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Methven or Methvin may refer to: Places * Methven, New Zealand, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand * Methven, Perth and Kinross, village in Scotland People * Methven (surname) See also *Methuen (other) *Battle of Methven The Battle of Methven took place at Methven, Scotland on 19 June 1306, during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The battlefield was researched to be included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Sco ...
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Methven, New Zealand
Methven is a small town in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located near the western edge of the Canterbury Plains, north of Ashburton, New Zealand, Ashburton and west of Christchurch, and at an elevation of . The town is a service centre for agriculture in the surrounding area, and is a base for skiing at the nearby Mount Hutt skifield. The town slogan is "Amazing Space". History In 1869, Robert Patton purchased a farm property and called it ''Methven'', after the name of his old Methven,_Perth_and_Kinross, home town in Perthshire, Scotland. The name of the farm subsequently became the name of the town and surrounding district. Sections in the township were offered for sale by public auction on 24 June 1878 at South Rakaia, and sold for between 20 and 95 pounds. In 1879, Robert Patton applied to the Ashburton Licensing Court for a license to operate a new house at Methven to be called the Methven Hotel. A hotel ...
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Methven, Perth And Kinross
Methven (; ) is a large village in the Scottish region of Perth and Kinross, on the A85 road due west of the city of Perth. It is near the village of Almondbank. The village has its own primary school, church, bowling club, community halls, playing field with sports facilities and skate-park, and a variety of businesses. There is a local primary school in the village, and a large co-educational boarding and day independent school nearby, called Glenalmond College, described by '' The Good Schools Guide'' as providing an "outstanding" quality of education. Etymology A Brittonic name, ''Methven'' is thought to be derived from words equivalent to Welsh ''medd'' "mead", and ''maen'' (in this case, mutated to ''faen'') "stone". Businesses To the south of the village, along Station Road, a small industrial estate occupies the former site of Methven Station. Closed since 27 September 1937, the station was originally the western terminus of the Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Ra ...
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Methven (surname)
Methven is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charlie Methven (born 1976), English public relations consultant, journalist and publisher * Colin Methven (born 1955), Scottish footballer * Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven (c. 1495–1552), third husband of Margaret Tudor * Jessie C. Methven (1854–1917), Scottish suffragette * Jimmy Methven (1868–1953), Scottish footballer * Robert Methven Petrie (1906–1966), Canadian astronomer * Tom Methven, New Zealand footballer See also * Methuen (surname) Methuen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sir Algernon Methuen (1856–1924), founder of Methuen & Co. Ltd. * Anthony Methuen, 5th Baron Methuen Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Captain Anthony Paul Methuen, 5th B ...
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Methuen (other)
Methuen may refer to: *Methuen (surname) *Methuen, Massachusetts, a U.S. city **Methuen High School **Methuen Mall *Baron Methuen, a British title of nobility *Methuen Cove, South Orkney Islands *Methuen Publishing, Methuen & Co. Ltd., a British publishing firm *Methuen Treaty, a 1703 treaty on wine and textiles trade between Portugal and England See also *Methven (other) *Methuen Memorial Music Hall *Methuen Police Department *Methuen Water Works The Methuen Water Works is a historic water works building on Cross Street in Methuen, Massachusetts. Built in 1893 or soon thereafter, it was one of the city's first major public works project. The surviving building, designed by Ernest N. Bo ... * Methuen's Dwarf Gecko {{disambiguation, geo ...
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