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Brooke may refer to: People * Brooke (given name) * Brooke (surname) Places * Brooke, Norfolk, England * Brooke, Rutland, England * Brooke, Virginia, US * Brooke's Point, Palawan, Philippines * Fort Brooke, NO Other * Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, US * Brooke (VRE station) * Brooke Bond, a tea company * Brooke rifle, an American Civil War coast defense gun See also * Brookes * Justice Brooke (other) Justice Brooke may refer to: * Flavius L. Brooke (1858–1921), associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court * Francis T. Brooke (1763–1851), associate justice of the Virginia Supreme Court {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke (given Name)
The name Brooke is most commonly a female given name and less commonly a male given name, also used as a surname. Other forms include Brook (other), Brook. The name "Brooke" is of English origin. Notable people and characters with this name include: Female * Brooke Abel (born 1988), American synchronized swimmer * Brooke Ackerly, American political scientist and professor * Brooke Adams (other), Brooke Adams, several people * Brooke Addamo (born 1991), birth name of Owl Eyes, Australian recording artist * Brooke Alexander (born 1963), American beauty queen and actress * Brooke Allison (born 1986), American singer * Brooke Amber Williams (born 1982), New Zealand netball player * Brooke Ammerman (born 1990), American DFEL-, NWHL-, and NCAA player * Brooke Andersen (born 1995), American track and field athlete * Brooke Anderson (born 1978), American television personality * Brooke Anderson (actress) (born 1981), Australian actress, writer, film director, film prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke (surname)
Brooke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke (1883–1963), British Chief of the Imperial General Staff in WW 2 * Arthur Brooke (poet) (died 1563), English poet * Arthur Brooke (lieutenant-general) (1772–1843), British general * Arthur de Capell Brooke (1791–1858), British baronet and travel writer * Arthur Brooke (entrepreneur) (1845–1918), founder of Brooke Bond tea company * Basil Stanlake Brooke (1888–1973), 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Irish Unionist politician * Brooke baronets, families of baronets with the surname Brooke * Bryan Nicholson Brooke (1915–1998), English surgeon * Cecil Brooke-Short (1897–1934), English cricketer * Charles Brooke (Jesuit) (1777–1852), English Jesuit * Charles Brooke (surgeon) (1804–1879), English surgeon and inventor * Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke (1829–1917), Second Rajah of Sarawak * Charles Vyner Brooke (1874–1963), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke, Norfolk
Brooke is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Brooke is located west of Loddon and south-east of Norwich. Brooke CP also includes the smaller village of Howe. History Brook's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English word for a small stream. In the Domesday Book, Brooke is recorded as a settlement of 41 households in the hundred of Henstead. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of St. Edmund's Abbey. Listed buildings in Brooke include Porch House (Seventeenth Century), Mere House (Seventeenth Century), Mere Cottage (Seventeenth Century), Laurel Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century) with accompanying barn (Nineteenth Century), No. 10 High Street (Eighteenth Century), High Green House (Eighteenth Century), The Warren (Seventeenth Century) and No. 66 High Green (Eighteenth Century). The Old Post Office dates from the Seventeenth Century and has nearby outbuildings from the Eighteenth Century with a 1935 Telephone Box as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke, Rutland
Brooke is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated about three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Oakham. The village is near the source of the River Gwash near Braunston-in-Rutland; the river forms part of the parish boundary. From the 2011 census the population is included in the civil parish of Braunston-in-Rutland. The parish church is dedicated to St Peter. The church appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of '' Pride & Prejudice''. The small Brooke Priory was founded for Austin Canons, as a cell of St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth, apparently during the third quarter of the 12th century. No trace of the buildings survive, but there are earthworks and crop marks associated with fishpools or outbuildings. Some of these may date from the English Civil War or the formal gardens of the succeeding Brooke House, itself now gone. Some fragments of the original buildings are thought to have been used in the present 16th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke, Virginia
Brooke is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. Brooke is the site of the Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery, and a Virginia Railway Express commuter rail station. Near the VRE station is the Stafford Civil War Park, that was established in April 2013. Along the shores of the Potomac Rivers' Aquia Creek is the Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve and the Aquia Landing Park. The ZIP Code for Brooke is 22430. The nearby Potomac Creek, 44ST2 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 1973. References * Unincorporated communities in Stafford County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{StaffordCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke's Point
Brooke's Point, officially the Municipality of Brooke's Point (), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,994 people. The Pearl of Lao Tzu, formerly considered the world's largest pearl, was found in its waters on May 7, 1934. Etymology Brooke's Point is named after British soldier James Brooke, described as "the first white Rajah" of Sarawak and founder of the Brooke dynasty. It is believed that during one of his voyages, he landed on the tip of an island with a long narrow stretch of land inhabited by Palaweños and Muslims under the Sultanate of Sulu. During American rule, American scouts named the place Brooke's Point. The name has now come under critical review, with some branding the naming of the municipality as "white worship" and the persistence of colonial mentality amidst Filipino sovereignty. Municipal officials have also demanded that the original name of the municipality, Bonbon (som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Brooke
Fort Brooke was a historical military post established at the mouth of the Hillsborough River (Florida), Hillsborough River in present-day Tampa, Florida in 1824. Its original purpose was to serve as a check on and trading post for the native Seminoles who had been confined to an interior reservation by the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (1823), and it served as a military headquarters and port during the Second Seminole War (1835–1842). The village of Tampa developed just north of the fort during this period, and the area was the site of a minor raid and skirmish during the American Civil War. The obsolete outpost was sparsely garrisoned after the war, and it was decommissioned in 1883 just before Tampa began a period of rapid growth, opening the land for development. Fort Brooke was located on what is now the southern end of downtown Tampa along eastern bank of the river and the Garrison Channel. Most of the fort's structures were situated at the current site of the Tampa Conventi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Army Medical Center
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) is the United States Army's premier medical institution. Located on Fort Sam Houston, BAMC is a 425-bed academic medical center, and is the Department of Defense's largest facility and only Level 1 trauma center. BAMC is also home to the Center for the Intrepid, an outpatient rehabilitation facility. The center is composed of ten separate organizations, including community medical clinics, centered around the Army's largest in-patient hospital. BAMC is staffed by more than 8,000 soldiers, airmen, sailors, civilians, and contractors, providing care to wounded service members and the San Antonio community at large. History Station Hospital Brooke Army Medical Center has a history which dates back to 1879 when the first Post Hospital opened as a small medical dispensary located in a single-story wooden building. In 1886, the first permanent hospital was built. In 1908, an 84-bed Station Hospital was constructed on the west side of the post. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke (VRE Station)
Brooke station is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 1721 Brooke Road in Brooke near Stafford, Virginia. Free parking is available and located on a hill leading from the road. The station serves the Fredericksburg Line and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's ''Northeast Regional'', ''Silver Meteor'', ''Silver Star'', ''Auto Train ''Auto Train'' is an scheduled daily train service for passengers and their automobiles operated by Amtrak between Lorton, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), and Sanford, Florida (near Orlando, Florida, Orlando). ''Auto Train'' is the only mot ...'', '' Palmetto'', and '' Carolinian'' trains; however, no Amtrak trains stop here. References External links VRE - Stations Transportation in Stafford County, Virginia Virginia Railway Express stations Buildings and structures in Stafford County, Virginia Railway stations in the United States opened in 1992 1992 establishments in Virginia Former Richmond, Fredericksburg and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Bond
Brooke Bond is a brand of tea owned by Lipton Teas and Infusions, except in India, Nepal, and Indonesia where it is owned by Unilever. Brooke Bond was formerly an independent tea- trading and manufacturing company in the United Kingdom, known for its PG Tips brand and its Brooke Bond tea cards. History Brooke Bond & Company was founded by Arthur Brooke, who was born at 6 George Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, in 1845. In 1869, he opened his first teahouse at 23 Market Street, Manchester. Brooke chose the business name because it was his 'bond' to his customers to provide quality teas, hence Brooke Bond. The firm expanded into wholesale tea sales in the 1870s. In 1903, Brooke Bond launched Red Label in British India. In 1908 Brooke Bond set up the Berkshire Printing Company Ltd, based in Reading, as the company’s printing division for tea packeting of its products and, notably, the tea cards which they contained. This also expanded from the 1930s to inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Rifle
The Brooke rifle was a type of rifled, muzzleloader, muzzle-loading naval and coast defense gun designed by John Mercer Brooke, an officer in the Confederate States Navy. They were produced by plants in Richmond, Virginia, and Selma, Alabama, between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War. They served afloat on Confederate ships and ashore in coast defense batteries operated by the Confederate States Army. Design and production Brookes can be identified by the presence of at least one band of wrought iron at the breech and a rough-finished, tapering barrel. The barrels were made of cast iron for ease of manufacture, but one or more wrought iron bands was welded around the Chamber (firearms), chamber to reinforce it against the high chamber pressure exerted when the gun fired. Because no southern foundries had the capacity to wrap the rifles in a single band like the Parrott rifle, Parrott design, a series of smaller bands were used, each usually thick and wide. All of Brook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookes
Brookes is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Brookes, New Zealand historian * Bruno Brookes, English broadcaster * Dennis Brookes, English cricketer * Ed Brookes (1881–1958), Irish international soccer player * Faye Brookes (born 1987), British actress * Jacqueline Brookes (1930–2013), American actress * James Brooks (bishop) or Brookes, English bishop * James Hall Brookes, American Presbyterian writer * John Henry Brookes (1891–1975), English Craftsman, Educator, Administrator who gave his name to Oxford Brookes University * Josh Brookes (1983– ), Australian motorcycle road racer * Joshua Brookes (divine) (1754–1821), English divine and book collector * Joshua Brookes (1761–1833), English anatomist and zoologist * Mabel Brookes (1890–1975), Australian community worker, socialite and writer * Norman Brookes (1877–1968), Australian tennis player, winner of Wimbledon * Richard Brookes (fl. 1750), E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
