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Bretton (other)
Bretton may refer to: Places in the UK * Bretton, Derbyshire, England, a hamlet * Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, a settlement and civil parish * Bretton, Flintshire, Wales, a village Other uses * Bretton (name), a list of people with the name * ''Bretton'' (EP), a 2008 record by Lower Than Atlantis * Bretton's, a former Canadian high-end department store See also * Bretton Hall (other) * Bretton Woods (other) * West Bretton West Bretton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in City of Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It lies close to junction 38 of the M1 motorway at Haigh, Yorkshire, Haigh. It has a population of 546, reducing to ..., West Yorkshire * Bretten (other) * Brenton (other) * Breton (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton, Derbyshire
Bretton, Derbyshire is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in Derbyshire, England. Set on a ridge with a panoramic view, it has few inhabitants but boasts a pub called the Barrel Inn, and thBretton youth hostel The hamlet lies above Bretton Clough, a narrow, steep-sided valley which Bretton Brook runs through. The clough also contains the remnants of five deserted homesteads which once formed part of a small community in the area. See also * Bretton Brook References External linksPeak District online webpage Hamlets in Derbyshire Towns and villages of the Peak District Derbyshire Dales {{Derbyshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton, Peterborough
Bretton is a settlement and civil parish on the north western edge of Peterborough, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Bretton has been designed as a green environment; the major roads (Bretton Gate and Way) are tree-lined and there are several large parks and playing fields. It consists of two main areas; North Bretton and South Bretton, these are divided by Bretton Centre. North Bretton has the larger population and is home to the industrial estates and most leisure facilities as well as the Crematorium. The main entrance to Milton Hall is from Bretton Way in South Bretton and Nene Park is accessed via an under pass beneath the A47. Bretton Centre's main building is The Cresset multi-purpose venue, holding a large stage and seating, shops, a church, children's entertainment and places to eat. Bretton centre was heavily redeveloped in the early to mid 2000s.. History There is evidence found by archaeologists of Iron Age and Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton, Flintshire
Bretton is a village in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the west of the city of Chester, near the border with Cheshire, England. Along with the nearby village of Broughton, the population was 5,791 at the 2001 Census. History The placename Bretton is probably derived from the Old Norse (ON) ''Bretar'' 'relating to the Britons (historical), the Welsh (people)' and the Old English language (OE) ''tūn'' 'farm or estate' The original settlers in Bretton were Viking welshmen, possibly second or third generation expatriates, distinctive in origin, culture, dress, accent or speech, who may well have called themselves, or been described by the English (and perhaps the Welsh), as ON ''Bretar'' rather than OE ''Walas'' or OE ''Cumbras''. Bretton Canal (also known as Sir John Glynne's Canal) was the western end of the waterway that crossed the Saltney Marsh on a route for two miles, and then turned to meet the new channel of the Dee a short distance away. It was used to transp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton (name)
Bretton is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Bretton Byrd (1904–1959), British composer and musician * Bretton Richardson, American college baseball coach and former player Surname * Raphaël Bretton (1920–2011), French set decorator * Sally Bretton (born 1980), British actress * William Bretton (1909–1971), New Zealand clergy {{given name, type=both Masculine given names English-language masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton (EP)
''Bretton'' is the first EP by British rock band Lower Than Atlantis, released in 2008. Background and production Lower Than Atlantis formed in August 2007 in Watford,''Rhythm'' 2009 while the members were attending college. Guitarist Ben Sansom asked guitarist Mike Duce if he wished to form a band with Ben's brother Luke, who would provide vocals.Patashnik 2013, p. 60 Alongside them was bassist Richard Wilkinson and drummer Matt Britz. In April 2008, the group signed to Small Town Records, with whom they were aiming to release their forthcoming EP through. Following line-up changes, such as the addition of drummer Joshua Pickett, bassist Stephen Minter, and Duce becoming the band's frontman,Patashnik 2013, p. 61 they began working on what would become their first EP, ''Bretton''. All of the songs on ''Bretton'' were written by Lower Than Atlantis, with lyrics by Duce and Luke Sansom. Duce taught himself how to sing and play guitar at the same time while playing along to the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton's
Bretton's was a high-end department store in Canada from 1985 to 1996. The first two Bretton's stores were opened in Ottawa in 1985 by the parent company, Comark Incorporated. Comark (founded 1976), owned by the Brenninkmeijer family of the Netherlands, had owned many retail chains including Ricki's, Bootlegger, Clark Shoes, Collacut Luggage and D'Aillards. The family also owns the C&A chain of department stores in Europe.''The Globe and Mail'', "Meet the Green Family", 10 September 2008, p.B1 Brettons sold clothing and cosmetics, in order to focus on high-margin, high-turn merchandise. Their stores were typically 60,000 square feet (6,000 m2), smaller than a typical department store. Comark aimed to establish 40 to 50 branches of Bretton's, but was blocked by existing department stores who generally had clauses in their shopping centre leases allowing them to approve or reject leases to other stores Locations *Ottawa: Rideau Centre *Ottawa: St. Laurent Shopping Centre * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton Hall (other)
Bretton Hall may refer to: * Bretton Hall, Flintshire, former fortified manor house on the England/Wales border * Bretton Hall, West Yorkshire, country house in West Yorkshire, England * Bretton Hall College, former teacher-training college in West Yorkshire, England * Bretton Hall (Manhattan), hotel in New York City, United States {{disambig Architectural disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretton Woods (other)
Bretton Woods can refer to: * Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, a village in the United States ** Bretton Woods Mountain Resort, a ski resort located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire *The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, also known as the "United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference" *The Bretton Woods system The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial relations among 44 countries, including the United States, Canada, Western European countries, and Australia, after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement until the ..., the international monetary system created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference See also * Brenton Wood, American soul singer * Breton Woods, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in the United States {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bretton
West Bretton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in City of Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It lies close to junction 38 of the M1 motorway at Haigh, Yorkshire, Haigh. It has a population of 546, reducing to 459 at the 2011 Census. There is a school in the village, West Bretton Junior and Infant School, and a church, which is an Anglican-Methodist local ecumenical partnership. History Toponymy Bretton derives from the Old English ''Brettas'', the Britons and ''tūn'' meaning an enclosure, farmstead, village or estate. The Briton's farm or settlement was recorded as ''Bretone'' in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 and ''West Bretton'' in 1200. Manor This part of Yorkshire was laid waste in the Harrying of the North after the Norman conquest of England. Most of West Bretton was granted to the de Lacys, lords of the Honour of Pontefract by William the Conqueror, William I and a small part to the Manor of Wakefield. After the devastation, growth wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretten (other)
Bretten may refer to: * Bretten Bretten (; South Franconian: ''Bredde'') is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Geography Bretten lies in the centre of a rectangle that is formed by Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Heilbron ..., a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Bretten station, a rail transport in the town of Bretten in the German state of Baden-Württemberg * Bretten, Haut-Rhin, a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
