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Kennet (other)
Kennet may refer to: Places in the United Kingdom *Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland People *Baron Kennet, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * D. Mark Kennet (born 1957), American economist *Josh Kennet (born 1987), English-Israeli footballer *Kennet Ahl, pseudonym of Swedish crime novelist duo Lasse Strömstedt and Christer Dahl *Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet (1718–1785), Scottish advocate, legal scholar and judge Other uses * Kennet River (other) * River Kennet, Wiltshire and Berkshire, England * Kennet (district), former local government district in Wiltshire, England * Kennet (HM Prison), Merseyside, England * Kennet and Avon Canal, southern England * Kennet Avenue, prehistoric site in Wiltshire, England * Kennet Partners, private equity firm based in London, England *Kennet School, school in Thatcham, Berkshire, England * HMS ''Kennet'' (1903), destroyer in the Royal Navy *''Kennet'', a GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet, Clackmannanshire
Kennet is a small former coal-mining village in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is located south-east of Clackmannan, by the Kincardine railway line. The village is a conservation area, designated by Clackmannanshire Council. Kennet House, the seat of the Bruces of Kennet, was located to the west of the village (). The house was built or rebuilt in the 1790s for the judge Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet. His descendant, the politician and banker Alexander Bruce, established a claim to the forfeited title of Lord Balfour of Burleigh in 1868. The house was demolished in 1967. Between 1905 and 1961 coal was mined at the Brucefield Colliery, located just to the north of Kennet (). In 1948, 75,000 tons of coal were extracted. A brickworks A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a quarry for ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Kennet
Baron Kennet, of the Dene in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the journalist and politician Sir Hilton Young. He was the youngest son of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet, of Formosa Place. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a writer and politician. the title is held by his son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 2009. As a great-grandson of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet, of Formosa Place, he is also in remainder to this title. The first Baron was married to the sculptor Kathleen Scott, widow of the polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, the second to Elizabeth Young, Lady Kennet. Barons Kennet (1935) * (Edward) Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet (1879–1960) * Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (1923–2009) *William Aldus Thoby Young, 3rd Baron Kennet (born 1957) The heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be disp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Kennet
Joshua Simon Kennet (born 27 September 1987) is an English-Israeli footballer currently with London Lions. Early and personal life Kennet is Jewish, and was born to a Jewish family in Camden, England. His father Eilon was born in Israel, and manages London Maccabi Lions A. Josh grew up in North London, and attended Jewish Free School (JFS) in Kingsbury. He showed early signs of ability in most sports particularly in football. He represented London schools in football and athletics. Kennet's brother, Ricky, plays for London Lions and represented the United Kingdom at the 2007 European Maccabiah Games in Rome, Italy. Kennet has also become an Israeli citizen. Playing career After spells at Millwall and Tottenham Hotspur from the age of 14 to 16, Kennet signed a 2-year YTS contract with Oxford United. From the age of 16 Kennet was a regular in the reserve side for the following two years. Throughout this period Kennet captained the youth side. He was then given his first pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet Ahl
Kennet Ahl is the pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ... of Swedish team Lasse Strömstedt (23 May 1935 - 4 July 2009) and Christer Dahl (born 30 December 1940), who wrote crime novels together. Works *''Grundbulten'' (1974) *''Lyftet'' (1976) or ''The Score'' *''Rävsaxen'' (1978) *''Slutstationen'' (1980) *''Mordvinnaren'' (1987) *''Högriskbegravning'' (2006) Their 1976 novel ''Lyftet'' became a film of the same name in 1978, '' The Score''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahl, Kennet Swedish thriller writers Writing duos Collective pseudonyms Living people 20th-century Swedish novelists 20th-century pseudonymous writers Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet
Robert Bruce of Kennet, Lord Kennet FRSE (24 December 1718 – 8 April 1785) was a Scottish advocate, legal scholar and judge. Life Bruce was born at Kennet House in Clackmannanshire on 24 December 1718, the son of Mary Balfour, daughter of Robert Balfour, 4th Lord Burleigh and Alexander Bruce of Kennet (died 1747). He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in January 1743. He served as Professor of Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh (1758–64) and was appointed Sheriff-Depute of Stirling & Clackmannan in 1760. He was elected a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Kennet, in 1764 and Lord of Justiciary in 1769. In 1783 he was a founder member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His Edinburgh address at this time was at George Square. He died at Kennet House on 8 April 1785. Family He married Helen Abercromby in 1745. Bruce was the uncle of James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline. His brothers-in-law included James Stuart-Mackenzie (1719–180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet River (other)
Kennet River or Kennett River may refer to: * Kennet River (New Zealand) * Kennet River (Victoria), Australia * Kennett River, Victoria, a settlement in Victoria, Australia See also * River Kennet The Kennet is a tributary of the River Thames in Southern England. Most of the river is straddled by the North Wessex Downs AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The lower reaches have been made navigable as the Kennet Navigation, which â ..., Berkshire, England * River Kennett, Suffolk, England * Kennet (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Kennet
The Kennet is a tributary of the River Thames in Southern England. Most of the river is straddled by the North Wessex Downs AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The lower reaches have been made navigable as the Kennet Navigation, which – together with the Avon Navigation, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Thames – links the cities of Bristol and London. The length from near its sources west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, Marlborough, Wiltshire down to Woolhampton, Berkshire is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). This is primarily from an array of rare plants and animals completely endemism, endemic to chalky watercourses. When Wiltshire had second-tier local authorities, one, Kennet District, took the name of the river. Etymology The pronunciation (and spelling) was as the Kunnit (or Cunnit). This is likely derived from the Roman settlement in the upper valley floor, Cunetio (in the later large village of Mildenhall, Wiltshire, Mildenhall). Lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet (district)
Kennet was a non-metropolitan local government district in Wiltshire, England, abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. It was named after the River Kennet. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Devizes, Marlborough, and Devizes Rural District, Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural District and Pewsey Rural District. The district council was based at offices in Devizes. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire Council unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen .... See also * Kennet local elections * 2007 Kennet District Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet (HM Prison)
HM Prison Kennet was a Category C men's prison, located in Parkbourn, Maghull, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. The prison was operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. The prison closed on 23 December 2016 History Faced with overcrowding in regional prisons, the National Offender Management Service in December 2006 planned a new facility on the East Site of Ashworth Hospital, which it leases from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The site of the new prison and surrounding area were known locally as Kennet Heath, so the name Kennet was adopted for the prison. The prison was converted from the existing medical buildings at a cost of £19 million. It began accepting inmates in September 2007, but was officially opened in February 2008. In April 2010, The Howard League for Penal Reform rated Kennet as the most overcrowded prison in England and Wales. The prison was found to be running at 193% capacity. In May 2016 it was announced that the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet And Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section. From Bristol to Bath the waterway follows the natural course of the River Avon before the canal links it to the River Kennet at Newbury, and from there to Reading on the River Thames. In all, the waterway incorporates 105 locks. The two river stretches were made navigable in the early 18th century, and the canal section was constructed between 1794 and 1810. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the canal gradually fell into disuse after the opening of the Great Western Railway. In the latter half of the 20th century the canal was restored in stages, largely by volunteers. After decades of dereliction and much restoration work, it was fully reopened in 1990. The Kennet and Avon Canal has been developed as a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet Avenue
Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary. Excavations by Stuart Piggott and Alexander Keiller in the 1930s indicated that around 100 pairs of standing stones had lined the avenue, dated to around 2200 BC from finds of Beaker burials beneath some of them. Many stones have fallen or are missing, however. A second avenue, called Beckhampton Avenue, led west from Avebury towards Beckhampton Long Barrow. Maud Cunnington righted some of the stones during her work there in the early 20th century. Keiller restored the northern third of the avenue in 1934–1935. The avenue is within the Avebury section of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. It is in the freehold ownership of the National Trust, and a scheduled monument in English Heritage English Heritage (off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennet Partners
Kennet Partners is a private equity investment firm that provides growth capital to software, Internet and technology-enabled business services companies in Europe and the US. Kennet Partners is headquartered in London, England, and has an office in San Francisco, California. The firm raised its fourth fund in 2014, bringing total capital under management to $700 million. Founding / history Kennet was founded in 1997 as Kennet Capital, a joint venture between technology investment bank Broadview International and asset management firm Electra Partners. In 2000, Kennet became a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadview. In 2003 the partners of Kennet completed a management buy-out and became independent. Kennet's first fund was primarily targeted at early-stage technology investments in Europe. With its second fund, Kennet began making growth equity investments in both Europe and the U.S., and this has remained the firm’s exclusive strategy to this day. Funds and investment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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