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Altham may refer to: * Altham, Lancashire, village and a civil parish in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England * Altham (car), American automobile manufactured from 1896 to 1899 * HMS ''Altham'', British inshore minesweeper * Altham (surname) * Baron Altham, title in the Peerage of Ireland, held by the Annesley family {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altham, Lancashire
Altham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Hyndburn, in Lancashire, England. It is the only parish in the borough – the remainder is an unparished area. The village is west of Burnley, north of Accrington, and north-east of Clayton-le-Moors, and is on the A678 Blackburn to Burnley road. The village is located in the north east corner of the parish on the River Calder, and in the south west is ''Altham West'', a suburb of Accrington. The census of 2001 recorded a population for the parish of 897, increasing to 1,137 at the 2011 Census. However the village's 2011 population was only 343. The Ham class minesweeper HMS Altham was named after the village. Governance Altham is in Hyndburn, a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Lancashire. Altham was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley, this became a civil parish in 1866. From 1894 to 1974, the parish was in the Burnley Rural District. Hyndburn Borough Council has a total of 35 counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altham (car)
The Altham was an American automobile manufactured in Fall River, Massachusetts from 1896 to 1899. George J. Altham was a pioneer in the creation of " hydro-carbon carriages". The company collapsed when the treasurer absconded with most of the stock and the real estate deed In common law, a deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, affirms or confirms an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions, sealed. It is commonly associated with transferrin ...s at the end of 1899. Named after the highly accomplished son of George, Joseph Altham a man of great knowledge of the automobile world 1890s cars Cars introduced in 1896 Defunct manufacturing companies based in Massachusetts Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Fall River, Massachusetts Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Massachusetts Veteran vehicles {{Veteran-auto-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Altham
HMS ''Altham'' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after Altham in Lancashire. ''Altham'' (pennant number M2602) was a member of the first series of ''Ham''-class minesweepers, with composite wood and aluminium construction. It was built by Camper and Nicholsons of Gosport, completing on 8 July 1953.Gardiner and Chumbley, 1995, p. 541.Worth 1986, p. 123. The ship commissioned at Hythe, Hampshire on 13 July 1953, serving with the 232nd Mine Sweeper Squadron at Harwich in Essex from 1954 to 1956, going into reserve at Rosneath on the Gare Loch The Gare Loch or Gareloch ( gd, An Gearr Loch) is an open sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland and bears a similar name to the village of Gairloch in the north west Highlands. The loch is well used for recreational boating, water sports and f ... in northwest Scotland in 1957.Worth 1986, pp. 2, 125. ''Altham'' was transferred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altham (surname)
Altham is a surname of English origin, based on the placename Altham, Lancashire. The surname emerged at a time when Altham was in the ancient parish of Whalley; Altham is now in the Burrough of Hyndburn. The first form of the surname was likely ''Elvetham'', which was first recorded around 1150 and which persisted into the 12th and 13th centuries. The original form of the surname was based on the Old English name for the placename origin, "river meadow of the swans" ''hamm elfitu''. Evolution of the surname included variants ''de Eluetham'' in the 13th century, ''de Aluetham'' in the 14th century, ''Aluetham'' and ''Alvetham'' in the 14th century, with the appearance of ''Altham'' in the 14th century. Prevalence in Great Brintain was about the same in both 1811 and 2011 census data, 373 and 318 instances, respectively. Prevalence in the United States, as of 2003, had not put it in the top 70,000 family names, though ''Altom'' was thought to be a potential derivative. Notable p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
