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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Derbyshire | | | | |  Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Holkham Hall - Architects and patronThe builder of Holkham was Thomas Coke,[3] later 1st Earl of Leicester, born in 1697. A cultivated, wealthy man, he had made the Grand Tour in his youth, being away from England for six years between 1712 and 1718. It is thought he first met Burlington, the aristocratic architect at the forefront of the Palladian revival movement in England, and William Kent in Italy in 1715; it is possible that there in the original home of Palladianism, the idea of a new man ...
See also:Holkham Hall, Holkham Hall - Architects and patron, Holkham Hall - The design of Holkham, Holkham Hall - External appearance, Holkham Hall - Interior, Holkham Hall - Holkham today, Holkham Hall - Notes Read more here: » Holkham Hall: Encyclopedia II - Holkham Hall - Architects and patron |
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| | | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - List of caves - Europe
List of caves - Croatia.
Main article: List of caves in Croatia
Velebit caves: Lukina jama, Slovačka jama, Patkov Gušt, etc
Caves on Biokovo: Amfora, Stara škola, Vilimova jama
Crveno jezero (the Red Lake) near Imotski
Stupina jama in Gorski Kotar, near Rijeka
List of caves - France.
Main article: List of caves in France
Chauvet Cave
Gouffre Berger, the first cave explored to more than 1000m d ...
See also:List of caves, List of caves - Africa, List of caves - South Africa, List of caves - Asia, List of caves - China, List of caves - Georgia country, List of caves - India, List of caves - Iran, List of caves - Korea, List of caves - Malaysia, List of caves - Philippines, List of caves - Europe, List of caves - Croatia, List of caves - France, List of caves - Greece, List of caves - Ireland, List of caves - Italy, List of caves - Macedonia, List of caves - Poland, List of caves - Portugal, List of caves - Switzerland, List of caves - Slovakia, List of caves - Slovenia, List of caves - Spain, List of caves - Ukraine, List of caves - United Kingdom, List of caves - Oceania, List of caves - Australia, List of caves - New Zealand, List of caves - Papua New Guinea, List of caves - North America, List of caves - Canada, List of caves - Mexico, List of caves - United States of America, List of caves - Central America, List of caves - Belize, List of caves - Guatemala, List of caves - South America, List of caves - Brazil Read more here: » List of caves: Encyclopedia II - List of caves - Europe |
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| | | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Leicestershire - History Main article: History of Leicestershire.
Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book in four wapentakes: Guthlaxton, Framland, Goscote and Gartree. These later became hundreds, with the division of Goscote into West Goscote and East Goscote, and the addition of Sparkenhoe hundred.
Leicestershire's external boundaries have changed little since the Domesday Survey. The Measham-Donisthorpe exclave of Derbyshire has been exchanged for the Netherseal/Overseall area, and the urban expansion of Market Harborough has caused Little Bowden, pre ...
See also:Leicestershire, Leicestershire - History, Leicestershire - Demographics, Leicestershire - Towns and villages, Leicestershire - Places of interest Read more here: » Leicestershire: Encyclopedia II - Leicestershire - History |
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| | | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Tables
Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship.
Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League.
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See also:Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Tables, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Match details, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - April, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - May, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - June, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Twenty20 Cup Group Stage 22 June-6 July, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - July, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - August, Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - September Read more here: » Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005: Encyclopedia II - Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Tables |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - List of British heritage and private railways - England
List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge.
Appleby Frodingham Railway
Astley Green Colliery Museum, Lancashire
Avon Valley Railway
Barrow Hill Engine Shed - preserved Roundhouse Museum in Derbyshire.
Battlefield Line, Shackerstone, Leicestershire
Bideford & Instow Railway
Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley
Bluebell Railway East Sussex and West Sussex
Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Cornwall
Bowes Railway< ...
See also:List of British heritage and private railways, List of British heritage and private railways - England, List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge, List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge Railways, List of British heritage and private railways - Miniature railways in England, List of British heritage and private railways - Tramways, List of British heritage and private railways - Scotland, List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge, List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge, List of British heritage and private railways - Wales, List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge, List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge, List of British heritage and private railways - Miniature Railways, List of British heritage and private railways - Northern Ireland, List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge Railway, List of British heritage and private railways - Isle of Man, List of British heritage and private railways - Channel Islands, List of British heritage and private railways - Alderney, List of British heritage and private railways - Jersey Read more here: » List of British heritage and private railways: Encyclopedia II - List of British heritage and private railways - England |
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| | | | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - List of prisons in the United Kingdom - Secure Hospitals Some convicts are detained in secure mental hospitals. These are run by the National Health Service rather than the prison service.
Ashworth Hospital
Broadmoor Hospital
Rampton Secure Hospital, Retford, Nottinghamshire
A number of other mental hospitals have secure units.
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See also:List of prisons in the United Kingdom, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - A, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - B, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - C, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - D, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - E, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - F, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - G, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - H, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - I, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - J, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - K, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - L, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - M, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - N, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - O, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - P, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - Q, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - R, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - S, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - T, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - U, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - V, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - W, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - X, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - Y, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - Z, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - Secure Hospitals, List of prisons in the United Kingdom - External link Read more here: » List of prisons in the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - List of prisons in the United Kingdom - Secure Hospitals |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - John Gell - Politics Gell's next public appointment was shared with his brother, Thomas, who was a well-connected barrister in London. This was the office of Receiver and Supervisor of the Honour of Tutbury, granted in 1632 successively, for life, to Thomas, and to John and his son, John Gell the younger. The Honour of Tutbury was the name given to the Derbyshire and Staffordshire estates of the Duchy of Lancaster, a royal possession, and Thomas was responsible for collecting Duchy rents and dues, including fees payable whenever a Duchy tenancy was transferred b ...
See also:John Gell, John Gell - Background, John Gell - Politics, John Gell - First Civil War, John Gell - Post Civil War, John Gell - Other notable Gells Read more here: » John Gell: Encyclopedia II - John Gell - Politics |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - England
List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Bedfordshire.
Luton - Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; Bourgoin Jallieu, France; Eskilstuna, Sweden; Spandau, Germany; Wolfsburg, Germany
List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Berkshire.
Newbury - Braunfels, Germany (1963); Bagnols-sur-Ceze, France (1970); Eeklo, Belgium (1974); Feltre, Italy (2003)
Reading - Düsseldorf, Germany (First link: 1947; Official twinning: 1975); Clonmel, Republic of Ireland (1994); San Francisco Libre ...
See also:List of twin towns in the United Kingdom, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - England, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Bedfordshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Berkshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Bristol, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Cheshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Cornwall, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Cumbria, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Derbyshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Devon, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Dorset, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - East Riding of Yorkshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - East Sussex, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Essex, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Gloucestershire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Greater Manchester, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Hampshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Herefordshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Hertfordshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Isle of Wight, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Kent, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Lancashire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Leicestershire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Lincolnshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - London, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Merseyside, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Norfolk, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Northamptonshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Northumberland, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - North Yorkshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Oxfordshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Rutland, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Shropshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Somerset, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - South Yorkshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Suffolk, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Surrey, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Tyne and Wear, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Warwickshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - West Midlands, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - West Sussex, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - West Yorkshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Wiltshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Worcestershire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Tyrone, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Scotland, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Dundee, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Edinburgh, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Fife, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Glasgow, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Highlands, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Lanarkshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Stirlingshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Wales, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Glamorgan, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Merionethshire, List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Monmouthshire Read more here: » List of twin towns in the United Kingdom: Encyclopedia II - List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - England |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - History of Norfolk - Palaeolithic The period from almost three quarters of a million years ago until around 10,000 years ago.
During the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods the coast of Norfolk would have been 60-70km futher to the north than today, with much of the North Sea a wide, open plain. The size of the habatitable land would of varried through the different glacial and interglacial periods up till the end of the Anglian glaciation, as would of the climate, flora and fauna, and the general landscape of Norfolk. The Anglian glaciation was the 3rd from last glac ...
See also:History of Norfolk, History of Norfolk - Palaeolithic, History of Norfolk - Lower Palaeolithic, History of Norfolk - Middle Palaeolithic, History of Norfolk - Upper Palaeolithic, History of Norfolk - Norfolk from 1900 to World War I, History of Norfolk - Norfolk during World War I, History of Norfolk - Norfolk 1919 to World War II, History of Norfolk - Norfolk during World War II, History of Norfolk - Postwar Norfolk Read more here: » History of Norfolk: Encyclopedia II - History of Norfolk - Palaeolithic |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Tables
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship.
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League.
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Twenty20 Group Stage Midlands/Wales/West.
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See also:Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Tables, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Championship, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - totesport League, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Twenty20 Group Stage Midlands/Wales/West, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Match details, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - April, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - May, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - June, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Twenty20 Cup Group Stage, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - July, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - August, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - September Read more here: » Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005: Encyclopedia II - Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 - Tables |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Gomez band - Bring It On - career success Gomez entered the recording studio in 1997 to turn their demos into a full-length album. The band spent the next three months in the studio and touring the United Kingdom with Embrace. Their first single "78 Stone Wobble" was released in March 1998, while their debut album, Bring It On, was released a month later. The album received excellent critical response from both sides of the Atlantic, with Spin Magazine calling it a "damn beautiful album". Sales of the album in the United Kingdom were bolstered when Bring It On won the ...
See also:Gomez band, Gomez band - Early career, Gomez band - Bring It On - career success, Gomez band - Band members, Gomez band - Discography, Gomez band - Albums, Gomez band - EPs, Gomez band - Singles Read more here: » Gomez band: Encyclopedia II - Gomez band - Bring It On - career success |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Graham Dilley - Early career Dilley made his first class debut for Kent at the age of 18 in 1977 against Cambridge University, but did not take a wicket and had to wait until the next season for another chance. His next game, in June 1978, was against the touring Pakistanis, but again he went wicketless. It was only in his third first-class match, against Middlesex, that he made his presence felt, taking seven wickets in the match to help his team to a six-wicket win.
Dilley played two more first-class matches that season but took only one wicket, and perhaps mor ...
See also:Graham Dilley, Graham Dilley - Early career, Graham Dilley - England selection, Graham Dilley - Injury and recovery, Graham Dilley - Later career and retirement, Graham Dilley - Teams, Graham Dilley - International, Graham Dilley - English county, Graham Dilley - Other first-class, Graham Dilley - Career highlights, Graham Dilley - Tests, Graham Dilley - One-day internationals, Graham Dilley - First-class, Graham Dilley - List A Limited Overs Read more here: » Graham Dilley: Encyclopedia II - Graham Dilley - Early career |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Nottingham - History Founded as a Saxon settlement, Nottingham was later captured by the Danes (Vikings) and in the 9th century became one of the five boroughs (fortified towns) of the Danelaw. From its earliest beginnings, parts of the settlement have included man-made caves, dug into soft sandstone. During this period the settlement went by various names including Tigguo Cobauc ("House of Caves") and Snottingaham (from the Anglo-Saxon for "Snot's people", Snot being a local chieftain). The populace is grateful that the S ...
See also:Nottingham, Nottingham - History, Nottingham - Government, Nottingham - Politics, Nottingham - Entertainment, Nottingham - Industry, Nottingham - Media, Nottingham - Culture and sport, Nottingham - Shopping, Nottingham - Education, Nottingham - Transport, Nottingham - Geography, Nottingham - Areas in the City of Nottingham, Nottingham - Areas of Nottingham outside of the City, Nottingham - Twin cities Read more here: » Nottingham: Encyclopedia II - Nottingham - History |
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| | | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - Glossop - History The site was occupied by the Romans - in Gamesley, there are the remains of a Roman fort, named Ardotalia by the Romans, but renamed Melandra by a 19th-century amateur historian.
A history of Ardotalia (Melandra), provided by Glossop Heritage Centre [Heritage Centre], is located here [History of the fort].
Ardotalia was constructed by Cohors Primae Frisiavonum - The First Cohort of Frisiavones [Roman Britain.org]. Evidence for the existance of this unit exists not only from the building stone found at the site but also from var ...
See also:Glossop, Glossop - Geography, Glossop - History, Glossop - Leisure, Glossop - Transport, Glossop - Education, Glossop - Trivia Read more here: » Glossop: Encyclopedia II - Glossop - History |
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| | | | | Derbyshire: Encyclopedia II - One-day cricket - Domestic one-day competitions This section only concerns competitions with List A status, the one-day equivalent to first class cricket status for two-innings matches. Domestic one-day competitions exist in almost every country where cricket is played, but the List A status is determined by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, and usually only encompasses the countries with Test status.
One-day cricket - Australia.
The ING Cup. The sides that compete are the following:
New South Wales Blues, repr ...
See also:One-day cricket, One-day cricket - Structure, One-day cricket - Bowling restrictions, One-day cricket - History, One-day cricket - One-day Internationals, One-day cricket - Domestic one-day competitions, One-day cricket - Australia, One-day cricket - Bangladesh, One-day cricket - England, One-day cricket - India, One-day cricket - New Zealand, One-day cricket - Pakistan, One-day cricket - South Africa, One-day cricket - Sri Lanka, One-day cricket - West Indies, One-day cricket - Zimbabwe, One-day cricket - One-day Records Read more here: » One-day cricket: Encyclopedia II - One-day cricket - Domestic one-day competitions |
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