cherwell * Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire, the location of the Easington Gas Terminal *Easington, South Oxfordshire Easington is a small village in the civil parish of Cuxham with Easington, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about north of Wallingford and about south of Thame. In 1931 the parish had a populati ... * Easington, North Yorkshire * Easington, Northumberland ;elsewhere: * Easington, Jamaica See also * Eastington (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidlington F
Kidlington is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It is in-between the River Cherwell and Oxford Canal, north of Oxford and south-west of Bicester. It had a population of 13,600 at the 2021 Census. History Kidlington's toponym derives from the Old English ''Cudelinga tun'': the ''tun'' (settlement) of the "Kidlings" (sons) of Cydel-hence. The Domesday Book in 1086 records ''Chedelintone''. By 1214 the spelling ''Kedelinton'' appears in a Calendar of Bodleian Charters. The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates from 1220, but there is evidence of a church on the site since 1073. St Mary's has fine medieval stained glass and a spire known as "Our Lady's Needle". It is a Grade I listed building. The tower has a ring of eight bells. Richard III Chandler of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire, cast the seventh bell in 1700. Abraham I Rudhall of Gloucester cast the tenor bell in 1708 and the fifth bell in 1715. Mears a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicester Town F
Bicester ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, north-west of Oxford. The town is a notable tourist attraction due to the Bicester Village shopping centre. The historical town centre – designated as a conservation area – has a local market and numerous independent shops and restaurants. Bicester also has a town council and a mayor. The town has long had good transport links, being at the intersection of two Roman roads ( Akeman Street and a north–south route between Dorchester and Towcester). It has direct rail connections to Oxford, London and Birmingham, and is on the route of under-construction East West Rail which will link it directly to Milton Keynes and Cambridge. The A41 primary road runs through the town, connecting it to Aylesbury, the M40 and the A34. Bicester experienced significant growth in the 20th century due to its strategic military role, with RAF Bicester established in 1917 and a major ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wantage Town F
Wantage () is a historic market town and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of Oxfordshire since 1974. The town is on Letcombe Brook, south-west of Abingdon, north-west of Reading, south-west of Oxford and north-west of Newbury. It was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849. History Wantage was a small Roman settlement but the origin of the toponym is somewhat uncertain. It is generally thought to be from an Old English phrase meaning "decreasing river". King Alfred the Great was born at the royal palace there in the 9th century, in what was originally known as Wanating. Wantage appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. Its value was £61 and it was in the king's ownership until Richard I passed it to the Earl of Albemarle in 1190. Weekly trading rights were first granted to the town by Henry III in 1246. Markets are now held twice week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abingdon United F
Abingdon may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire ** Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency) 1558–1983 ** Abingdon railway station (closed) United States * Abingdon, Iowa *Abingdon, Illinois * Abingdon, Maryland *Abingdon, Virginia *Abingdon (plantation), Virginia Other countries * Abingdon Downs, Queensland, Australia ** Abingdon Airport * Abingdon, Ontario, Canada * Abingdon Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Other uses * Abingdon (1902 automobile) *Abingdon (1922 automobile) * Abingdon Arms, in Oxford, England * Abingdon Health, a British manufacturer of diagnostic tests * Abingdon Motorcycles, a former British motorcycle manufacturer *Abingdon Press, publishing house of the United Methodist Church *Abingdon Road, in Oxford, England *Abingdon School, in Abingdon-on-Thames, England *Earl of Abingdon Earl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, James Bertie, 5th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didcot Town F
Didcot ( ) is a railway town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, located south of Oxford, east of Wantage and north west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. Historically part of Berkshire, the town is noted for its railway heritage, Didcot Parkway railway station, Didcot station opening as a junction station on the Great Western Main Line in 1844. Today the town is known for the Didcot Railway Centre, railway museum and as the gateway town to the Science Vale: three large science and technology centres in the surrounding villages of Milton (Milton Park), Culham (Culham Science Centre) and Harwell (Harwell Science and Innovation Campus which includes the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory). History Ancient and Medieval eras The area around present-day Didcot has been inhabited for at least 9,000 years. A large archaeological dig between 2010 and 2013 produced finds from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, British Iron Age, Iron Age and British Bronze A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977–78 Midland Football Combination
The 1977–78 Midland Football Combination season was the 41st in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England. Division One Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season along with three new clubs: * Mile Oak Rovers, promoted from Division Two * Stratford Town, transferred from the Hellenic Football League The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's association football, football league covering an area including the English Counties of the United Kingdom, cou ... *Walsall Sportsco, promoted from Division Two League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Midland Football Combination 1977-78 1977–78 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
