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Pakenham Family
Pakenham may refer to: People *Pakenham (surname) Places * Pakenham, Ontario, Canada * Pakenham, Suffolk, United Kingdom **Pakenham Windmill * Pakenham, Victoria, Australia ** Pakenham Secondary College ** Pakenham railway line ** Pakenham railway station Other *HMS Pakenham, HMS ''Pakenham'', the name of three ships of the Royal Navy *Pakenham's Case, a case in British property law See also * {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham (surname)
Pakenham is a surname of Old English origin. It is a locational surname from Pagham, Sussex, or Pakenham, Suffolk. * Antonia Pakenham, maiden name and early pen-name of author Antonia Fraser * Edward Pakenham (1778–1815), British general * Sir Francis Pakenham (diplomat) (1832–1905), British envoy to Chile, Argentina and Sweden * The Hon. Sir Michael Pakenham (born 1943), retired British diplomat * Sir Richard Pakenham (1797 – 1868), British diplomat of Anglo-Irish background * Thomas Pakenham (other), several people including: ** Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer) (1757–1836), British admiral * William Christopher Pakenham (1861–1933), British admiral * the surname of several Earl of Longford, Earls of Longford * the Spring Baronets, Baronets of Pakenham References {{surname Surnames of Old English origin English toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham, Suffolk
Pakenham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Its name can be linked to Anglo-Saxon roots, Pacca being the founder of a settlement on the hill surrounding Pakenham church. The village describes itself as the "Village of Two Mills", as it has a water mill which claims to be the only working example in the county. Pakenham Windmill has been restored and is maintained in working order. The village sits to the east of Bury St. Edmunds. From 1974 to 2019 it was administered as part of the borough of St Edmundsbury. Prior to the local government reorganisation of 1974 it was part of Thingoe Rural District. History Pacca was the founder of a settlement on the hill where Pakenham church now sits, on an area higher than the waters of Pakenham Fen. The discovery of many Anglo-Saxon remains, notably that of a bone-toothed comb in the old school garden (near the church) in the 1950s, testify to the authenticity of the site. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham Windmill
Pakenham Mill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Pakenham, Suffolk, England which has been restored and is maintained in working order. History Pakenham Mill was built in 1831. Clement Goodrich was the miller in 1846, when he took on an apprentice. The mill came into the ownership of the Bryant family in 1885. A steam engine was used as auxiliary power. In 1947, the mill was nearly tail-winded,A mill is tail-winded when the wind is directly behind the sails. In this situation the fantail will not work. but the miller managed to turn the cap in time to avoid this happening. The mill was restored in 1950, with a new weatherbeam fitted by Amos Clarke, the Ipswich millwright. At this time the swing-pot neck bearing from Buxhall mill was installed. A second-hand stock from Thurston post mill was fitted at this time and a gallery constructed around the cap. The gallery was based on that at Wendover mill, Buckinghamshire. New sails were also fitted. Further restoration too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham, Victoria
Pakenham ( ) is a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District and the most populous in the Shire of Cardinia. Pakenham recorded a population of 54,118 at the 2021 census. Pakenham has become a major growth area in south-eastern Melbourne as new housing developments have boosted its population and infrastructure, as exemplified in the development of the Lakeside, Heritage Springs and Cardinia Lakes estates. History Pakenham is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Boon Wurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation. Pakenham was named after Sir Edward Pakenham (19 March 1778 – 8 January 1815), a British Major General who fought in the Peninsular War. On 8 January 1815, Pakenham was killed in action while leading his men at the Battle of New Orleans. The Neville and Bourke families arrived in Sydney on the ''Alquis'' in 1837, sponsored by the Governor George Gipps to migr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham Secondary College
Pakenham Secondary College is situated approximately 50 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1968 to provide education to a largely rural community, the school now enrols over 920 students from an urban community. State investments The Victoria State Government has made the following investments in the school: Australian Labor Party - Victorian branch * 2024 – Investment of $11.3 million by the Victorian State Government. * Modernisation – Redevelopment to L/T standards/library, PE. Project cost of $2,003,000 approved in 2001/2002 * Computer POD – Project cost of $82,404 approved in 2001/2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham Railway Line
The Pakenham line is a Commuter rail, commuter railway line on the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne metropolitan railway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, the line is coloured light blue and is one of the two lines that constitute the Metro Trains Melbourne#Caulfield Group, Caulfield group. It is the city's longest metropolitan railway line at . The line runs from Flinders Street railway station, Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to East Pakenham railway station, East Pakenham station in the south-east, serving 28 stations via South Yarra railway station, South Yarra, Caulfield railway station, Caulfield, Oakleigh railway station, Oakleigh, and Dandenong railway station, Dandenong. The line operates for approximately 20 hours a day (from approximately 4:00 am to around midnight) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 5 to 10 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham Railway Station
Pakenham railway station is a Commuter rail, commuter and Regional rail, regional railway station on the suburban Pakenham line and regional Gippsland V/Line rail service, Gippsland line, part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne and V/Line, Victorian railways networks. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, Victoria, Pakenham in Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Pakenham is an Elevated railway, elevated Railways in Melbourne, premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 8 October 1877, with the current station provided in 2024. Rail yard, Stabling facilities were located on the south side of the station, until their removal in 2022. History Pakenham station opened when the railway line from Dandenong railway station, Dandenong was extended. Like the suburb itself, the station is named after Edward Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, a Major-general (United Kingdom), major general who served in the Peninsular War. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Pakenham
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Pakenham'', after Admiral Sir Thomas Pakenham: * The first was a 1-gun gunvessel purchased in 1797. She was in service in 1800 and may have been sold in 1802. * The second HMS ''Pakenham'' was an O-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i .... She was renamed shortly after being launched in 1941. * The third was a P-class destroyer built as HMS ''Onslow'' but renamed shortly after being launched in 1941. She was sunk in 1943 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pakenham, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
