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Avon Old Farms Alumni
Avon may refer to: *River Avon (other), several rivers Organisations *Avon Buses, former bus operating company in Merseyside and Cheshire, England * Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922 as ''New Avon'' *Avon Inflatables, a British manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment *Avon Products, an Anglo-American manufacturer of various cosmetics and personal care products *Avon (publisher), an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins *Avon Technologies, formerly Avon Rubber and Avon Protection, a British manufacturer of rubber products * Avon Tyres, a British car, motorcycle and racing-tyre manufacturer, owned since 1997 by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company *Avon and Somerset Police, a police service in the United Kingdom People * John Avon (born 1961), Welsh illustrator *Rex Avon, pseudonym of composer Montague Ewing (1890–1957) * Avon Cobourne (born 1979), American football running back *Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Avon (other)
River Avon may refer to: Australia * Avon River (Mid-Coast Council), New South Wales * Avon River (Wollongong), New South Wales * Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria) * Avon River (Grampians, Victoria) * Avon River (Western Australia) Canada * Avon River (Nova Scotia) * Avon River (Ontario) New Zealand * Avon River / Ōtākaro, in the Canterbury Region, where it runs through Christchurch. * Avon River (Marlborough) United Kingdom England * River Avon, Bristol, running from Acton Turville to Avonmouth (also known as the Bristol Avon). * River Avon, Devon, running from Ryder's Hill to Bigbury (also known as River Aune). * River Avon, Warwickshire, running from Naseby to Tewkesbury (also known as Shakespeare's Avon). * River Avon, Hampshire, running from Pewsey to Christchurch (also known as the Salisbury Avon). * Avon Water, Hampshire, running from Holmsley in the New Forest to Keyhaven. * Little Avon River, running from Wickwar to Berkeley, in Gloucestershire. * Tetbury Avon, a tribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Alastair
''These Old Shades'' is a 1926 historical romance written by British novelist Georgette Heyer. The novel is set around 1755: Heyer refers to the Duke of Avon's participation in the 1745 uprising as ten years previous; in addition the Prince of Condé is said to be about 20 years old. However, she also refers to Madame de Pompadour as actively involved with Louis XV, whereas her relationship with the King ended at about 1750. Plot summary Fortune favours Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon, casting in his way, one Paris night, the means to revenge himself on his enemy, the Comte de Saint-Vire. Avon literally collides with an abused boy, Léon Bonnard, whose red hair, deep blue eyes and black eyebrows proclaim him a child of the Comte. Not knowing the exact relationship between the boy and Saint-Vire, Avon purchases him from his brother, a tavern keeper. He takes the boy as his page, and as such can parade the boy throughout French high society, even at a party at Versa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon, Hampshire
Sopley is a village and civil parish in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the old main road from Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch to Ringwood, Hampshire, Ringwood, on the east bank of the River Avon, Hampshire, River Avon. The parish extends east as far as Thorny Hill and includes the hamlets of Shirley, Avon and Ripley. The area is mainly rural with fewer than 300 dwellings. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 1,028. The village is on the fringes of the New Forest, just outside the national park but within the perambulation boundary of the forest. Most of the buildings date from the 19th century but there are more modern houses to the north. It is also home to Moorlands College, one of the largest evangelical theological seminaries in the country, built on the site of the old manor house which was demolished in 1988. History There has been settlement in the area since the Bronze Age and it has existed as a manor since bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon (county)
Avon ( ) was a Shire county, non-metropolitan and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996. The county was named after the River Avon (Bristol), River Avon, which flows through the area. It was formed from the county boroughs of County Borough of Bristol, Bristol and County Borough of Bath, Bath, together with parts of the Administrative counties of England, administrative counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset. In 1996, the county was abolished and the area split between four new unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset, City of Bristol, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The Avon name is still used for some purposes. The area had a population of approximately 1.08 million people in 2009. Background The port of Bristol lies close to the mouth of the River Avon which formed the historic boundary between Gloucestershire and Somerset. In 1373, a charter constituted the area as the Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon (New Zealand Electorate)
Avon is a former New Zealand parliamentary New Zealand electorates, electorate. It was created for the 1860–1861 New Zealand general election, 1861 general election and existed until 1996. It was represented by 13 Member of parliament, Members of Parliament and was held by Independents, New Zealand Liberal Party, Liberal Party or New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party representatives. Population centres The electorate was in Christchurch, New Zealand, named after the Avon River (Canterbury), Avon River. For the 1887 Avon by-election, 1887 by-election, polling booths were in Riccarton, New Zealand, Riccarton and Papanui. For the 1887 New Zealand general election, 1887 general election, polling booths were in Papanui, Bright's Road, Spreydon and New Brighton, New Zealand, New Brighton. For the , polling booths were in Papanui, Richmond, Canterbury, Richmond, Belfast, New Zealand, Belfast, Ohoka and Clarkville, New Zealand, Clarkville. History The electorate was created in 1861, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon-les-Roches
Avon-les-Roches () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Communes of Indre-et-Loire {{IndreLoire-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon-la-Pèze
Avon-la-Pèze () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. Geography Avon-la-Pèze is located some 30 km north-west of Troyes and 17 km south by south-west of Romilly-sur-Seine. Access to the commune is by road D440 from Rigny-la-Nonneuse in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing south to Marcilly-le-Hayer. The D23 comes from Avant-les-Marcilly in the north-west passing west through the commune and the village and continuing to Saint-Lupien in the south-east. The D16 branches off the D23 east of the village and goes north-east to Marigny-le-Châtel. There is the hamlet of La Pezé to the north of the village. There is a large forest to the west of the village (the ''Bois de la Garenne'') and the rest of the commune is farmland. Neighbouring communes and villages Administration List of Successive Mayors Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Avon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon, Deux-Sèvres
Avon () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 252 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Deux-Sèvres {{DeuxSèvres-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon, Seine-et-Marne
Avon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography Avon and Fontainebleau, together with three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants. The two towns share a common boundary, whereas other miscellaneous smaller villages are scattered around in the forest that surrounds them (one of the largest in France). Avon is built between two hills; one of them, known as the Butte Montceau, supports the homonymous neighbourhood, made of small blocks and houses; on the opposite one is built the Fougères neighbourhood, consisting of larger buildings. The rest of the town consists mainly of small houses, in the neighbourhoods of La Vallée and Vieil Avon. As previously said, the town is nested in the Fontainebleau forest; it is bordered on one side by the Seine river, crossed over by the Pont de Valvins. Demographics The inhabitants are called the ''Avonnais''. Places of interest The main attraction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Avon, New Brunswick
New Avon is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, New Brunswick, Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Location It is located 3 kilometres southwest of Minto, New Brunswick, Minto. History Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon, South Australia
Avon is a locality, former rail siding and former township between Bowmans and Long Plains in the Mid North region of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in .... The railway station was on the Adelaide–Port Augusta railway line. The name "Avon" was taken from the Avon Farm settled by the Woods family in 1889. There was a school, post office store and church. The school opened in 1913. A Sunday school hall was built in 1923 and community hall in 1960 References Towns in South Australia {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
