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Machen (other)
Machen is a village in South Wales. Eddie Machen, the only undefeated (beginner) heavyweight boxer when world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Maricano retired with an oerfect recordgoodreads.com/book/show/19330676-the-sweet-science 2 thr'elogy Machen may also refer to: * Lower Machen, a hamlet near Machen * Machen RFC, a rugby union club based in Machen * Machen (surname), various people * Mynydd Machen, a hill located near Machen See also * Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, a community in the county borough of Caerphilly which includes Machen * Banjarmasin Banjarmasin is the largest city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was the capital of the province until 15 February 2022. The city is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. Historically the centre of t ..., a city of Indonesia, written as 馬辰 or 马辰 for Chinese Mandarin * * Machin (other) * Machon (other) Notes * "Machen" is a German verb meaning "to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machen
Machen (from Welsh ' "place (of)" + ', a personal name) is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Trethomas, and forms a council ward in conjunction with those communities. It lies on the Rhymney River. Mynydd Machen (Machen Mountain) provides a view over the village. It is possible to walk up to and along the top of the mountain, where a number of large boulders are present. Machen has a successful boules (petanque) team that are located at the rugby club. The team has had a team in the first Division of the boules in Gwent (BIG) league for the last four years. Industrial history From the 17th century onward Machen was a village rooted in the iron and coal industries. Though little trace remains, the village was the site of the Machen Forge and several coal mines. A local history trail visits some of these sites. Machen Forge was an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Machen
Lower Machen () is a small hamlet of 19 houses on the A468 road at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales. Machen itself lies further west in the county borough of Caerphilly, although both lie within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Lower Machen holds an annual festival of chamber music concerts in the 12th-century church of St. Michael and All Angels. Ruperra Castle is also located in Lower Machen. Lower Machen was formerly served by Church Road railway station, which closed in 1957. The Conservative politician, Peter Thorneycroft, lived at Machen House in the hamlet, during his time as Member of Parliament for Monmouth from 1945-1966. Plas Machen, to the south-east of the village on the other side of the A468, is an Elizabethan manor house, the ancestral home of the Morgans of Tredegar. It is a Grade II* listed building. St Michael and All Angels' Church It is believed that the church () was founded during the Celtic period in the 6th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machen RFC
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Machen Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Machen, near the city of Newport. Machen RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Dragons. Rugby football was played in Machen from the early 1870s, but Machen RFC can be placed as playing as a club from the early 1880s. One of the club's earliest and most notable players was Frank Purdon, who would later go on to play from Newport and Wales. The club also has two notable local rivalries with Risca and Bedwas. Former notable players *Bill Everson William Aaron Everson (15 March 1906 – 26 April 1966)Bill Everson Newpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machen (surname)
Machen is a surname often but not always of Welsh origin (derived from the town Machen). Notable people with the surname include: * Alwyn Machen (1901–1960), British trade union leader * Arthur Machen (1863–1947), Welsh author and mystic, best known for his supernatural, fantasy and horror fiction * Bernie Machen (born 1944), American academic, President of the University of Utah (19992003) and of the University of Florida (from 2003) * Eddie Machen (1932–1972), American boxer * Hervey Machen (1916–1994), U.S. Representative from Maryland 196569 * John Gresham Machen (1881–1937), American Presbyterian theologian * Lewis H. Machen (1871–1927), American politician from Virginia * Ronald Machen (born 1969), American lawyer, U..S. Attorney for the District of Columbia 201015 * Thomas Machen (–1614), English merchant who was three times mayor of Gloucester * William H. Machen (1832–1911), Dutch painter and teacher who relocated to America * Willis Benson Machen (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mynydd Machen
Mynydd Machen or Machen Mountain is a hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast. Geology The hill lies at the southeastern extremity of the South Wales Coalfield where the varied Carboniferous Period rock strata of the coalfield margin are tilted steeply northwestwards into the coalfield basin. The sequence which outcrops on Mynydd Machen in northeast-southwest aligned bands is this (oldest at base): Warwickshire Group :* Pennant Sandstone Formation ::*Brithdir Member ::*Rhondda member ::*Deri Member South Wales Coal Measures Group :*South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation :*South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation Marros Group :*Bishopston Mudstone Formation :*Twrch Sandstone Formation Pembroke Limestone Group The summit of the hill is formed from the sandstone of the ‘Brithdir Member’ of the Pennant Sandstone Formation. A large quarry towards the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedwas, Trethomas And Machen
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen is a community and an electoral ward in the county borough of Caerphilly, constituting the villages of Machen, Trethomas, Bedwas, and Upper and Lower Graig-y-Rhacca. It lies in the Caerphilly Basin in the shadow of Mynydd y Grug and Mynydd Machen. All villages in the area grew as a result of the coal mining industry, which carries its legacy on today. History Bedwas and Machen Urban District was formed on 1 October 1912 from the parishes of Bedwas and Machen Upper, previously part of St Mellons Rural District. In 1935 the boundaries were altered when it exchanged areas with the neighbouring Mynyddislwyn Urban District. The urban district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of Rhymney Valley District in Mid Glamorgan. On the abolition of the urban district, a community with identical boundaries was formed, and a community council established. On 16 March 1989 the community was renamed Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjarmasin
Banjarmasin is the largest city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was the capital of the province until 15 February 2022. The city is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. Historically the centre of the Banjarese culture, and the capital of the Sultanate of Banjar, it is the biggest city in South Kalimantan and one of the main cities of Kalimantan. The city covers an area of and had a population of 625,481 as of the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 657,663 as of the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2023 was 675,915 (comprising 337,819 males and 338,096 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Banjarmasin Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.6371) It is the third most populous city on the island of Borneo. Greater Banjarmasin, also known as Banjarbakula (an acronym for Banjarmasin-Barito Kuala-Tanah Laut) or Banjar Raya, is an urban aggl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machin (other)
Machin may refer to: People * Alfred Machin (director) (1877–1929), French film director * Alfred Machin (writer) (born 1888), British writer on social evolution * Antonio Machín (1903–1977), Cuban singer and musician * Arnold Machin (1911–1999), British artist * Ernie Machin (1944–2012), British football player * Henry Machin (1832–1918), Quebec bureaucrat * John Machin (1680–1751), British mathematician * Mel Machin (born 1945), British football player and manager * Pablo Machín (born 1975), Spanish football player and manager * Peter Machin (footballer) (born 1883), English football player * Peter Machin (darts player) (born 1973), Australian darts player * Stuart Machin, CEO of Marks & Spencer * Tim N. Machin (died 1915), Lieutenant Governor of California, 1863-67 * Timothy Machin (born 1948), British cricketer * Vimael Machín (born 1993), Puerto Rican baseball player * W. H. Machin (fl. 1900–1905), British football player Characters * Henry "Denry" Mach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
