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Clavering (other)
Clavering may refer to: Places *Clavering, Essex, a village in England * Clavering, Ontario, a community in Georgian Bluffs, Ontario, Canada *Clavering hundred, a hundred comprising settlements in Essex and Norfolk in England *Clavering Island, an island in the Atlantic Ocean, part of Greenland People with the surname *Alan Napier (born Alan Napier-Clavering, 1903), British character actor * John Clavering (other) People with the given name * Clavering Fison (1892-1985), English businessman and politician See also *''The Claverings ''The Claverings'' is a novel by Anthony Trollope, written in 1864 , serialised from 1866–1867, and published in book form in 1867. It is the story of a young man starting out in life, who must find himself a profession and a wife; and of a y ...
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Clavering, Essex
Clavering is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district, in north-west Essex in England. It is about from Cambridge and from Southend-on-Sea. The name 'Clavering' means 'place where clover grows'. In 2011 it had a population of 1461. Location and local area Clavering lies 20 miles (32 km) south of Cambridge on the River Stort, close to the border with Hertfordshire. It is one of over 100 villages in the district of Uttlesford. Local towns are Saffron Walden, which is just over six miles north-east of the village, and Bishop's Stortford, eight miles to the south. The closest railway stations are Newport railway station (Essex), Newport and Audley End railway station, Audley End. Clavering is 10 miles from London Stansted Airport, Stansted Airport. Today, Clavering is a large and scattered village community that encompasses seven 'greens' and three 'ends', namely: Hill Green, Stickling Green, Starling's Green, Roast Green, Sheepcote Green, Birds Green, Deer's G ...
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Clavering Hundred
Clavering hundred was a hundred (county subdivision), hundred – or geographical subdivision – comprising parishes and settlements in Essex and Norfolk. Hundreds were divisions of areas of land within shires or county, counties for administrative and judicial purposes – and for the collection of taxes. In the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086, there were 27 places listed as part of the hundred. The two largest settlements within the hundred were Raveningham, with 115.5 households - according to the Domesday Book - and Clavering, Essex, Clavering, with 80 households. Clavering had the largest taxable value within the hundred. Locations in Essex * Bentfield Bury * Berden, Essex, Berden * Bollington Hall * Clavering, Essex, Clavering * Farnham, Essex, Farnham * Manuden * Peyton Hall * Pinchpools * Ugley * Pledgdon Hall Locations in Norfolk * Aldeby * Ellingham, Norfolk, Ellingham * Gillingham, Norfolk, Gillingham * Haddiscoe * Hales * Heckingham * Kirby Cane * Norton Subcourse * Rav ...
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Clavering Island
Clavering Island () is a large island in eastern Greenland off Gael Hamke Bay, to the south of Wollaston Foreland. The Eskimonæs radio and weather station was on this island. It was staffed by Danish scientists and was captured by Wehrmacht, German troops in 1943. The place where the station stood had also been the location of the last Inuit settlement in Northeast Greenland around 1823. History The island was named by the second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 as ''Clavering Insel'' (German for island) to commemorate Douglas Charles Clavering (1794–1827), commander of the ''HMS Griper (1813), Griper'' on the 1823 voyage, which explored the area and, at the southern shore of this island made the first (and last) encounter that Europeans made with the now extinct Northeast-Greenland Inuit. In late August 1823, Clavering and the crew of the ''Griper'' encountered a band of twelve Inuit, including men, women and children. In his journal, Clavering described their seal-s ...
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Alan Napier
Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatre, he had a long film career in Britain and later on in Hollywood. Napier is best remembered for portraying Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler in the 1960s live-action ''Batman'' television series. Early life and career Alan William Napier-Clavering was born on 7 January 1903 in Birmingham to Claude Gerald Napier-Clavering, managing director of the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, and Millicent Mary, daughter of politician William Kenrick. He had two older siblings, Mark (born 1898) and Mary Helen- "Molly"- (born 1900). The Napier-Clavering family were landed gentry- the senior line owning Axwell Park near Gateshead until 1920- and descended from Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier. Napier was a first cousin-once removed of Neville Chamberlain, Britain's prime minister from 1937 to 1940. He was educated at Packwood Haugh Scho ...
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John Clavering (other)
John Clavering is the name of: * John Clavering (c. 1364–1425), MP for Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency) * John Clavering (died 1762) (1698–1762), Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, and for Penryn * John Clavering (British Army officer) (died 1777), army officer and diplomat *Sir John Clavering, 3rd Baronet (1672–1714), of the Clavering baronets The Baronetcy of Clavering of Axwell was created in the Baronetage of England on 5 June 1661 for James Clavering, the grandson of James Clavering (1565–1630), a merchant adventurer of Newcastle upon Tyne, who was mayor of that city and who boug ... See also * Clavering (surname) {{hndis, Clavering, John ...
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Clavering Fison
Sir Frank Guy Clavering Fison (11 December 1892 – 13 April 1985) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was chairman of the family business, Fisons, from 1929 to 1962. He was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Woodbridge from 1929 to 1931. He was knighted in 1957. Early life Fison was born on 11 December 1892 in Sproughton, Suffolk the son of James and Lucy Fison. He was educated at Charterhouse then Christ Church, Oxford. He played Tennis for the university while at Oxford and competed at Wimbledon. During the First World War he served as a Lieutenant in the Suffolk Regiment and later as a major in the newly formed Royal Air Force. Fisons In 1929 Fison played a part in the formation of what would become Fison Limited and he would remain as chairman until 1962. He was later life president of the company. Political life In 1929 he was returned as Member of Parliament for Woodbridge. He only served one term and did not stand in the 1931 electio ...
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