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Burgh (other)
A burgh is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland. For the Etymology, or original historical meaning of the word Burgh see here. see also List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Burgh may also refer to: * Burgh, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom * Burgh, Netherlands * Burgh (surname) * Burgh (Pokémon), a character of the Pokémon universe. * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (Nicknamed by some as ''Da Burgh'') See also * Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, England * Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire, England * Burgh next Aylsham village, Norfolk, England * Burgh on Bain, Lincolnshire, England * Baron Burgh * Burgh Bypass * Burgh Castle civil parish, Norfolk, England * Burgh Castle Roman Site, at Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England * Burgh Heath, Surrey, England * Burgh House, London, England * Burgh Island, Devon, England * de Burgh * van der Burgh * Burh, a fortified town in Anglo-Saxon England * Berg (other) * Burg (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh
A burgh ( ) is an Autonomy, autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots language, Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when David I of Scotland, King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status, found in the rest of the United Kingdom. Following Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, local government reorganisation in 1975, the title of "royal burgh" remains in use in many towns, but now has little more than ceremonial value. History The first burgh was Berwick-upon-Tweed, Berwick. By 1130, David I of Scotland, David I (r. 1124–53) had established other burghs including Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunfermline, Haddington, East Lothian, Haddington, Perth, Scotland, Perth, Dumfries, Jedburgh, Montrose, Angus, Montrose, Rutherglen and Lanark. Most of the burghs granted charters in his reign probably already existed as settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh Castle
Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Burgh Castle is located south-west of Great Yarmouth and east of Norwich. The parish was part of Suffolk until 1974. History Burgh Castle was likely the site of a Neolithic settlement due to an abundance of flint and bronze axe-heads being discovered in the area. Burgh Castle is the location of a Roman fortification called ''Gariannonum'' which dates to the third century; the fort was part of system of coastal defence, the Saxon Shore, against Anglo-Saxon incursions on the East Anglian coast. The site is managed by the Norfolk Archaeological Trust and is open free of charge to the public. Bradwell's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norman origin and derives from the Old English ''burh'' (meaning fort) and the Norman French 'castle.' It has been suggested by the Elizabethan historian William Camden, that Burgh Castle is the site of Cnobheresburg, the first Irish monastery in southern England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourg (other)
Bourg or Le Bourg may refer to: Places France Bourg * Bourg, Aisne, a former commune in France, now part of Bourg-et-Comin * Bourg, Bas-Rhin, a former commune in Bas-Rhin, now part of Bourg-Bruche * Bourg, Gironde, also known as Bourg-sur-Gironde * Bourg, Haute-Marne * Bourg, Maine-et-Loire, a former commune of Maine-et-Loire, now part of Soulaire-et-Bourg * Bourg-Achard, in Eure (département) * Bourg-Archambault, Vienne (département) * Bourg-Argental, Loire (département) * Bourg-Beaudouin, Eure (département) * Bourg-Blanc, Finistère * Bourg-Bruche, Bas-Rhin * Bourg-Charente, Charente * Bourg-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées * Bourg-de-Péage, Drôme * Bourg-des-Comptes, Ille-et-Vilaine * Bourg-de-Sirod, Jura (département) * Bourg-des-Maisons, Dordogne (département) * Bourg-de-Thizy, Rhône (département) * Bourg-de-Visa, Tarn-et-Garonne * Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne * Bourg-du-Bost, Dordogne (département) * Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain * Bourg-et-Comin, Aisn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borg (other)
The Borg is a fictional alien faction from the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Borg may also refer to: People * Borg (surname), list of people with the surname * Lawrence Springborg, an Australian politician also known as "The Borg" Places Antarctica * Borg Massif, a massif along the northwest side of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land * Borg Mountain, a mountain standing at the northern end of Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land * Borg Island, an island in the eastern part of the Øygarden Group Iceland * Borg or Borg á Mýrum, an ancient farm and church estate due west of Borgarnes Germany * Borg, Saarland, a village in the municipality of Perl in Saarland Greenland * Borgjokel, a glacier in Queen Louise Land * Borgtinderne, a mountain range in King Christian IX Land Norway * Borg, Vestvågøy, a village in Vestvågøy municipality in Nordland county * Borg, former name of the city Sarpsborg in Østfold county * Diocese of Borg, a geographical diocese of the Church of No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burg (other)
The German word Burg means castle. Burg or Bürg may refer to: Places Placename element * ''-burg'', a combining form in Dutch, German and English placenames * Burg, a variant of burh, the fortified towns of Saxon England Settlements * Burg, Aargau, Switzerland * Burg, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Germany * Burg, Bitburg-Prüm, Germany * Burg, Brandenburg, Germany * Burg, Dithmarschen, Germany * Burg auf Fehmarn, Germany * Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany * Burg im Leimental, Switzerland * Den Burg, Netherlands * The Burg, Illinois, United States * Burg, Hautes-Pyrénées, France * Burg, Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon parish, Scotland * Melber, Kentucky, United States, also known as Burg Other uses * Burg (surname) or Bürg * Bürg (crater) * Burg (ship, 2003), a car ferry operating on Switzerland's Lake Zurich *Burgs (fast-food chain) See also * * Burgh (other) * Borg (other) * Bourg (other) * Borough and -bury, common English variants of burg * Burgh, the comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berg (other)
Berg may refer to: People *Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * General Berg (other) *Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor * Berg (footballer, born 1963), Ninimbergue dos Santos Guerra, Brazilian footballer * Berg (footballer, born 1964), Rosemberg Barbosa, Brazilian footballer * Berg (footballer, born 1978), Lindberg Mota da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Berg (footballer, born 1989), Waldenberg Messias Coelho, Brazilian footballer Former states *Berg (state), county and duchy of the Holy Roman Empire *Grand Duchy of Berg, state of the Napoleonic period Places Antarctica *Berg Peak, Victoria Land * Berg Bay, Victoria Land * Berg Ice Stream Austria *Berg, Lower Austria * Berg im Drautal, in Carinthia * Berg bei Rohrbach, in Upper Austria * Berg im Attergau, in Upper Austria France * Berg, Bas-Rhin, a municipality in the Arrondissement of Saverne *Berg-sur-Moselle, a commune in the Moselle department Germany *Berg (state), a medieval t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burh
A burh () or burg was an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement. In the 9th century, raids and invasions by Vikings prompted Alfred the Great to develop a network of burhs and roads to use against such attackers. Some were new constructions; others were situated at the site of Iron Age hillforts or Roman forts and employed materials from the original fortifications. As at Lundenburh (medieval London), many were also situated on rivers of England, rivers: this facilitated internal lines of supply while aiming to restrict access to the interior of the kingdom for attackers in shallow-Draft (hull), draught vessels such as longships. Burhs also had a secondary role as commercial and sometimes administrative centres. Their fortifications were used to protect England's various royal mints. Name and were Old English developments of the Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic word linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed as , cognate with the verb ''Oxford English Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Der Burgh
van der Burgh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cameron van der Burgh (born 1988), South African swimmer * Hendrick van der Burgh (1627–1664), Dutch painter * Pieter Daniel van der Burgh (1805–1879), Dutch painter See also * Van der Burg {{surname, van der Burgh Surnames of Dutch origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Burgh
de Burgh ( , ; ; ) is an Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (c.1160–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised in Irish as '' de Búrca'' and over the centuries became ''Búrc'' then Burke and Bourke. Notable people with this name include: Surname A * Aoife de Búrca (1885–1974), born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising C * Coralie de Burgh (1924–2015), British Irish painter * Cameron de Burgh (born 1971), Australian Paralympic swimmer * Chris de Burgh (born 1948), musician and songwriter D * David de Burca or David de Burgh, 15th Mac William Iochtar (alive 1537), Irish chieftain and noble E * Edmond Albanach de Burgh (d.1375), Lord of Connaught * Edmond de Burca or Edmond de Burgh, 12th Mac William Iochtar (died 1527), Irish chieftain and noble * Edmund na Féasóige de Burca or Edmund de Burgh, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh Island
Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel. The other buildings are three private houses, and a pub, the Pilchard Inn, which dates to the 14th century. The island is strongly associated with writer Agatha Christie, who often visited and used the island and its hotel as a setting and inspiration for two famous novels: ''And Then There Were None'' (1939) and ''Evil Under the Sun'' (1941). History Archaeological discovery of tin ingots at the River Erme estuary wreck show that the local area was a significant tin trading port in ancient times; it is unclear whether the ingots date from the Iron Age or Sub-Roman periods, however this discovery so close to Burgh Island has drawn comparisons with Diodorus Siculus's 1st century BCE text, more often associated with St Michael's Mount in Cornwall: The island ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh House
Burgh House is a historic house located on New End Square in Hampstead, London, that includes the Hampstead Museum. The house is also listed as Burgh House & Hampstead Museum. Brief history Burgh House was constructed in 1704 during the reign of Queen Anne. At the time of construction the Hampstead Wells Spa was flourishing. In 1720 the Spa's physician, Dr. William Gibbons, moved to Burgh House, which he enlarged. He added the present wrought-iron gate which carries his initials. One inhabitant of the house was Israel Lewis, who was an upholsterer. He was involved in a court case in which he was found guilty of creating a nuisance by "making an inclosed Dung stall" in his garden, and was fined £5 and made to remove it. Until the 1870s the house was known as Lewis House. In 1858 Burgh House was taken over by the Royal East Middlesex Militia, and served as the headquarters and officers' mess until 1881. The house returned to domestic use in 1884. From 1906–24 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh Heath
__NOTOC__ Burgh Heath ( or, especially amongst older residents, ) is a residential neighbourhood with a remnant part of the Banstead Commons of the same name. Immediately north of Upper Kingswood on the A217 road, it adjoins part of Banstead to the north. The north of the area is more specifically called Great Burgh, but the terms are largely interchangeable. History Burgh or Great Burgh was a manor of Banstead with an Old English name, it saw very little expansion before the end of the 19th century being on land which was part of the large, and water-scarce Banstead Heath or Common on the North Downs. It developed into a village-like hamlet in the early part of the 20th century. The Domesday Book records a church at Burgh, connected with its manor held by Odo, Earl of Kent. Rectors were instituted to it in the 14th and 15th centuries, but there is no evidence of its having been a separate parish from Banstead after 1414, in the latter's many governmental and ecclesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
