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New Town (ward)
A new town is a generic name for a planned community, or a planned expansion of a community. New Town may also refer to: Music * ''New Town'' (Jandek album) * ''New Town'' (Koop Arponen album) Places Australia * New Town, South Australia, a suburb of Kadina *New Town, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart Canada *''New Town'', former name of Montreal neighbourhood Golden Square Mile China *Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province Czechia *New Town, Prague (''Nové Město''), a district of Prague Finland *Uusikaupunki ("New Town" in Finnish; ) Ghana *New Town, Ghana, Western Region India *Rajarhat, also called New Town, Kolkata *New Town, Kolkata Japan *Tama New Town, Tama, Tokyo * Senboku New Town, Osaka Malta *Paola, Malta, also known as Raħal Ġdid (new town in Maltese) Pakistan * New Town, Karachi, also called Binori Town Poland *Warsaw New Town, an old district of Warsaw Slovakia *Nové Mesto, Bratislava (''New Town'' in English), a borough in Bratislava Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planned Community
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve organically. The term ''new town'' refers to planned communities of the new towns movement in particular, mainly in the United Kingdom. It was also common in the European colonization of the Americas to build according to a plan either on fresh ground or on the ruins of earlier Native American villages. A model city is a type of planned city designed to a high standard and intended as a model for others to imitate. The term was first used in 1854. Planned capitals A planned capital is a city specially planned, designed and built to be a capital. Several of the world's national capitals are planned capitals, including Canberra in Australia, Brasília in Brazil, Belmopan in Belize, New Delhi in India, Abuja in Nigeria, Islamabad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nové Mesto, Bratislava
Nové Mesto (meaning ''New Town'') is a borough of Bratislava, in the Bratislava III district. It is located north and north-east of the Old Town, Bratislava, Old Town. The borough also borders Rača (Bratislava), Rača, Vajnory, Ružinov, Lamač and Záhorská Bystrica boroughs. History There was no compact settlement in the Middle Ages in the cadastral area of present-day borough, and for long it had countryside character. Three roads passed throughout the area: one from Bratislava to Modra, second to Vajnory and the third to Trnava and Nitra. The Little Carpathians part was almost untouched, with the exception of upper Mlynská dolina valley. The area started to have city-like character since the 18th century from two squares, which still have word "mýto" (meaning ''toll'') in their name: Račianske mýto and Trnavské mýto, although no tolls are collected today. The parts of the city name was ''Nádorváros'' in the 19th century. Some of the factories established in the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town (Newham Ward)
A new town is a generic name for a planned community, or a planned expansion of a community. New Town may also refer to: Music * ''New Town'' (Jandek album) * ''New Town'' (Koop Arponen album) Places Australia * New Town, South Australia, a suburb of Kadina * New Town, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart Canada *''New Town'', former name of Montreal neighbourhood Golden Square Mile China *Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province Czechia *New Town, Prague (''Nové Město''), a district of Prague Finland *Uusikaupunki ("New Town" in Finnish; ) Ghana * New Town, Ghana, Western Region India *Rajarhat, also called New Town, Kolkata *New Town, Kolkata Japan *Tama New Town, Tama, Tokyo * Senboku New Town, Osaka Malta *Paola, Malta, also known as Raħal Ġdid (new town in Maltese) Pakistan * New Town, Karachi, also called Binori Town Poland * Warsaw New Town, an old district of Warsaw Slovakia *Nové Mesto, Bratislava (''New Town'' in English), a borough in Bratislava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town (Colchester Ward)
New Town was an ward (politics), electoral ward in Colchester, England from 1974 to 2016. It was first used in the 1973 Colchester Borough Council election, 1973 election and last used at the 2015 Colchester Borough Council election, 2015 election. It covered the New Town neighbourhood and the western portion of The Hythe neighbourhood. It returned three councillors to Colchester Borough Council. In 2016 it was abolished and became parts of the New Town and Christ Church (ward), New Town and Christ Church and Old Heath and The Hythe (ward), Old Heath and The Hythe wards. Bob Russell (British politician), Bob Russell, who represented the ward from its creation until 2002, became member of parliament for Colchester. List of councillors The ward has been represented by three councillors since the first election in 1973. Colchester council elections 2015 election The election took place on 7 May 2015. 2014 election The election took place on 22 May 2014. 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town, Ramsbury, Wiltshire
Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. The village is in the Kennet Valley near the Berkshire boundary. The nearest towns are Hungerford about east and Marlborough about west. The much larger town of Swindon is about to the north. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Axford about west of Ramsbury, and three smaller hamlets: New Town, close to Ramsbury to the southeast, and Knighton and Whittonditch, both about to the east. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 1,989. History The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a large settlement of 156 households at ''Ramesberie''. Littlecote Roman Villa is in the parish. The earliest written history of Ramsbury can be traced from the Saxon era when the bishopric of Ramsbury was created in 909 AD. Between 1942 and 1946, during World War II, there was a Royal Air Force airfield known as RAF Ramsbury on a ridge of high ground to the south of the village. Fairs Throughout the Middle Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town, Enford, Wiltshire
Enford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the northeast of Salisbury Plain. The village lies southeast of Devizes and north of Salisbury. The parish includes nine small settlements along both banks of the headwaters of the River Avon. Besides Enford, these are Compton, Coombe, East Chisenbury, Fifield, Littlecott, Longstreet, New Town and West Chisenbury. The name is derived from the Old English ''Enedford'' meaning 'duck ford'. History The parish carries much evidence of prehistoric activity, including bowl barrows. Lidbury Camp, on Littlecott Down, was occupied in the Iron Age and in the Romano-British period, and further evidence of Romano-British occupation has been found around Compton. A site on the west bank of the Avon near Compton is possibly that of a Roman villa. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded 34 households at Enford and a smaller settlement at Compton. Medieval strip lynchets are visible north of East Chisenbury. Enford manor was hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Areas In Walsall
This is a list of areas in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. * Aldridge * Alumwell * Ashmore Lake * Barr Common * Bentley * Bentley West * Bescot * Birchills * Blakenall Heath * Bloxwich * Brownhills * Brownhills Common * Brownhills West * Butcroft * Caldmore * Catshill * Chuckery * Clayhanger * Coal Pool * County Bridge * Daisy Bank is a residential area on the eastern outskirts of the town of Walsall; the Rushall Canal is nearby. It is served by National Express West Midlands no. 934 bus route. Engineer and philanthropist Samson Fox died at Daisy Bank on 24 October 1903. * Darlaston * Darlaston Green * Daw End * The Delves * Druid's Heath * Dudley's Fields * Fallings Heath * Fishley * Fullbrook * Gillity Village * Goscote * Harden * Hardwick * Heath End * Highbridge * Highgate * High Heath * Holly Bank * Keyway * King's Hill * Lane Head * Leamore * Leighswood * Little Bloxwich * Little London * Moxley * Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town, Walsall
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Newtown, Kent
Newtown is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England. It was built by the South Eastern Railway (SER), south-east of the railway station, alongside Ashford railway works. Originally designed for railway workers, the estate survived the closure of the works in the late 20th century, which is in the process of being redeveloped. History The estate was purchased by the SER in February 1846 for £21,000. The original name was Alfred Town, or Alfred New Town, but it had become known by its present name by 1861. It was laid out in roughly a triangular pattern, with a green in the centre. The first properties to be built the following year were 72 cottages for workers, including engineers, fitters, smiths, carpenters, painters and other labourers. Further expansion led to a population rise from 3,000 to 5,000 by 1852. In 1861, a school was built, with space for 500 children. The Locomotive pub was constructed in 1866, later being renamed to the Alfred Arms. A carriage shop was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town, Southampton
Nicholstown-Newtown (usually called Nicholstown or Newtown) is a small area to the north-east of Southampton's city centre. To the north is Bevois Valley, to the east Northam and to the west and south is St Mary's. In the north of Newtown is the Mount Pleasant area, which spills over into the north of Northam. Black signs saying "Welcome to Nicholstown-Newtowndemarcate the district on the roads running east from St. Mary's Rd – hence the district is bordered on the west by St. Mary's Road, the south by Six Dials road, and the east by the railway lines. The area is formed of residential streets with a typical parade of small shops and services; the exception is its central feature, Royal South Hampshire Hospital, established in 1843–1844. History The Church of St Luke was constructed in Newtown in 1853 using a gift of land and money from Thomas Chamberlayne. In 1918 the area elected Southampton's first female Councilor Lucia Foster Welch. In the 1960s and 1970s, the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town, Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M) motorway, A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevenage was designated the United Kingdom's first New towns in the United Kingdom, New Town under the New Towns Act 1946, New Towns Act. Toponymy "Stevenage" may derive from Old English language, Old English ''stiþen āc'' / ''stiðen āc'' / ''stithen ac'' (various Old English language, Old English dialects cited here) meaning "(place at) the stiff oak". The name was recorded as ''Stithenæce'' in 1060 and as ''Stigenace'' in the Domesday Book in 1086. History Pre-Conquest Stevenage lies near the line of the Roman road from Verulamium to Baldock. Some Romano-British remains were discovered during the building of the New Town, and a hoard of 2,000 silver Roman coins was discovered during h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town, Luton
New Town is a district of Luton, just south east of the town centre, in Bedfordshire, England. It is roughly bounded by Castle Street and London Road to the west, Seymour Road to the east, New Town Street to the north, and Cutenhoe Road to the south. Local area Castle Street was the site of a medieval castle. The district has characteristic pubs and has traditionally been a working class area of the town. To alleviate the housing shortage of the 1960s several multi-story flats were built and an industrial park was added in the 1980s to attract new industries. The ring road, which passes nearby, was created at the same time to ease traffic congestion from the M1 motorway to the ever expanding Luton Airport. Politics New Town is part of South ward, which is represented by Cllr David Agbley ( Labour), Cllr Fatima Begum ( Labour) and Cllr Javeria Hussain ( Labour). The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins Rachel Louise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
