Dorking

Dorking began life as a small staging post on Stane Street, the Roman Road which linked London to Chichester on the English Channel. In the 11th Century, Dorking was recorded in the Domesday Book as the Manor of Dorchinges. Subsequent Lords of the Manor were to include the Dukes of Norfolk - who lived in Dorking until they moved to Arundel: one of whom is buried in Dorking churchyard. In the Medieval period, Dorking was a prosperous agricultural and market town, benefitting from its position on the junction of a number of important roads and ...

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Dorking, Dorking - History and Development, Dorking - Topography natural history and local landscape, Dorking - Famous residents and literary connections, Dorking - Local government, Dorking - Location and Transport, Dorking - Education and Emergency services facilities, Dorking - Leisure and Culture

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General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton (15 May 1803 Oxford – 25 July 1899 Dorking) was a British general and irrigation engineer. Cotton devoted his life to the construction of irrigation and navigation canals through the Empire of India, which was only partially realised. He entereed the Madras Engineers in 1819, and fought in the First Burmese War. Cotton was knighted in 1861.

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Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and he attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. It was his father, Gerard Kerr Olivier, an Anglican priest, who decided that Laurence - or Kim as the family called him - would become an actor. His stage breakthrough was as in Noel Coward's Private Lives (in 1930), and in Romeo and Juliet (in 1935) alternating the roles of Romeo and Mercutio with John Gielgud. His film breakthrough was his portrayal of Heathcliff in ...

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Laurence Olivier, Laurence Olivier - Life, Laurence Olivier - Acting appearances in London's West End, Laurence Olivier - Acting appearances on Broadway, Laurence Olivier - Productions on Broadway, Laurence Olivier - Broadway directing credits, Laurence Olivier - Movie credits, Laurence Olivier - Television credits

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There are eighteen boroughs and districts that have a border with Greater London and in some cases form part of the urban sprawl. These are (listed in order as they surround London clockwise from the Thames at Dartford): South East Kent - Dartford, Sevenoaks Surrey - Tandridge, Reigate and Banstead, Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Elmbridge, Spelthorne Berkshire - Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Buckinghamshire - South Bucks East Hertfordshire - Three Rivers, Hertsmere, Welwyn Hatfield, BroxbourneSee also:

London commuter belt, London commuter belt - Scale, London commuter belt - Environs of Greater London, London commuter belt - ONS Greater London Urban Area, London commuter belt - Further out, London commuter belt - Towns, London commuter belt - Green Belt, London commuter belt - Future

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After Joad's separation from his wife Mary, he moved to Hampstead in London with a student teacher named Marjorie Thomson. This was the first of many mistresses, all of which were introduced as 'Mrs Joad'. He described sexual desire as "a buzzing bluebottle that needed to be swatted promptly before it distracted a man of intellect from higher things." He believed that female minds lacked objectivity, and he had no interest in talking to women who wouldn't go to bed with him. By now Joad was "short and rotund, with bright little eyes, round, ...

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C. E. M. Joad, C. E. M. Joad - Early Life, C. E. M. Joad - Balliol College, C. E. M. Joad - Civil Service, C. E. M. Joad - Marriage, C. E. M. Joad - Life after separation, C. E. M. Joad - 1930-1940, C. E. M. Joad - The Brains Trust, C. E. M. Joad - Rise and Fall, C. E. M. Joad - Death, C. E. M. Joad - Legacy, C. E. M. Joad - Bibliography, C. E. M. Joad - External link

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The constituency covers much of the area as that covered by the Mole Valley district in Surrey. The largest town in the constituency is Dorking, and the constituency also contains the town of Leatherhead, as well as many rural villages. The Boundary Commission has made its final recommendations for boundary changes in Surrey. Proposed changes to Mole Valley would see the relignment of the boundary with Epsom and Ewell in the Ashtead and Leatherhead area to bring the border line with the recent adjustment of local gove ...

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Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - History, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - Elections, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 2000s, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 1990s, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 1980s, Mole Valley UK Parliament constituency - Sources

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The first mention of Horsham was in a land charter of AD 947. Horsham is mentioned indirectly in the Domesday Book (although this is sometimes debated among historians) adjacent manorial lands and surrounding holdings are also mentioned. Horsham had two weekly markets in the middle ages, and was noted locally for its annual fairs. Despite a local iron industry which stayed until the seventeenth century, and a prosperous brewing industry, Horsham remained primarily agricultural until the early 20th ...

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Horsham, Horsham - History and Development, Horsham - Famous Residents, Horsham - Literary connections, Horsham - Administration, Horsham - Location and Transport, Horsham - Town centre, Horsham - Education and Emergency services facilities, Horsham - Leisure and Culture

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"The stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a machine. Mind no longer appears to be an accidental intruder into the realm of matter...we ought rather hail it as the creator and governor of the realm of matter." "Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties" from his book "The Mysterious Universe". Regarding reverse time travel: "One must stand ...

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James Hopwood Jeans, James Hopwood Jeans - Quotes, James Hopwood Jeans - Awards and honours, James Hopwood Jeans - External link

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The league was founded in 1905, and was strongly dedicated to amateurism. The champions did not even receive a trophy, league policy being that the honour sufficed. Teams less able to compete financially thus gravitated to it rather than the Southern League, while those with ambition and money would move in the opposite direction. Although the league established itself as one of the strongest leagues in the country, routinely providing the winners of the FA Amateur Cup, it was still seen as being at a lower level than the Southern Lea ...

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Isthmian League, Isthmian League - History, Isthmian League - League expansion, Isthmian League - Current structure, Isthmian League - Premier Division teams 2005-06, Isthmian League - Teams progressing to the Football League, Isthmian League - External link

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The Battle of Dorking (1871) by George Tomkyns Chesney first appeared in Blackwood's Magazine, a respected Victorian political journal read by important British politicians. The short story describes the invasion of England by an unnamed enemy (who happen to speak German) in which the narrator, and 1000 citizens, defend the small English town of Dorking, with no supplies or news of outside events. The story then moves forward in time 50 years and England is still devastated. The author, like many British at the time, was alarme ...

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Invasion literature, Invasion literature - Invasion literature, Invasion literature - Political impact, Invasion literature - Before and after the Dorking era, Invasion literature - Influences, Invasion literature - Notable invasion literature

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Each June, Epsom Downs is the home of the Epsom Derby horse race, the second leg of the English Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. The British Prime Minister and first chairman of the London County Council, Lord Rosebery, was sent down (expelled) from the University of Oxford for buying a racehorse and entering it in the Derby - it finished last. Lord Rosebery remained closely associated with the town throughout his life, leaving land to the borough, memorialised in the names of R ...

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Epsom, Epsom - History, Epsom - Transport, Epsom - Nearest places, Epsom - Natives, Epsom - External Link

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This league was previously the Isthmian League Division Three In 2002 Divisions One and Two were combined into Division One North and South, and Division Three was renamed as Division Two, one of many feeder leagues at step four of the National League System. The introduction of the Conference South took some teams out of the Isthmian League from its top level, and reduced the need for two regional divison ones; this also bumped divsion two down to step five. However, as Phase Two of their current National League System Restruc ...

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Isthmian League Second Division, Isthmian League Second Division - 1973-74 - 1976-77, Isthmian League Second Division - Champions, Isthmian League Second Division - 1977-78 - 1983-84, Isthmian League Second Division - Champions, Isthmian League Second Division - 1984-85 - 1990-91, Isthmian League Second Division - Champions, Isthmian League Second Division - 1991-92 - 2001-02, Isthmian League Second Division - Champions, Isthmian League Second Division - 2003-03-2005-06, Isthmian League Second Division - Champions, Isthmian League Second Division - Current members 2005-06, Isthmian League Second Division - Previous champions

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Born in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father Arthur Vaughan Williams was rector, he was taken by his mother to live with her family at Leith Hill Place, the Wedgwood family home in the North Downs, after his father's early death in 1875. He was also related to the Darwins, Charles Darwin being a great-uncle. Ralph (pronounced "rafe") was therefore born into the privileged intellectual upper middle class, but never took it for granted and worked tirelessly all his life for t ...

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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Biography, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Works, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Music for Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Music for Solo Instruments and Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Operas, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Ballets, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Music with Voices, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Chamber/Instrumental Music, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Miscellaneous

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The original four-piece lineup of 10cc boasted a wealth of talent -- there were two strong songwriting teams (although combinations of all four members collaborated on some songs), all four members were skilled multi-instrumentalists and vocalists, and Creme, Godley and Stewart could each perform convincingly as lead singers, leading to favourable comparisons with The Beatles. The more 'commercial' team of Eric Stewart (vocals and guitar) and Graham Gouldman (bass, guitars, vocals) created some of the group's most accessible material. ...

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10cc, 10cc - Group name, 10cc - First lineup 1972-76, 10cc - The Split 1976, 10cc - Second Lineup 1976-present, 10cc - The Singles, 10cc - Original Studio Albums, 10cc - Live Albums, 10cc - Compilation albums

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Surrey - National Trust properties. Box Hill just north of Dorking is woodland and chalk downland with superb views from the top of the hill. The eminent British myrmecologist and coleopterist Horace Donisthorpe frequented this location during his studies of British ants. Clandon Park, an 18th century Palladian mansion in West Clandon to the east of Guildford. The house, which holds interesting collections, and the gardens are both attractive. Claremont Landscape Garden, south of Esher. The gardens date from 1715, Dapdune Wharf on the River Wey in Guildford i ...

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King Harald of Norway invaded northern England in September 1066 which left Harold of England little time to gather an army. Harold's forces marched north from London and surprised the Vikings at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25th. It was an Anglo-Saxon victory, King Harald was killed and the Norwegians were driven out — it was the last Viking invasion of England. The victory however came at a great cost: the Anglo-Saxon army was left in a battered and weakened state. Meanwhile William had assembled an invasion fleet of around ...

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Norman Conquest of England, Norman Conquest of England - Origins, Norman Conquest of England - Conquest of England, Norman Conquest of England - Control of England, Norman Conquest of England - Significance, Norman Conquest of England - Governmental systems, Norman Conquest of England - Anglo-Norman and French relations, Norman Conquest of England - English cultural development, Norman Conquest of England - Legacy, Norman Conquest of England - Bibliography

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At least two dogs are known to have participated in the settling of Plymouth. In "Mourt's Relation" Edward Winslow writes that a female mastiff and a small springer spaniel came ashore on the first explorations of Cape Cod. There may have been other "pets" on the Mayflower but none are mentioned. http://www.petplace.com/Articles/artShow.asp?artID=1690 ...

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List of passengers on the Mayflower, List of passengers on the Mayflower - Pilgrims, List of passengers on the Mayflower - Planters recruited by London merchants, List of passengers on the Mayflower - Men hired to stay one year, List of passengers on the Mayflower - Family servants & young cousins, List of passengers on the Mayflower - Dogs

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Laurence Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and he attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. It was his father, Gerard Kerr Olivier, an Anglican priest, who decided that Laurence - or Kim as the family called him - would become an actor. His stage breakthrough was as in Noel Coward's Private Lives (in 1930), and in Romeo and Juliet (in 1935) alternating the roles of Romeo and Mercutio with John Gielgud. His film breakthrough was his portrayal of Heathcliff in ...

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Laurence Olivier, Laurence Olivier - Life, Laurence Olivier - Acting appearances in London's West End, Laurence Olivier - Acting appearances on Broadway, Laurence Olivier - Productions on Broadway, Laurence Olivier - Broadway directing credits, Laurence Olivier - Movie credits, Laurence Olivier - Television credits

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Roger Waters - Pre 1965 Early years. Waters grew up in Cambridge. Although his father, Eric Fletcher Waters had been a Communist and ardent pacifist, he fought in World War II, and died in action at Anzio in 1944, when Roger was only a year old. Waters would often refer or allude to the loss of his father throughout his work, especially on The Wall and The Final Cut. His father's death is detailed in the song "When the Tigers Broke Free". However, he has said that the mother character from the forme ...

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Roger Waters, Roger Waters - History, Roger Waters - Pre 1965 Early years, Roger Waters - 1965-1985 Band years, Roger Waters - 1985- Solo years, Roger Waters - Discography

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Surrey - British and Roman Surrey. Before Roman times the area today known as Surrey was very probably governed by the Atrebates tribe centred at Calleva in the modern county of Hampshire. They were known to have controlled the southern bank of the Thames from Roman documents describing the nature of tribal relations between them and the powerful Catuvellauni on the north banks. The Atrebates were allies with Rome during their invasion of Britain in 43AD and the territory of Surrey was traversed by Stone Street and Ermine S ...

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Surrey, Surrey - Settlements and communications, Surrey - Physical geography, Surrey - History of Surrey, Surrey - British and Roman Surrey, Surrey - The Saxon Tribes and the Sub-Kingdom, Surrey - The West Saxon Shire, Surrey - Medieval Surrey, Surrey - Modern History, Surrey - Education, Surrey - Places of interest, Surrey - National Trust properties, Surrey - Other places of interest, Surrey - Youth hostels

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