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Harrow
Harrow may refer to: Places * Harrow, Victoria, Australia * Harrow, Ontario, Canada * The Harrow, County Wexford, a village in Ireland * London Borough of Harrow, England * Harrow, London, a town in London * Harrow (UK Parliament constituency) * Harrow (electoral division), Greater London Council * Harrow Road, an electoral ward of the City of Westminster * Harrow on the Hill * Harrow, Caithness, a hamlet in Scotland Schools * Harrow School, independent school in Harrow, London, founded 1572 * Harrow College, college in Harrow, London, founded 1999 * Harrow High School, secondary school in Harrow, London * Harrow International School Bangkok * Harrow International School Beijing * Harrow International School Hong Kong Other uses * Harrow (surname) * Harrow (tool), an agricultural implement * ''Harrow'' (novel), a 2021 novel by Joy Williams * ''Harrow'' (TV series), a 2018 Australian television series * Harrow football, a football style played at Harrow School * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow High School
Harrow High School is a co-educational academy in the London Borough of Harrow and a specialist Sports College. It was previously called Gayton High School and Harrow County School for Boys. The school has a sixth form for post-16 studies part of the Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate. There was an independent school with the same name on a nearby site until the late 1980s. History The site was formerly the home of Harrow County School for Boys, a grammar school. In 1975, when the London Borough of Harrow adopted a comprehensive system of education, the school became known as Gayton High School: it remained an all-boys school. Comprehensive Gayton High School was the last school in Harrow to become comprehensive in September 1975. Later, in 1998, the school became coeducational and changed its name to Harrow High School, a specialist sports college. The school has gained a number of national awards for the quality of its provision, including the Artsmark Gold award (2003), Sportsm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow On The Hill
Harrow on the Hill or Harrow-on-the-Hill is a locality and historic village in the borough of London Borough of Harrow, Harrow in Greater London, England. The name refers to Harrow Hill, ,Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) and is located some half a mile south of the modern Harrow, London, town of Harrow. The village dates back to early Middle Ages, medieval times, built around the 11th-century St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill, St Mary's Church, and is the location of Harrow School, Harrow, St Dominic's Sixth Form College, St Dominic's and The John Lyon School, John Lyon schools. Etymology Etymology before 1398 derives from Harrow, London, Harrow, & The Saxon Chronicles/The Peterborough Chronicle, which first recorded Harrow Hill in 767 as ''Gumeninga Hergae''. A suggested meaning is "heathen temple" of a tribe called the 'Gumeningas', sons of Gumen. One of the earliest recorded uses of the name is found in 1398 as ''Harrowe atte Hille''. The hill has h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow, London
Harrow () is a large town in Greater London, England, and serves as the principal settlement of the London Borough of Harrow. Lying about north-west of Charing Cross and south of Watford, the entire town including its localities had a population of 149,246 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, whereas the wider borough (which also contains Pinner and Stanmore) had a population of 250,149. The original settlement was at Harrow on the Hill, atop the Harrow Hill. The modern town centre of Harrow developed at the foot of the hill, in an area historically called Greenhill, Harrow, Greenhill, following the opening of Harrow-on-the-Hill station on the Metropolitan Railway in 1880. Harrow became the unofficial "capital" of the Metro-land, Metroland suburbia in the early 20th century. Harrow & Wealdstone station on the West Coast Main Line had opened in 1837, but was more distant from Harrow, lying north of the hill. Workers were drawn to the area by the opening of several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow (UK Parliament Constituency)
Harrow may refer to: Places * Harrow, Victoria, Australia * Harrow, Ontario, Canada * The Harrow, County Wexford, a village in Ireland * London Borough of Harrow, England * Harrow, London, a town in London * Harrow (UK Parliament constituency) * Harrow (electoral division), Greater London Council * Harrow Road, an electoral ward of the City of Westminster * Harrow on the Hill * Harrow, Caithness, a hamlet in Scotland Schools * Harrow School, independent school in Harrow, London, founded 1572 * Harrow College, college in Harrow, London, founded 1999 * Harrow High School, secondary school in Harrow, London * Harrow International School Bangkok * Harrow International School Beijing * Harrow International School Hong Kong Other uses * Harrow (surname) * Harrow (tool), an agricultural implement * ''Harrow'' (novel), a 2021 novel by Joy Williams * ''Harrow'' (TV series), a 2018 Australian television series * Harrow football, a football style played at Harrow Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow International School Beijing
Harrow International School Beijing () is a private school for children of foreign personnel located in Chaoyang, Beijing, Chaoyang, Beijing. Harrow Beijing is a coeducational day school that initially taught pupils from age 11, unlike its namesake in the United Kingdom, which only teaches boys and begins instruction when its students are 13.Spencer, Richard.Slow boater to China" ''The Daily Telegraph, The Telegraph''. 2 December 2006. Retrieved on 21 June 2013. History Harrow Beijing opened in 2005. It was the second public school (United Kingdom), British-style public school to open in China, after Dulwich College, which had opened a Dulwich College Shanghai, branch in Shanghai in 2004 and Dulwich College Beijing, a branch in Beijing in 2005. It was the second international Harrow school to open, after Harrow International School, Bangkok. As of 2 December 2006 Harrow Beijing had 150 students. In 2005, schools operated by foreign entities were allowed to admit Chinese citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow International School Bangkok
Harrow International School Bangkok, shortened to HISB, is an international boarding school in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand. HISB is a full member of FOBISIA, and is categorised as a school accredited via an approved inspectorate by the federation. In addition, the school offers IGCSE and A Levels as part of the British-national curriculum they follow. History Timeline Source: 1572 Harrow School in London is established by John Lyon under a Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I. 1894 Prince Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet, becomes a student at Harrow School in London. 1998 Harrow International School Bangkok opens, marking the first Harrow School established in Asia. Thailand was selected as the location due to the historical ties between Harrow School in London and the Thai royal family. Since the late 19th century, 23 princes of the royal household, including Prince Mahidol, grandfather of the current King, were educated at Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow, Victoria
Harrow is a town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of West Wimmera Local government in Australia, local government area, 391 kilometres north west of the state capital Melbourne, overlooking the Glenelg River (Victoria), Glenelg River valley. At the 2021 Australian census, Harrow and the surrounding area had a population of 184 with a median age of 49. The first European land exploration of Australia, European explorer of the area was Thomas Mitchell (explorer), Thomas Mitchell and a monument marks the spot where he crossed the Glenelg River. The region that included the later Harrow townsite was first taken up as a sheep station by William Rickets in August 1840. A store was built on the site of Harrow in March 1848 by R. H. Evans near the pre-existing Foresters Inn. There is no record that the Forester's Inn was ever licensed. A Post Office was announced on 16 March 1849 to be operated out of Mr R. H. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Harrow
The Battle of the Harrow took place on 26 May 1798 and was the first clash of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in County Wexford. It was fought between government forces (specifically a unit of Wexford yeoman cavalry, the Camolin Cavalry) and United Irishmen insurgents under the leadership of a local priest, John Murphy who had mobilized following reports of atrocities by the yeomanry during the rebellion led by the United Irishmen revolutionary organisation. Background News of the outbreak of the rebellion to the north had filtered down to County Wexford and was accompanied by the arrival of two military regiments notorious for their brutality: the Royal North Cork Militia and a Welsh fencible cavalry unit known as the Ancient Britons. In addition, regular yeomanry patrols of the countryside and reports of a massacre of prisoners by yeomen in Carnew added to the atmosphere of widespread fear. As a consequence, many people banded together to watch for military patrols or aban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow RFC
Harrow RFC are an English rugby union club that are based in Stanmore in London. They currently play in London Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex - a league at tier 8 of the English rugby union system History/Background Founded in 1891 Harrow RFC has been a constant presence in the community and a successful rugby club for players of all ages. The club has been at Grove Field, Wood Lane, Stanmore since 1953 and continues to attract members, supporters and players from the Harrow, Pinner, Edgware, Bushey and Watford region. The foremost club in the area, Harrow RFC is a well established member of the community and community rugby. Harrow RFC is a Partner Club with Saracens. Players enjoy close contact including training with some of the game's leading players. Harrow RFC has 15 teams competing in all age groups from Under 7 to Veterans. The Harrow 1st XV plays in the RFU London & SE Division in the London North West 3 Division. Harrow RFC promotes high standards of Safety, Conduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow Road
Harrow Road is an ancient route in London, North West London which runs from Paddington in a northwesterly direction towards Harrow, London, Harrow. It is also the name given to the immediate surrounding area of Queen's Park, London, Queens Park and Kensal Green, straddling the NW10, W10, W2 and W9 postcodes. With minor deviations in the 19th and 20th centuries, the route remains otherwise unaltered. Harrow Road (ward), Harrow Road is a ward of the City of Westminster. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,034. Route Before urbanisation the entire road was known as the "Harrow Road" but, as various local authorities came into existence and imposed independent numbering schemes and more localised descriptions on the parts of the road within their respective boundaries, the principal name was replaced in a number of places along its course. The current street names (with Great Britain road numbering scheme, road numbers) running from Paddington to Harrow are as f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket Bat
A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batters in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade. It may also be used by a batter who is making batter's ground to avoid a run out, by holding the bat and touching the ground with it. The length of the bat may be no more than 38 inches (96.5 cm) and the width no more than 4.25 inches (10.8 cm). Its use is first mentioned in 1624. Since 1979, a law change has dictated that cricket bats can only be made from wood. Construction The ''blade'' of a cricket bat is a wooden block that is generally flat on the striking face and with a ridge on the reverse (back) which concentrates wood in the middle where the ball is generally hit. The bat is traditionally made from willow wood, specifically from a variety of white willow called cricket bat willow (''Salix alba'' var. ''caerulea''), treated with raw (unboiled) linseed oil, which has a protectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warframe
''Warframe'' is a free-to-play action role-playing third-person shooter multiplayer online game developed and published by Digital Extremes. First released for Windows personal computers in March 2013, it was later ported to PlayStation 4 in November 2013, Xbox One in September 2014, Nintendo Switch in November 2018, PlayStation 5 in November 2020, Xbox Series X/S in April 2021, and iOS in February 2024. Support for cross-platform play was released in 2022. Cross-platform save began in December 2023, rolling out in waves to different groups of players before becoming fully available to all players in January 2024. A port for Android is in development. In ''Warframe'', players control members of the Tenno, a race of ancient warriors who have awoken from centuries of suspended animation far into Earth's future to find themselves at war with different factions in the Origin System. The Tenno use their powered Warframes, along with a variety of weapons and abilities, to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
