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Bonshaw Tower, Annan, Dumfriesshire
Bonshaw may refer to: Australia *Bonshaw, New South Wales, a town *Bonshaw, Queensland, a locality in the Goodiwindi Region *Bonshaw, Victoria a suburb of Ballarat Canada *Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island, a town on Prince Edward Island, Canada United Kingdom *Barony of Bonshaw The Barony of Bonshaw, previously known as Bollingshaw, was in the old feudal Baillerie of Cunninghame, near Stewarton in what is now North Ayrshire, Scotland. The History of Bonshaw The Irvines and Boyds William Irvine (c.1298) (also known ... in North Ayrshire, Scotland * Bonshaw Tower {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonshaw, New South Wales
Bonshaw is a village in New South Wales, Australia 783 km north of Sydney. In the , the village had a population of 133 people in the district. It is located near the northern border of the State close to Texas, Queensland, from which it is separated by the Dumaresq River which forms the border between the states. Bonshaw is located in Inverell Shire and Arrawatta County. It is on the Bruxner Highway between Tenterfield and Goondiwindi Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people. Geography Goondiwindi is on the Mac .... It is a village designed to serve the needs of the agricultural holdings in the area. Bonshaw Post Office opened on 1 October 1866 and closed around 1994. References External links Bonshaw, includes some photos Towns in New South Wales Towns in New England (New South Wales) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonshaw, Queensland
Bonshaw is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es .... In the , Bonshaw had a population of 40 people. History The locality takes its name from an early pastoral run. Land in Bonshaw was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. In the , Bonshaw had a population of 40 people. References {{Goondiwindi Region Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonshaw, Victoria
Bonshaw is a locality on the southern rural fringe of the City of Ballarat The City of Ballarat is a local government area in the west of the state of Victoria, Australia. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 107,325. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is primarily urban with the ... in Victoria, Australia. At the , Bonshaw had a population of 949. This is an increase from a population of 210 at the and 188 at the . Bonshaw was named for a sheep run which John Winter purchased from George Russell and Henry Anderson, who was part of the party which first sighted the future area of Ballarat, in the 1840s. Although Anderson named it Waverley Park, Winter renamed it Bonshaw after the estate of his father-in-law. In 2012, the city council named a watercourse in Bonshaw and Delacombe Banyule Creek. In mid-2022, an application for another housing development in Bonshaw was submitted to the council. On 1 November 2023, parts of Bonshaw wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island
Bonshaw is a former rural municipality in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island within Queens County. History The Municipality of Bonshaw was originally incorporated in 1977. It incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 2018. The Strathgartney Homestead in Bonshaw, the remnants of a former estate, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996 in recognition of the absentee landowner problem that persisted in Prince Edward Island until the passage of the ''Land Purchase Act'' of 1875. The province designated a rock in Bonshaw with etchings from the 1880s as a heritage site on February 2, 2015. On September 1, 2020, the Rural Municipality of Bonshaw amalgamated with the rural municipalities of Afton, Meadowbank, New Haven-Riverdale, and West River. The amalgamated municipality was named the Rural Municipality of West River. Geography Bonshaw is located near the province's south shore on the Northumberland Strait. It is located in the valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barony Of Bonshaw
The Barony of Bonshaw, previously known as Bollingshaw, was in the old feudal Baillerie of Cunninghame, near Stewarton in what is now North Ayrshire, Scotland. The History of Bonshaw The Irvines and Boyds William Irvine (c.1298) (also known as William de Irwin) was a clerk in the royal chancellery and protégé of Bernard, Abbot of Arbroath and Chancellor of Scotland; he was granted land in Aberdeenshire in 1323 by Robert the Bruce for faithful service. This grant included a defensive work known as the Drum Tower, thus William became the first Laird of Drum. The family had previously held the lands of Bonshaw and took their name from the village of Irvine in Annandale.Strawhorn, John (1985). ''The History of Irvine.'' Pub. John Donald. . p. 4. Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire An Irvinehill Farm is still to be found near Kennox which may relate to this family name or may simply signify that a good view of Irvine is to be had from this eminence. Alexander Smith (died 1938) and his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
