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Somerville
Somerville may refer to: Places Australia *Somerville, Victoria, a town **Somerville railway station * Somerville, Western Australia, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Australia New Zealand * Somerville, New Zealand, a suburb of Manukau City, New Zealand United States *Somerville, Alabama, a town * Somerville (Kenton, Delaware), a historic house * Somerville, Indiana, a town * Somerville, Maine, a town *Somerville, Massachusetts, a city *Somerville, New Jersey, a borough ** Somerville Circle, a traffic circle near Somerville, New Jersey * Somerville, Ohio, a census-designated place *Somerville, Queens, a neighborhood located in Arverne, Queens in New York City *Somerville, Tennessee, a town *Somerville, Texas, a city ** Somerville Lake, a reservoir near Somerville, Texas Other uses *Somerville (surname) *Somerville (crater), a crater in the eastern part of the Moon * ''Somerville'' (video game), a 2022 game from Jumpship *Somerville College, Oxford, a constituent college of the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area of , the city has a density of , making it the most densely populated municipality in New England and the List of United States cities by population density, 19th most densely populated incorporated municipality in the country. Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown, Massachusetts, Charlestown. In 2006, the city was named the best-run city in Massachusetts by ''The Boston Globe''. In 1972, 2009, and 2015, the city received the All-America City Award. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Somerville and Medford, Massachusetts, Medford border. Tufts, alongside Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, makes up one corner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. It began admitting men in 1994. The college's liberal tone derives from its founding by Liberal Party (UK), social liberals, as Oxford's first Nondenominational Christianity, non-denominational college for women, unlike the Anglicanism, Anglican Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall, the other to open that year. In 1964, it was among the first to cease locking up at night to stop students staying out late. No Academic dress of the University of Oxford#gowns, gowns are worn at Formal (university), formal halls. In 2021 it was recognised as a sanctuary campus by City of Sanctuary (UK), City of Sanctuary UK. It is one of three colleges to offer undergraduates on-site lodging throughout their course. It stands near the Science Area, Oxford, Science Area, University Parks, Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in and the county seat of Somerset County, New Jersey, Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 22, 2022. The borough is located in the heart of the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan Area, located about from Manhattan and from Staten Island. The borough has grown to become a commercial hub for Central Jersey, central New Jersey and bedroom suburb, commuter town of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,346, an increase of 248 (+2.0%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 12,098, which in turn reflected a decline of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville (surname)
Somerville is a Scottish surname of Norman origin. Derivation Also for years the origin of the name was quoted from the book of surnames of Scotland, a copy did exist in the library of the University of Abertay in Dundee, stating the name originating from Caen or possibly from the commune of Sémerville (''Semervilla'' 1209), near Évreux, that is 141 miles from Caen. However, there are other possibilities, first of all a disappeared place name of Cotentin ''Sumelleville'' (''Summerleevilla'' ab 1210) closer to Caen. Other hypothesis like Sommervieu (''Sommerveium'' 1241), 18,5 miles from Caen, were proposed. History In 1066 the Lord of Somerville, Sir Gaultier / Walter de Somerville joined William the conqueror on his invasion of England, for his support Sir Gaultier de Somerville was given land in the North of England. By the twelfth century, the Somervilles were granted land and title of lord in Scotland and were at one time among the noble families of Scotland. Alternativel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville, Victoria
Somerville is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula Local Government Areas of Victoria, local government area. Somerville recorded a population of 11,767 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Somerville forms part of an urban enclave on Western Port comprising Somerville, Hastings, Victoria, Hastings, Bittern, Victoria, Bittern, Crib Point, Victoria, Crib Point, and Tyabb, Victoria, Tyabb. Statistically, it is part of Greater Melbourne. The size of Somerville is approximately . Originally an orchard town Somerville has experienced significant population growth over the last twenty-five years. It is served by Somerville railway station on the Stony Point railway line, Stony Point Line, as well as a List of Melbourne bus routes, bus service to Frankston, Victoria, Frankston. Yaringa Marina, eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville Theatre
The Somerville Theatre is an independent movie theater and concert venue in the Davis Square neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Over one hundred years old, the Somerville Theatre started off as a vaudeville house and movie theater. The theater has since transitioned and now operates as a live music venue and first-run movie theater. As a music venue, the theater has played host to many historic concerts, including the first of the two Last Dispatch concerts, two shows by Bruce Springsteen in 2003, and a performance by U2 in 2009. Recent live performances have included Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Cursive, Norah Jones, The Jonas Brothers, Joan Baez, and the John Butler Trio. The building also hosts the Crystal Ballroom. Early years The Somerville Theater is part of the Hobbs Building which was built in 1914 by Joseph Hobbs and designed by the firm of Funk & Wilcox of Boston. Designed for stage shows, vaudeville, opera, and motion pictures, the theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville (video Game)
Somerville may refer to: Places Australia *Somerville, Victoria, a town **Somerville railway station *Somerville, Western Australia, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Australia New Zealand *Somerville, New Zealand, a suburb of Manukau City, New Zealand United States *Somerville, Alabama, a town *Somerville (Kenton, Delaware), a historic house *Somerville, Indiana, a town *Somerville, Maine, a town *Somerville, Massachusetts, a city *Somerville, New Jersey, a borough **Somerville Circle, a traffic circle near Somerville, New Jersey *Somerville, Ohio, a census-designated place *Somerville, Queens, a neighborhood located in Arverne, Queens in New York City *Somerville, Tennessee, a town *Somerville, Texas, a city **Somerville Lake, a reservoir near Somerville, Texas Other uses *Somerville (surname) *Somerville (crater), a crater in the eastern part of the Moon *Somerville (video game), ''Somerville'' (video game), a 2022 game from Jumpship *Somerville College, Oxford, a constituent co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville, New Zealand
Somerville is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. Most of the houses were built in the 1990s. Before 1990, the area was rural. Geography Somerville is located on the eastern edges of metropolitan East Auckland, between Whitford Road and Somerville Road. Botany Creek runs west through the suburb to meet the Pakuranga Creek, and the tidal estuary Mangemangeroa Creek is found to the south-east. History The Somerville area is part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who descend from the crew of the ''Tainui'' migratory waka, who visited the area around the year 1300. Many Ngāi Tai and Ngāti Pāoa pā sites, middens and other archaeological sites can be found in the Mangemangeroa Valley, which was known for Spiny dogfish found in the estuary. The area was cultivated by Ngāi Tai, and protected by the Tūwakamana Pā at Cockle Bay. In 1836, English Missionary William Thomas Fairburn brokered a land sale between Tāmaki Māori chiefs covering the maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville Railway Station
Somerville railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the town of the same name in Victoria, Australia. Somerville is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 10 September 1889. History Somerville station opened when the railway line from Baxter was extended to Hastings. Like the town itself, the station was named after Sir William Meredyth Somerville, an Anglo-Irish Member of the British Parliament, for Drogheda between 1837 and 1852, and Canterbury, between 1854 and 1865. The station opened due to rapid growth in the fruit (apples and pears) and dairy industries. The dairy industry needed a quick way of sending milk and cream to butter factories. When the railway line reached Somerville, the station was some distance from the local school and hall which, at the time, were located on Lower Somerville Road. The town centre moved from there to its current sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville, Tennessee
Somerville is a town in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. The population was 3,415 at the 2020 census, up from 3,094 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fayette County. History The town was named to honor Lieutenant Robert Somerville, who was killed in 1814 during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in central Alabama while serving under General Andrew Jackson. Somerville was incorporated in 1836. Geography Somerville is located slightly northeast of the center of Fayette County at (35.237623, -89.358400). U.S. Route 64 runs through the center of town as Fayette Street, leading northeast to Whiteville and west to Oakland. Downtown Memphis is to the west. Tennessee State Route 76 crosses US 64 at the center of town. North of US 64, it is the town's Main Street and leads to Brownsville. To the south it is South Street, leading to Moscow. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville Circle
The Somerville Circle is a traffic circle located on the border of Bridgewater Township and Raritan, in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States. The circle lies at the intersection of U.S. Routes 202 and 206, and New Jersey Route 28. The circle was built in the 1930s when the area was rural, but as the region became more populated the circle became notorious for being confusing for drivers and a frequent spot for traffic accidents and traffic backups. In the 1990s, a bridge was built that allowed Route 202 to bypass the circle completely. The Somerville Circle is no longer officially considered a traffic circle by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Description The Somerville Circle joins U.S. Routes 202 and 206, and New Jersey Route 28. A bridge over the circle allows Route 202 to bypass the intersecting roads. Ever since the bridge was built in the 1990s, the New Jersey Department of Transportation no longer considers the Somerville Circle a traffic ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville Lake
Somerville Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on Yegua Creek in the Brazos River basin, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Brenham, Texas, United States. The town of Somerville in Burleson County is adjacent to the reservoir. The lake extends into portions of Burleson County, Washington County, and Lee County. The dam lies in Washington County. The dam and lake are managed by the Fort Worth District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1967, and serves to provide flood control and water for irrigation for the communities downstream. Somerville Lake is a popular recreational destination. Somerville Lake is also commonly known as Lake Somerville. Fish populations Somerville Lake has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Somerville Lake include largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass, bluegill, catfish, white crappie, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
