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Terling
Terling (pronounced Ter-ling) is a village and civil parish in the county of Essex, England, between Braintree to the north, Chelmsford to the south-west and Witham to the east. History A settlement at Terling dates back to Roman times. According to a Saxon document dated 627 AD, about seven hundred acres of land was occupied in the Terling and Fairstead area. In 886 Terling was part of the Witham Hundred and there are references to this in records of Terling and Fairstead until the nineteenth century. Terling is named in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Tarlinga'', giving the approximate population as one hundred and twenty five. Before the Norman Conquest the three manors of Terling were presented to the Abbot of Ely. During the thirteenth century successive Bishops of Norwich acquired land in the Parish, by 1238 known as ''Tarlinges'',P H Reaney, ''The Place-Names of Essex'', Cambridge University Press 1935 and the remains of the foundations of their palace exist to the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terling Windmill
Terling Windmill is a grade II listed Smock mill at Terling, Essex, England, which has been converted to residential use. History ''Terling Windmill'' was built here in c.1818. It is said to have been originally built at Cressing c1770, but this has neither been proved nor disproved. Originally it was a bark mill, but was advertised for sale in 1818 as “new built” and “may be converted to corn grinding at an inconsiderable expense” The mill may have been built here by Chappell, a millwright from Witham. The mill was painted white until 1929 when the smock was tarred. In 1935, the mill was damaged in a gale and lost its fantail. A new pair of sails from Button's Mill, Diss, Norfolk was fitted in the 1930s. They were brought from Diss by rail and then horse and cart. The mill was working by wind until 1949, and afterwards by external power. On 30 August 1950, the miller was trapped in the machinery and killed, despite the best efforts of the fire brigade to rescue him. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terling Place
Terling Place is a country house within the civil parish of Terling, Essex, England, located to the south of All Saints' Church, Terling. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building. It was built for John Strutt, MP between 1772 and 1777 to the designs of John Johnson. The wings, a new porch, a two-storey saloon (with a gallery, and a frieze based on the Elgin Marbles) and a library were added between 1818 and 1824. The house was redecorated in 1850, when a conservatory was added. It is a Grade II* listed building. From John Strutt the house passed to his eldest surviving son, Joseph, whose wife Lady Charlotte FitzGerald was created Baroness Rayleigh in 1821. The 3rd Lord Rayleigh established a laboratory in the west wing, which remains to this day. Indeed, he used apparatus from this laboratory to isolate argon in the cellar of Terling Place in 1894, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Rayleigh
Baron Rayleigh, of Terling Place in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 July 1821 for Lady Charlotte Strutt, wife of Colonel Joseph Strutt, Member of Parliament for Maldon. Joseph Strutt had earlier declined the offer of a peerage, 'under a cloak of false humility', and instead proposed that the honour be given to his wife. She was the daughter of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, and his wife Lady Emily Lennox, the second of the famous Lennox sisters. Her elder brother was Charles FitzGerald, 1st Baron Lecale, and her younger brother was Lord Edward FitzGerald. The title is currently held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1988. The family seat is Terling Place in Essex. Barons Rayleigh (1821) *Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh (1758–1836) * John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh (1796–1873) *John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Mr Porter!
''Oh, Mr Porter!'' is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to about £34,000,000 at 2020 value), it is his best-known film to modern audiences. It is widely acclaimed as the best of Hay's work, and a classic of its genre. The film had its first public showing in November 1937 and went on general release on 3 January 1938. The plot of ''Oh, Mr Porter'' was loosely based on the Arnold Ridley play '' The Ghost Train''. The title was taken from '' Oh! Mr Porter'', a music hall song. Plot Inept railway worker William Porter is, through family connections, given the job of station master at a remote and ramshackle Northern Irish railway station on the border with the then Irish Free State. Porter's co-workers are the elderly deputy station master, Harbottle, and the insolent young porter, Albert, who mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Witham is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliamentary constituency in Essex represented by Dame Priti Patel in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation. She is a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative who was Home Secretary from 24 July 2019 until her resignation on 5 September 2022 following the announcement of the results of the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Conservative Party leadership contest. Constituency profile Witham is one of the safest Conservative seats in the country. The town of Witham within it is the only area of real Labour strength in the region, being represented by one District Councillor alongside seven Conservative Councillors. Witham itself is an industrial town, on the Great Eastern main line railway from London to Norwich, with some heavy industry and London commuter belt residential areas – the strength of the Labour vote here wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Essex
This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Essex, England. There are 307 civil parishes. The former Thurrock Urban District, Benfleet Urban District, Harlow Urban District and Clacton Urban District are unparished. Parts of the former Basildon Urban District, Braintree and Bocking Urban District, Brentwood Urban District, Municipal Borough of Colchester, Colchester Municipal Borough, Chelmsford, Chelmsford Municipal Borough and County Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea County Borough are also unparished. Population figures are not available for some of the smallest parishes. *Salcott, Virley, Peldon, Great and Little Wigborough are governed by the joint Winstred Hundred Parish Council. **Abberton and Langenhoe are governed by the joint Abberton and Langenhoe Parish Council. ***Little Henny, Great Henny, Middleton and Twinsted are governed by the joint Hennys', Middleton & Twinstead Parish Council. The three parishes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witham
Witham () is a town and civil parish in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 25,353. It is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands on the Roman road between the cities of Chelmsford ( south-west) and Colchester ( north-east). The River Brain runs through the town and joins the River Blackwater on the outskirts. History Early history Excavations by Essex County Council Field Archaeological unit at the recent Maltings Lane development discovered evidence of Neolithic occupation at Witham, including human remains and several trackways across ancient marsh. Excavations of the Witham Lodge (Ivy Chimneys) area of the town in the 1970s unveiled remains of a Roman temple as well as a pottery kiln. This would have been alongside the main Roman road from Colchester to London and used as a stopover point on the long journey. Another notable find during the excavation was a votive offering pool in the gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Ter
The River Ter is a river in Essex, England. The river rises in Stebbing Green and flowing via Terling it joins the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at near Rushes Lock. A small part of it, the River Ter SSSI near Great Leighs, has been a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1994. Image:River ter tl718200 1.jpg, River Ter near Willows Green See also *Museum of Power - Langford pumping station extracts from the Ter References Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Essex Rivers of Essex, Ter {{England-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braintree (district)
Braintree District is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Essex, England. The district is named after the town of Braintree, Essex, Braintree, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Halstead and Witham and surrounding rural areas. The neighbouring districts are City of Colchester, Colchester, Maldon District, Maldon, City of Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Uttlesford, South Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk District, West Suffolk, and Babergh District, Babergh. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of 14 districts within Essex. The new district covered the area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: *Braintree and Bocking Urban district (England and Wales), Urban District *Braintree Rural District *Halstead Rural District *Halstead Urban District *Witham Urban District The new district was named Braintree, after the area's largest town. Governance Braintree D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildmay Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Mildmay, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both are extinct. The Mildmay Baronetcy, of Moulsham in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for Thomas Mildmay, previously Member of Parliament for Maldon. He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Mildmay, Auditor of the Court of Augmentation, elder brother of Sir Walter Mildmay. The title became extinct on his death in 1626. Mildmay's brother Henry Mildmay claimed the barony of FitzWalter. In 1667 Henry's grandson Benjamin Mildmay was confirmed in the title. The Mildmay Baronetcy, of Moulsham in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 5 February 1765 for William Mildmay. He was a descendant of William Mildmay, uncle of the first Baronet of the 1611 creation. The title became extinct on his death in 1771. The late devolved his estates to his kinsman Carew Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages In Essex
A village is a human settlement or Residential community, community, larger than a hamlet (place), hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a Church (building), church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
