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Calderwood Durham
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Calderwood may refer to: Places * Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, a park in West Lothian, Scotland * Calderwood, a housing development near East Calder in West Lothian, Scotland * Calderwood, East Kilbride, an area of East Kilbride, Scotland * Calderwood Dam, a reservoir and dam development project in Tennessee, United States * Calderwood, Tennessee, a community once located near Calderwood Dam * Calderwood, Michigan, a community in Michigan, United States * Calderwood, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa * Calderwood, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong, Australia * Calderwood Park, a conservation area in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe Other uses * Calderwood (surname) Calderwood is a place-derived surname, of Brythonic and Old English origins in Lanarkshire Scotland. History Etymology and origins The derivation of Calder has been described as originating from the Old English (pre 800s) 'ceald', cold and 'wudu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almondell And Calderwood Country Park
Almondell and Calderwood Country Park is a Country Park in Mid Calder and East Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It is a 4 star Visitor Attraction (Visitscotland). The Park is split into two main areas, Almondell Park which comprises the Almondell estate which originally belonged to the Erskine family of Broxburn and the Calderwood estate which once belonged to the Barons of Torphichen. History Almondell House and its estate dates to the 18th century. The House was erected in 1786, designed by its owner Henry Erksine, a lawyer. The house was the historic home of the Earls of Buchan (it is now Newnham House in England). Almondell House was demolished in 1969. The coach house and stable buildings of the house were converted into a visitor centre when the country park opened in the 1970s. The Park also contains the Nasmyth Bridge, spanning over the Almond from the East Calder entrance. The bridge was originally constructed in 1810 to a design by Alexander Nasmyth. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Calder
East Calder is a village located in West Lothian, Scotland, about a mile east of Mid Calder and a mile west of Wilkieston. It forms part of 'the Calders (together with Mid and West Calder), three small neighbouring communities situated west of Edinburgh and south of the "New Town" of Livingston. Its fast growth rate in the early 21st-century is driven by its being within easy commuting distance of Livingston, Edinburgh and Glasgow, combined with its close position relative to the principal transport arteries of the M8 motorway, the A89 and A71 roads, the Edinburgh – Glasgow railway line (the Shotts Line), and Edinburgh Airport. The East Calder Gala is a local highlight held every June, dating back to 1919. Geography East Calder lies in the lee of the Pentland Hills within the Almond River Valley, near the right bank of the river, and specifically in the East Calder / Livingston / Broxburn Plain, a ''Lowland Plains'' type landscape. Given its location on top of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calderwood, East Kilbride
Calderwood is a neighbourhood of the Scottish new town of East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies on its north-east edge and is one of the largest areas of the town. Location Calderwood is the second oldest planned neighbourhood in East Kilbride,In Pictures: East Kilbride Memories - Housing of tomorrow East Kilbride Connect, 24 June 2016. built about 1950, shortly after The Murray. Most initial residents moved in from condemned housing in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calderwood Dam
Calderwood Dam is a hydroelectric dam located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount and Monroe counties, in the U. S. state of Tennessee. Completed in 1930, the dam is owned and maintained by Tapoco, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), although the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) controls the dam's reservoir levels from Fontana Dam further upstream.AlcoaCalderwood Development, 2010. Retrieved: 2010-01-04. Calderwood Dam is named for Alcoa engineer Isaac Glidden Calderwood (1871–1941), who supervised much of the company's early Little Tennessee River operations.Russell Parker, "Alcoa, Tennessee: The Early Years, 1919–1939." ''East Tennessee Historical Society Publications'' Vol. 48 (1976), p. 85. Calderwood Dam was one of four dams—along with Cheoah, Santeetlah, and Chilhowee—built in the Little Tennessee Valley by Alcoa in the 20th century to provide electricity to its aluminum smelting operations in Blount County. The dam was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calderwood, Tennessee
Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s. Although the community's houses were razed after its abandonment, three buildings located in the community— the Calderwood Dam service building, the Calderwood School, and a Quonset hut used as a theater— were included in a supplementary listing for Calderwood Dam on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.Philip Thomason and Teresa Douglas, National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet - Supplementary Listing Record for Calderwood Dam, 14 October 2003. Alcoa began developing the Little Tennessee Valley in 1909 to provide the ample amounts of electricity necessary to power its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interior Township, Michigan
Interior Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 270 at the 2020 census. It was named for the Interior Lumber Company. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.30%) is water. A large portion of the township is within the Ottawa National Forest. Communities *Agate is an unincorporated community on M-28, about eight miles east of Bruce Crossing. Agate Falls Scenic Sitebr> on the middle branch of the is nearby. It was originally known as Agate Siding, after the spur from the |
Calderwood, Eastern Cape
Calderwood is a village in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Settlement some south-east of Fort Beaufort and south-west of Alice. It was named after Henry Calderwood of the London Missionary Society The London Missionary Society was an interdenominational evangelical missionary society formed in England in 1795 at the instigation of Welsh Congregationalist minister Edward Williams. It was largely Reformed tradition, Reformed in outlook, with ..., author of ''Caffres and Caffre Missions''. References Populated places in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality {{EasternCape-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calderwood, New South Wales
Calderwood is a suburb in the City of Shellharbour in New South Wales, Australia, lying to the northwest of Albion Park Albion Park is a suburb situated in the Macquarie Valley in the City of Shellharbour, which is in turn one of the three local government areas that comprise the Wollongong Metropolitan Area, New South Wales, Australia. Although it is surround .... At the , Calderwood had a population of 3,013. It is currently undergoing suburban redevelopment through Lendlease. Population At the , there were 3,013 people in Calderwood, up from 173 at the . * The most common birth location was Australia (84.9%) followed by England (2.6%), India (1.9%), Philippines (1.3%), New Zealand (0.8%) and South Africa (0.5%). * 88% of people only spoke English at home. * The most common responses for religion were no religion (40.2%), Catholic (28.1%) and Anglican (12.8%). Education There is currently one school in Calderwood: * Calderwood Christian School Recreation The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calderwood Park
Calderwood may refer to: Places * Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, a park in West Lothian, Scotland * Calderwood, a housing development near East Calder in West Lothian, Scotland * Calderwood, East Kilbride, an area of East Kilbride, Scotland * Calderwood Dam, a reservoir and dam development project in Tennessee, United States * Calderwood, Tennessee, a community once located near Calderwood Dam * Calderwood, Michigan, a community in Michigan, United States * Calderwood, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa * Calderwood, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong, Australia * Calderwood Park, a conservation area in Mashonaland East Mashonaland East, informally Mash East, is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 32,230 km2 and a population of approximately 1.73 million (2022). Marondera is the capital of the province. Demographics The province has a history ..., Zimbabwe Other uses * Calderwood (surname) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashonaland East
Mashonaland East, informally Mash East, is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 32,230 km2 and a population of approximately 1.73 million (2022). Marondera is the capital of the province. Demographics The province has a history of African migrants from neigboouring countries such as Mozambique and Malawi. Notable ethnic groups in the province are the Shonas, Ndebele, Nyanja, Tumbuka and other groups. Several languages are spoken in different districts such as Shona, Nyanja, Ndebele, Chitumbuka, and Chibarwe, among others. Geography Districts The Mashonaland East is divided into nine districts: * Chikomba * Goromonzi * Marondera * Mudzi * Murehwa (Mrehwa) * Mutoko * Seke * Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) * Wedza (Hwedza) Education See also * Provinces of Zimbabwe * Districts of Zimbabwe The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces of Zimbabwe, provinces, which are divided into 64 districts and 1,970 Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
