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Yarmouth
Yarmouth may refer to: Places Canada *Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Municipality of the District of Yarmouth **Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) **Yarmouth (electoral district) *Yarmouth Township, Ontario *New Yarmouth, Nova Scotia United Kingdom *Yarmouth, the common name of Great Yarmouth, a town in Norfolk **Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) **Borough of Great Yarmouth, a local government district *Yarmouth, Isle of Wight **Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) (former UK Parliament constituency) **Yarmouth Castle, a fortress guarding Yarmouth harbour United States *Yarmouth, Iowa *Yarmouth, Maine **Yarmouth (CDP), Maine *North Yarmouth, Maine *Yarmouth, Massachusetts **South Yarmouth, Massachusetts **West Yarmouth, Massachusetts **Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts People *Earl of Yarmouth, British peerage title *Lord Yarmouth (1777–1842), English amateur cricketer Ships *''County of Yarmouth'', a fully rigged shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Yarmouth
The SS ''Yarmouth'' was a steamship notable for its part in developing Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and connecting it to Boston, Massachusetts. Later in life it had a central role as the flagship of the Marcus Garvey initiative the Black Star Line. Marcus Garvey, known as the "black Moses", was a "back to Africa" evangelist, and his ideas, although radical and controversial in his own time and today, still remain influential. The Black Star Line's name, a play on the ''White Star Line'', is remembered in Flag of Ghana, the flag of Ghana. Construction Built by the River Clyde, Clyde shipbuilder Archibald McMillan & Son, of Dumbarton, Scotland, for the Yarmouth Steamship Company, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, ''Yarmouth'' was designed to ferry both passengers and goods. She was a steel screw steamer, long p/p, with a beam and hold depth of . She had five watertight compartments and could carry 4,000 barrels. She was fitted with bilge keels and was capable of 14 knots. The ship's bell was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Great Yarmouth
The Borough of Great Yarmouth is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Norfolk, England. It is named after its main town, Great Yarmouth, and also contains the town of Gorleston-on-Sea and a number of villages and rural areas, including part of The Broads. Other notable settlements include Bastwick, Belton, Norfolk, Belton, Bradwell, Norfolk, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Caister-on-Sea, California, Norfolk, California, Fleggburgh, Hemsby, Martham, Hopton-on-Sea, Ormesby St Margaret, Rollesby, St Olaves, Scratby, Stokesby and Winterton-on-Sea. The borough is on the east coast of Norfolk, facing the North Sea. It borders North Norfolk to the north, Broadland to the west, South Norfolk to the south-west, and East Suffolk District, East Suffolk to the south. History The town of Great Yarmouth was an ancient borough, having been granted a charter in 1208. The borough was enlarged in 1668 to take in the Southtown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Maine
Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland, Maine, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, Maine, North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 years. In 1849, twenty-nine years after Maine's List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, admittance to the Union as the twenty-third states of America, state, it was Municipal corporation, incorporated as the Town of Yarmouth. Yarmouth is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The town's population was 8,990 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, and its location on the banks of the Royal River (formerly ''Yarmouth River''), which empties into Casco Bay less than away, means it is a prime location as a harbor. Ships were built in Yarmouth Harbor, Yarmouth's harbor mainly between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Yarmouth
Earl of Yarmouth is a title that has been created three times in British history, once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1679 in favour of the politician and scientist Robert Paston, 1st Viscount Yarmouth. He had already been created Baron Paston and Viscount Yarmouth in the Peerage of England in 1673. He was the son of William Paston, who had been created a Baronet, of Oxnead in the County of Norfolk, in the Baronetage of England in 1641. Lord Yarmouth was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He notably served as Treasurer of the Household between 1687 and 1689. He had no surviving male issue and the titles became extinct on his death in 1732. The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1740 in favour of Amalie von Wallmoden, mistress of George II. She was made Baroness Yarmouth at the same time, also in the Peerage of England. The titles were for life only. Lady Yarmouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Isle Of Wight
Yarmouth is a town, port and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river. The town grew near the river crossing, originally a ferry, which was replaced with a road bridge in 1863.A Timeline History of Yarmouth compiled by Ian Dallison on behalf of The Yarmouth Society History Yarmouth has been a settlement for over a thousand years, and is one of the earliest on the island. The first account of the settlement is in 's record of the |
Yarmouth County
Yarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers. It comprises three municipalities: the Town of Yarmouth, the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, and the Municipality of the District of Argyle. History The name Yarmouth first appeared as a projected township in Nova Scotia in 1759. There is some speculation it was named after Yarmouth, Massachusetts, as some of the earliest English settlers arrived from Cape Cod on 9 June 1761. It is more likely the township was named after Lady Yarmouth, a mistress of King George II. Originally the area was part of Lunenburg County. In 1761 it became part of Queens County; in 1784 it became part of Shelburne County and finally became a county on its own in 1836. The description of Yarmouth County was modified in 1846. It was then divided into tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
Yarmouth Port is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,320 at the 2010 census. Yarmouth Port was home to the original Christmas Tree Shops until its closing in 2007. The town is home to the international headquarters of IFAW. Geography Yarmouth Port is located in the northern part of the town of Yarmouth at (41.704633, −70.220923). It is bordered to the north by Cape Cod Bay, to the east by the town of Dennis, and to the west by the town of Barnstable. U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, is to the south, beyond which are the CDPs of South Yarmouth and West Yarmouth. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Yarmouth Port CDP has a total area of , of which is land, and (6.86%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 5,395 people, 2,546 households, and 1,642 families in the CDP. The population density was 344.9/km (892.7/mi). There were 3,104 housing un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Yarmouth
Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford (11 March 1777 – 1 March 1842), styled Viscount Beauchamp between 1793 and 1794 and Earl of Yarmouth between 1794 and 1822, of Ragley Hall in Warwickshire and of Sudbourne Hall in Suffolk, was a British Tory politician and art collector. Origins Seymour-Conway was the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford, by his second wife Isabella Anne Ingram, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine. Political career Lord Yarmouth sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Orford in Suffolk (which town was situated within his Sudbourne estate) from 1797 to 1802, for Lisburn from 1802 to 1812, for Antrim from 1812 to 1818 and for Camelford from 1820 to 1822. While serving as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies he was Viscount Castlereagh's second in his 1809 duel with Foreign Secretary George Canning. In March 1812 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Vice-Chambe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Yarmouth
''County of Yarmouth'' was a full-rigged ship built in Belliveau's Cove, Nova Scotia, in 1884. She was the largest wooden ship ever built for shipowners in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, and the second largest wooden ship ever built in Canada, only a few tons less than the ship ''William D. Lawrence''. The ship was one of a series of very large wooden ships proudly named after major shipbuilding counties of Nova Scotia at the end of the Age of Sail. William D. Lovitt, owner of a fleet of ships from Yarmouth, began as the sole owner. The ship enjoyed a profitable decade of service circling the globe several times but most often trading between South American, Canadian and British ports. She survived a serious grounding at Low Point, Cape Breton, in 1893. After being dismasted in December 1895, she was to be broken up at Grimsby, England, but was purchased by the government of Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Great Yarmouth (1866)
SS ''Great Yarmouth'' was a freight vessel built for the Great Eastern Railway in 1866. History The ship was built by the Thames Graving Dock Company in London in 1866. She was placed on the Harwich to Antwerp cargo service. She was the first screw steamer in the Great Eastern Railway Company fleet. The hold was built with a double lining, which could hold 100 tons of water, and had a powerful steam pump independent of the main engines connected to clear it. On each side were bunkers capable of storing 100 tons of coal. On 28 December 1868, she came to the rescue of the steamship ''Berussia'' which had broken her main shaft on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. An attempt to tow the ''Berussia'' failed and the ''Great Yarmouth'' took some of the passengers and transferred them to Portland. She was sold to in 1873 to Thomas Gage Beatley and later ended up in the ownership of Mr Joseph Reay of Newcastle. She was stranded at Skutskär in Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
South Yarmouth is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,092 at the 2010 census, the highest of the three CDPs in Yarmouth. Geography South Yarmouth is located in the southeastern quarter of the town of Yarmouth at (41.667908, -70.199774). It is bordered by the CDP of West Yarmouth to the west and West Dennis to the east. U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, is to the north, beyond which is the CDP of Yarmouth Port. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (10.94%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 11,603 people, 5,485 households, and 3,181 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 640.0/km (1,656.9/mi). There were 7,834 housing units at an average density of 432.1/km (1,118.7/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.74% White, 1.53% African American, 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Yarmouth
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Yarmouth'' after the Norfolk town and port of Great Yarmouth: * was a 50-gun ship launched in 1653 and broken up in 1680. * was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1695. She was rebuilt in 1709, converted to a hulk in 1740 and sold in 1769. * was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1745. She fought at Cuddalore, Negapatam and Pondicherry and later saw action in the American War of Independence. She was refitted as a 60-gun ship in 1781, used as a receiving ship from 1783 and was broken up in 1811. * was a lighter launched in 1798. She was rebuilt in 1810, transferred to the coastguard in 1828 and sold in 1835. * was a light cruiser launched in 1911 and sold in 1929. * was a launched in 1959 and expended as a target in 1987. Battle honours Ships named ''Yarmouth'' have earned the following battle honours: *Lowestoft 1665 *Four Days' Battle 1666 *Orfordness 1666 * Sole Bay 1672 * Schooneveld 1673 *Texel 1673 *Gibraltar 1704 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
