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Ainsley Arment
Ainsley (also spelt Ainsleigh) is both a unisex given name and a surname and place name. It is derived from words meaning hermitage and clearing (Old English "anne" ("alone, solitary") or ānsetl ("hermitage") + lēah ("woodland, clearing")). Notable people with the name include: Given name Men * A. C. de Zoysa (1923–1983), Sri Lankan criminal lawyer * Ainsley Battles (born 1978), American football player * Ainsley Bennett (born 1954), British sprinter * Ainsley Hall (born 1972), Cayman Islands cricketer * Ainsley Harriott (born 1957), English television chef * Ainsley Iggo (1924–2012), Scottish neurophysiologist * Ainsley Maitland-Niles (born 1997), English footballer * Ainsley Melham (born 1991), Australian actor * Ainsley Robinson, Canadian wrestler * Ainsley Waugh (born 1981), Jamaican sprinter Women * Ainsley Earhardt (born 1978), American television news anchor * Ainsley Gardiner, film producer from New Zealand * Ainsley Gotto (1946–2018), Australian b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainslie (name)
Ainslie is a surname and given name, as well as a variant of Ainsley. People with the name include: Notable people Surname * Ben Ainslie (born 1977), English competitive sailor * Brodie Ainslie (1891–1944), Australian rules footballer * Charles Nicholas Ainslie (1856–1939), American entomologist * Charlotte Ainslie (1863–1960), Scottish educationalist and headmistress * Donald C. Ainslie, American philosopher * Douglas Ainslie (1865–1948), Scottish poet, translator, critic and diploma * George Ainslie (other), multiple people, including: ** George Robert Ainslie (1776–1839), Scottish general and coin collector ** George Ainslie (British Army officer, died 1804) (died 1804), Scottish general ** George Ainslie (delegate) (1838–1913), Congressional delegate from Idaho ** George Ainslie (psychologist) (born 1944), American psychiatrist, psychologist and behavioral economist ** George Ainslie (Virginia politician) (1868–1931), mayor of Richmond, Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainsley Howard
''Mum & Dad'' is a 2008 British horror film by director Steven Sheil. Its premiere was on 22 August 2008 during the London FrightFest Film Festival. One day later it was shown during the Fantasy Filmfest in Germany. The film is the directorial debut of Steven Sheil. Plot The film begins at Heathrow Airport, where a Polish immigrant named Lena Malley is working a shift as a cleaner. While there, her colleague Birdie (Ainsley Howard) helps her to clean the toilets. The two begin to talk and Lena reveals that she lives alone and doesn't keep in touch with her family. Birdie introduces Lena to her adopted brother Elbie, who also works at the airport and is a mute. Lena tells Birdie that she doesn't get on with her family. While talking, Lena notices scars on Birdie's arm; Birdie explains that she used to have behavioral problems; but states that she's better now. At the end of the shift, Lena misses her bus so Birdie tells her that her dad will drive Lena home if they walk to Bird ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aynsley
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Aynsley is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Aynsley Dunbar, English drummer * Aynsley Lister, English blues-rock guitarist/singer and songwriter * Cecil Aynsley, 20th-century Australian rugby league footballer * Eugene Aynsley Goossens, English conductor and composer * John Aynsley, English potter See also * Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley, English dean * Hugh Murray-Aynsley, 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand * Ainslie * Ainslee * Ansley * Annesley (other) Annesley may refer to: Places *Annesley, a village in Nottinghamshire, England **Annesley railway station, its station *Annesley Hall, Nottinghamshire, England *Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England *Annesley College, an independent girls' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aynsley China
Aynsley China Ltd. was a British manufacturer of bone china tableware, giftware and commemorative items. History The company was founded in 1775 by John Aynsley in Lane End, Longton, Staffordshire. In 1861 his grandson John Aynsley built the historic Portland Works on Sutherland Road, Longton, Staffordshire. The company's profitability made it a desirable acquisition. In June 1970 Spode put in a bid, this was then topped in July by Denbyware. Discussions then followed with Waterford Glass and a £1 million bid was agreed. In 1970 John Aynsley and Sons was taken over by Waterford and renamed Aynsley China Ltd. In 1987 Waterford sold the company in order to focus the group's fine china sales on the worldwide Wedgwood brand.''Strategic Management Cases'', p625 In May 1997, Aynsley China was acquired by The Belleek Pottery Group in Ireland. The company closed its Stoke-on-Trent factory in September 2014. As of July 2015 the factory shop is still open but its future is uncertai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansley, Warwickshire
Ansley is a civil parish in Warwickshire consisting of Ansley, Ansley Common, Church End, Birchley Heath and, previously, Ansley Hall Colliery. Ansley is on the River Bourne, Warwickshire, River Bourne, a tributary of the River Tame, West Midlands, River Tame. The parish is 526 ft above sea level. The Arley Tunnel runs underneath Ansley village. Built in 1864 it forms part of the Birmingham to Leicester railway line. Name Some suggest that the etymology of the name Ansley is a derivation of the Old English ''ansetleah'', with ‘anset’ meaning isolated hermitage and ‘leah’ (ley) meaning wooded pasture. Many place names in the area end with ‘ley’, including Arley, Warwickshire, Arley, Fillongley, Astley, Warwickshire, Astley, Hurley, Warwickshire, Hurley, Baxterley, Witherley, Corley, Binley, Coventry, Binley, Allesley, Hinckley and Keresley. This is likely a result of the "sporadic clearing of the woods" (specifically the Forest of Arden) that originally covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainslie (other)
Ainslie may refer to: People * Ainslie baronets * Ainslie (name) Places * Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia * Ainslie Wood (other), multiple places * Lake Ainslie, largest natural freshwater lake in Nova Scotia, Canada * Mount Ainslie, a hill in the suburbs of Canberra Other uses * Ainslie Football Club, semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra * Harrison Ainslie, former firm of ironmasters and iron ore merchants * Ainslie Tavern Bond, Scottish document signed on about 20 April 1567 See also * Ainslee (other) * Ansley * Annesley (other) Annesley may refer to: Places *Annesley, a village in Nottinghamshire, England **Annesley railway station, its station *Annesley Hall, Nottinghamshire, England *Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England *Annesley College, an independent girls' s ... * Aynsley {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainsley House
Ainsley House is a 1925 California Arts and Crafts house in Campbell, California, built in the style of an English Tudor Cotswold cottage.National Register of Historic Places, John Colpitts Ainsley House No. 3, Campbell, Santa Clara County, California, . The house and accompanying carriage house (now the Wyland R. Morgan Gallery) were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is now a museum and is open to the public. The house was the third home of Campbell canning pioneer John Colpitts Ainsley (1860–1937) and his wife, Alcinda (1875-1939), and was originally located on the southwest corner of their orchard at the northeast corner of Hamilton and Johnson (now Bascom) Avenues. After J.C. Ainsley's death in 1937, Alcinda left the house, living with friends until her death in 1939. The house remained in the family, but with the exception of occasional Christmas seasons and social events over the years, was vacant, though well-tended, for decades. The Ains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainley
Ainley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Ainley (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player *Anthony Ainley (1932–2004), English actor *Callum Ainley (born 1997), English footballer *Henry Ainley (1879–1945), English Shakespearean stage and screen actor * Joe Ainley (1878–1907), English cricketer * John Ainley (1906–1992), British colonial judge * John A. Ainley Jr. (1938–2001), American politician *Richard Ainley (1910–1967), stage and film actor *Ted Ainley (1903–1968), British trade union leader and communist activist See also * Ainley Peak *Ainley Top Ainley Top is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire in England. It is situated approximately north west of Huddersfield on the A629 to Elland and Halifax. It is situated on a hill (the Ainleys) with the M62 motorway to the north, and junc ... * Ainlay, surname * Ainsley, surname {{surname, Ainley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ainsley
John William Ainsley (30 June 1898 – 23 June 1976) was a British coal miner and Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for North West Durham from 1955 to 1964. Working life Ainsley was born on 30 June 1898, the son of John George Ainsley. Ainsley attended elementary school before enlisting in the Durham Light Infantry in 1916 to fight in the First World War. When he returned, he became a coal miner. He continued his education at evening classes and through correspondence courses. Local politics Ainsley joined the Labour Party and helped the party by acting as the agent running election campaigns. In 1942 he was appointed to Durham County Council (elections having been suspended during the war), where he specialised in education and became Chairman of the Education Committee; served on the council until 1956, including a term as Chair from 1953 to 1955, and as Alderman the following year. In December 1950 he was part of a delegation to central government ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mark Ainsley
John Mark Ainsley (born 9 July 1963) is an English lyric tenor. Known for his supple voice, Ainsley is particularly admired for his interpretations of baroque music and the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the course of his career, he has gravitated towards 20th-century music, singing in operas by Henze, Janáček, and Britten. Early life and education Ainsley was born in Crewe, Cheshire, the son of an Anglican priest and a teacher. He spent most of his childhood in Worcester and was educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester (singing in the Worcester Cathedral Voluntary Choir), and Magdalen College, Oxford. He studied privately with Anthony Rolfe Johnson for five years and went to sing as a lay clerk at Christ Church. He later spent some time in Chicago where he studied with Diane Forlano, who remains his teacher to this day.Jolly, ''Grove Music Online'' Career Ainsley made his official solo debut in 1987 when he sang in Stravinsky's ''Mass'' under Simon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqui Ainsley
Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter known primarily for British comedy gangster films and large-scale action-adventure films. Ritchie left school at the age of 15, and worked in entry-level jobs in the film industry before going on to direct television commercials. In 1995, he directed a short film, ''The Hard Case'', followed by the crime comedy ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998), his feature-length directorial debut. He gained recognition with his second film, '' Snatch'' (2000), which found critical and commercial success. Following ''Snatch'', Ritchie directed '' Swept Away'' (2002), a critically panned box-office bomb starring Madonna, to whom Ritchie was married between 2000 and 2008. He went on to direct ''Revolver'' (2005) and ''RocknRolla'' (2008), which were less successful and received mixed reviews. In 2009 and 2011, he directed the box-office hits ''Sherlock Holmes'' and its sequel, '' Sherl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
