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Derby: Encyclopedia II - Derby - History

The town has Roman, Saxon and Viking connections. The Roman camp of 'Derventio' was probably at Little Chester/Chester Green (grid reference SK353375); later the town was one of the 'Five Boroughs' (fortified towns) of the Danelaw. The popular belief is that the name 'Derby' is a corruption of the Danish Deor-a-by (Village of the Deer), however some assert that it is a corruption of the original Roman name 'Derventio'. The town was also named 'Darby' or 'Darbye' on some of the oldest maps, eg. Speed's 1610 map. The city is one of the ...

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Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland - Biography

Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland - Trivia

Derby: Encyclopedia - Battle of Culloden

The Battle of Culloden (April 16, 1746), was the last military clash in mainland Britain, between the forces of the Jacobites and the British Army. It ended the 1745 Jacobite Rising, and was a massive defeat for the Jacobites. Accounts of this battle and its aftermath vary and are contradictory on some points. This article attempts to provide a reasonable summary. Battle of Culloden - Background. For further detail see Jacobite Rising. Prince Charles Edward Stuart, ...

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Battle of Culloden - Background

Battle of Culloden - Armies

Battle of Culloden - Battle

Battle of Culloden - Aftermath

Battle of Culloden - Order Of Battle

Battle of Culloden - Jacobite Army

Battle of Culloden - Government Army

Derby: Encyclopedia - Aqueduct

An aqueduct is an artificial (man-made) channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. The word derives from the Latin words aqua, "water", and ducere, "to lead". Many aqueducts are raised above the landscape, resembling bridges rather than rivers. Sufficiently large aqueducts may also be usable by ships. They are similar to viaducts, but carry water instead of a road or railway. While a road bridge often carries the roadway at a more elevated level than the rest of the road, such a variation o ...

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Aqueduct - History

Aqueduct - Uses of aqueducts

Aqueduct - Notable aqueducts

Aqueduct - Navigable aqueducts

Aqueduct - Ancient Greek aqueducts

Aqueduct - Roman aqueducts

Aqueduct - Other aqueducts

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Derby: Encyclopedia - Baobab

See text The baobabs (Adansonia), occasionally known colloquially as "monkey-bread trees", are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and Africa and Australia (one species in each). The species reach heights of between 5-25 m (exceptionally 30 m) tall, and up to 7 m (exceptionally 11 m) in trunk diameter. They are noted for storing water inside the swollen trunk. All occur in seasonally arid areas, and are deciduous, shedding their leaves during the dry ...

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Baobab - Uses

Baobab - Cultural references

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Derby: Encyclopedia - Australian punting glossary

The Australian punting glossary explains some of the terms, jargon and slang which are commonly used and heard on Australian racecourses, in TAB’s, on radio, and in the horse racing media. The emphasis in this list is on punting terms, rather than the breeding or veterinary side of horse racing. Australian punting glossary - 0-9. 750’s: Binoculars with magnification of 7x50 mm. Australian punting glossary - A. ...

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Australian punting glossary - 0-9

Australian punting glossary - A

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Australian punting glossary - D

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Australian punting glossary - I

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Australian punting glossary - S

Australian punting glossary - T

Australian punting glossary - U

Australian punting glossary - V

Australian punting glossary - W

Australian punting glossary - X

Australian punting glossary - Y

Australian punting glossary - Z

Derby: Encyclopedia - Bmi airline

bmi (IATA: BD, ICAO: BMA, and Callsign: Midland) is the second largest full-service scheduled airline in the United Kingdom. Based at Donington Hall, close to Nottingham East Midlands Airport, it flies to destinations across Europe, and to the United States, India and Saudi Arabia. bmi's operational base is London Heathrow, where it holds 14% of all take off and landing slots, and operates over 2000 flights a week. It was formerly known as British Midland. Bmi airline - History. ...

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Bmi airline - History

Bmi airline - Destinations

Bmi airline - Fleet

Derby: Encyclopedia - Arboretum

An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. An arboretum specialising in growing conifers is known as a pinetum. The term 'arboretum' was first used in an English publication by J. C. Loudon in 1833 in The Gardener's Magazine but the concept was already long-established by then. Commenting on Loddiges' famous Hackney Botanic Garden arboretum, begun in 1816, and opened free to the public for educat ...

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Arboretum - Artistic

Derby: Encyclopedia - BR standard class 5

The British Railways Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 was one of the standard classes of steam locomotives built by British Railways in the 1950s. 172 were built, essentially being a development of the LMS black five. BR standard class 5 - Background. William Stanier's black five had been the most successful mixed-traffic types in Great Britain. Construction of the black fives had started in 1934 and continued past nationalisation to 1951. A new set of standard locomotives was to be built by British Railways, based ...

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BR standard class 5 - Background

BR standard class 5 - Design and construction

BR standard class 5 - In service

BR standard class 5 - Preservation

BR standard class 5 - Referencs

Derby: Encyclopedia - Cheapside

Cheapside is a street in the City of London, which links Newgate Street with the junction of Queen Victoria Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Princes Street, Lombard Street and King William Street (via a small section called 'Poultry'). Cheapside was the birthplace of John Milton. Cheapside is also a common English street name, meaning 'market-place'. Other cities and towns that have a Cheapside street include Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Halifax, Lancaster, Leicester, Luton, Manchester, Nottingham and Reading. ...

Derby: Encyclopedia - Chellaston

Chellaston is a suburb of the City of Derby, which is located in the East Midlands in England. It is on a natural hill, and has recently become much larger, because of new housing estates. The suburb lies about 5 miles south of Derby city centre, and is the southern-most part of the city. The main road through Chellaston is Derby Road (A514), which becomes Swarkestone Road at the crossroads with High Street. Other major roads in Chellaston are High Street, Sinfin Moor Lane, Parkway, Maple Drive, Sutton Avenue ...

Derby: Encyclopedia - City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarch to a select group of communities. The status does not apply automatically on the basis of any particular criteria, although it was traditionally given to towns with diocesan cathedrals. This association between having a cathedral and being called a city was established in the early 1540s when Henry VIII founded dioceses (and therefore cathedrals) in six English towns and also granted them all city status by issuing Letters Patent. City status is confe ...

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City status in the United Kingdom - City status

City status in the United Kingdom - List of cities

City status in the United Kingdom - Cities now in the Republic of Ireland

City status in the United Kingdom - City councils

City status in the United Kingdom - City applications

City status in the United Kingdom - Cathedral towns

City status in the United Kingdom - Large towns

Derby: Encyclopedia - Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. It lies south of Sheffield, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper, and has a population of approximately 100,000. It is located at 53°34′N 1°25′W. It received its market charter in the year 1204 from King John. Chesterfield benefited greatly from the building of the Chesterfield Line - part of the Derby to Leeds railway (North Midland Line), which was begun in 1837 by George Stephenson. During its construction, ...

Derby: Encyclopedia - Ceremonial counties of England

The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. They are also often used in a geographic reference frame, and in this capacity are sometimes called geographic counties. Ceremonial counties of England - Map. Northumberland Tyne and Wear Durham Cumbri ...

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Ceremonial counties of England - Map

Ceremonial counties of England - History

Ceremonial counties of England - Definition

Ceremonial counties of England - External link

Derby: Encyclopedia - County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. In the case of Yorkshire in England, there are three county towns, one for each Riding: Northallerton for the North Riding, Beverley for the East Riding, and Wakefield for the West Riding. Contrary to popular belief, there are no civil administrative offices for the ...

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County town - List of county towns

County town - Historic counties of England

County town - Non-metropolitan counties of England

County town - Counties of Scotland

County town - Historic counties of Wales

County town - Traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland

County town - Other counties of the Republic of Ireland

County town - Historic counties of Northern Ireland

County town - Former county towns

County town - Former administrative counties of England

County town - Former non-metropolitan counties of England

County town - Former counties of Wales

Derby: Encyclopedia - Business park

A business park or business estate is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. All of the work that goes on is commercial, not industrial or residential. These are popular in many suburban locations, where it is cheaper to develop land because of the lower land costs and the lower building costs for building wider, not necessarily higher. They are also often located near motorways or main roads. Criticism of business parks often relates to the failure of business parks to relate to the urban fabric o ...

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Business park - List of significant business parks

Derby: Encyclopedia - William Vernon Harcourt politician

Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (October 14, 1827 - October 1, 1904) was a British Liberal statesman. William Vernon Harcourt politician - Background. He was the second son of the Rev. Canon William Vernon Harcourt, of Nuneham Park, Oxford, himself the fourth son and eventually heir of Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York. William George was therefore born a Vernon, and by his connection with the old families of Vernon and Harcourt was related to many of the great English houses, a fact ...

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William Vernon Harcourt politician - Background

William Vernon Harcourt politician - Career

William Vernon Harcourt politician - Summary

William Vernon Harcourt politician - External link

Derby: Encyclopedia - Bylaw

A bylaw (sometimes also seen as by-law or Byelaw) was originally the Viking town law in the Danelaw. Contrary to popular etymology the element by has nothing to do with the preposition by. It is the Old Norse word for larger settlement as in Whitby and Derby. In modern days, a bylaw is a rule governing the internal management of an organization, such as a business corporation. ...