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High Sheriff Of Middlesex
This is a list of sheriffs of Middlesex. History of the office From c. 1131 to 1889 there was no separate sheriff for the county. By a charter of Henry I the livery of the City of London were given the right to elect two sheriffs of "London and Middlesex" on a payment of £300 ''per annum'' to the Crown. This continued until 1889, when the Local Government Act 1888 came into force. A single High Sheriff of Middlesex was thereafter appointed in the same manner as other English counties. At the same time, the most populous parts of Middlesex were included in the new County of London, which had its own high sheriff. The office ceased to exist in 1965, when Middlesex was abolished. The majority of the area became part of the jurisdiction of the High Sheriff of Greater London. List of sheriffs *1044: Esgar the Staller *1066: Geoffrey de Mandeville * Roger de Rames *1103: Hugh of Buckland 1131–1888 See List of Sheriffs of London 1889–1899 Note: the years shown are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Manor House
Boston Manor House is an English Jacobean manor house built in 1622 with internal alterations, intensively restored in later centuries. It was the manor house of one of the early medieval-founded manors in Middlesex. Since 1965 the manor's small part of the parish of Hanwell has been part of the London Borough of Hounslow in west London. Boston Manor Park is the publicly owned green space, including a lake, which adjoins the house. History of the former manor of Boston The earliest reference to Boston (or Bordwadestone as it was then spelled) was around the 1170s. Bordwad has not been identified with a group of people or physical feature and so it is assumed the first part of this word means ''Bord's''. The final part of the word is the common ending ' i.e. farmstead. It was towards the northern end its lands — its manor. The Lord of the manor is recorded as Ralph de Brito. There is no record as to where he built his manor house. He founded a chapel dedicated to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Byles
Walter Barnard Byles (8 August 1840 – 12 November 1921) was an English people, English first-class cricketer and barrister. The son of John Barnard Byles, Sir John Barnard Byles and Emma Nash Wedd, he was born in August 1840 at Royston, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to University College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Byles made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1862. Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 31 runs in the Oxford first-innings by Henry Plowden. A student of the Inner Temple, he was Call_to_the_bar#England_and_Wales, called to the bar in January 1866. He served as a barrister on the Circuit judge (England and Wales), South-Eastern Circuit. Byles later served as a Sheriff of Middlesex in 1896. He died at Uxbridge in November 1921. References External links * 1840 births 1921 deaths People from Royston, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace is a Listed building, Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Opened to the public, the palace is managed by Historic Royal Palaces, a charity set up to preserve several unoccupied royal properties. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York and the chief minister of Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the palace to the king to try to save his own life, which he knew was now in grave danger due to Henry VIII's deepening frustration and anger. The palace went on to become one of Henry's most favoured residences; soon after acquiring the property, he arranged for it to be enlarged so it could accommodate his sizeable retinue of Courtier, courtiers. In the early 1690s, William III of England, William III's massive rebuilding and expansion work, which was intended to rival the Palace of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow Weald
Harrow Weald is a suburban district in Greater London, England. Located about north of Harrow, London, Harrow, Harrow Weald is formed from a leafy 1930s suburban development along with ancient woodland of Harrow Weald Common. It forms part of the London Borough of Harrow. Harrow Weald is bordered by Bushey Heath (north), Stanmore (west), Wealdstone (south), and is near to Headstone, London, Headstone and Hatch End. It is in the HA postcode area. Etymology The word is Old English in origin, meaning woodland. It was recorded as ''waldis'' in 1303 and ''welde'' in 1382, but the name ''Harrow Weald'' is not recorded until 1553. It was then part of the great Forest of Middlesex. Geography and locale Ancient woodland on high ground fills most of the northern part of Harrow Weald on the border of Greater London (and the traditional county of Middlesex) with Hertfordshire. The area is one of the highest in Greater London; the highest point in Middlesex is near the woods at . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbury On Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames, known locally as Sunbury, is a town on the north bank of the River Thames in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England, southwest of central London. Historically part of the county of Middlesex, in 1965 Sunbury and other surrounding towns were initially intended to form part of the newly created county of Greater London, but were instead transferred to Surrey. Sunbury adjoins Feltham to the north, Hampton to the east, Ashford to the northwest and Shepperton to the southwest. Walton-on-Thames is to the south, on the opposite bank of the Thames. The town has two main focal points: Lower Sunbury (known locally as Sunbury Village), adjoining the river. Sunbury Common (known locally as Sunbury Cross) is to the north and surrounds the railway station and the London end of the M3 motorway. Lower Sunbury contains most of the town's parks, pubs and listed buildings, whereas Sunbury Common is more urban and includes offices and hotels. Lower Sunbury holds an annual f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbury Court
Sunbury Court is a historic building in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England. Since the 1920s the court has been owned by The Salvation Army and has been the meeting place of the High Council of The Salvation Army History The grounds used to be part of a larger estate that contained the Royal Manor of Kempton, a mansion frequented by Henry III, Edward I, and Edward II in the 13th and 14th centuries. But the Royal Manon of Kempton was destroyed in 1374. In 1723 John Witt built the structure that exists today. The estate expanded more than one hundred acres along the Thames River. Witt sold the estate in 1735, and again in 1751 and 1755 by Anna Maria Delegard. In 1764 Delegard married George Fermor, who took ownership of the court until 1799. Between 1799 and 1863, the owners of the court refurbished the estate, including adding new wings to the building. Sunbury Court's last private owner was William Horatio Harfield. After Hatfield's death, the property was vacant for two dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ealing
Ealing () is a district in west London (sub-region), west London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. It is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Ealing was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. Until the urban expansion of London in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a rural village. Improvement in communications with London, culminating with the opening of the railway station in 1838, shifted the local economy to market garden supply and eventually to suburban development. By 1902 Ealing had become known as the "Queen of the Suburbs" due to its greenery, and because it was halfway between city and country. As part of the growth of London in the 20th century, Ealing significantly expanded and increased in population. It became a municipal borough in 1901 and part of Greater London in 1965. It is now a significant commercial and retail centre wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanger Lane
Hanger Lane is a major road in Ealing, London, England. The majority of the road forms the westernmost part of the A406 North Circular Road, running north from the A4020 Uxbridge Road at Ealing Common to the A40 road in London, A40 Western Avenue at the Hanger Lane gyratory. This complex and busy junction incorporates Hanger Lane tube station, Hanger Lane Underground station on the Central line (London Underground), Central line of the London Underground. North of the gyratory, Hanger Lane continues along the A4005 to Vicar's Bridge and the border with Alperton in the London Borough of Brent. The road takes its name from Hanger Hill,Ordnance Survey Map, First Series, Sheet 7, 1856, 1:63360 which is also the name of the surrounding area. The name comes from the Old English word ''hangra'', meaning a wooded slope. References {{coord , 51, 31, 16, N, 0, 17, 30, W, type:landmark_region:GB-EAL, display=title Streets in the London Borough of Ealing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanwell
Stanwell is a village in the Borough of Spelthorne, Spelthorne district, in Surrey, England. It is west of central London. A small corner of its land is used as industrial land for nearby Heathrow Airport. The rest of the village is made up of residential and recreational land. Historically part of the county of Middlesex, it has, like the rest of Spelthorne, been in Surrey since 1965. The village is to the south of the cargo-handling area of Heathrow Airport and to the east of the Staines Reservoirs. Stanwell is the northernmost settlement in Surrey, bordering Berkshire and Greater London. Its recognisable extent has been substantially cut three times – all in the 20th century. Land was taken for reservoirs in about 1900; a few decades later land was taken into Heathrow Airport; and in 1995, after the completion of the M25 London Orbital Motorway, M25 motorway, the settlement of Poyle (beyond Stanwell Moor) was detached from the Borough and reassigned to Colnbrook in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibbons Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Gibbons, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2012. The Gibbons Baronetcy, of Stanwell#Stanwell Place, Stanwell Place in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 21 April 1752 for Sir William Gibbons, Speaker of the Barbados House of Assembly, House of Assembly, Barbados. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency), Stockbridge and Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency), Wallingford. The fifth Baronet was high sheriff of Middlesex in 1891. Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. Frederick Kenrick Colquhoun Gibbons (1865–1954), son of Captain Frederick Gibbons, brother of the fifth Baronet, was a Captain (naval), captain in the Royal Navy. Sir William Kenrick Gibbons (1876–1957), son of Sir William Gibbons, grandson of Robert Gibbons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
