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Sherwood may refer to: Places Australia *Sherwood, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane *Sherwood, South Australia, a locality *Shire of Sherwood, a former local government area of Queensland * Electoral district of Sherwood, an electoral district from 1950 to 1992 Canada * Sherwood, Calgary, Alberta, a neighborhood *Sherwood (Edmonton), Alberta, a neighborhood *Sherwood Park, the seat of Strathcona County, Alberta *Sherwood, Ontario, a community in Huron Shores, Ontario *Sherwood, Ontario, a community in Maple, Ontario *Sherwood, Nova Scotia, a community * Sherwood, Prince Edward Island, a neighborhood of Charlottetown * Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159, Saskatchewan United Kingdom *Sherwood Forest, north of the city of Nottingham, England; the place where the legendary Robin Hood is said to have lived *Sherwood, Nottingham, a residential area of Nottingham *Sherwood (UK Parliament constituency) United States Lakes *Lake Sherwood (California), a reservoir *Lake Sherwood (Kans ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sherwood, Queensland
Sherwood is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sherwood had a population of 5,313 people. Geography Sherwood is south west of the Brisbane CBD and bounded by the median of the Brisbane River towards the west. Oxley Road is the main thoroughfare through the suburb, entering from the north ( Graceville) and exiting to the south (Corinda). The Ipswich railway line runs parallel to and west of Oxley Avenue, with the suburb served by Sherwood railway station (). The suburb is mostly low and medium-density housing with a retail strip centred along Sherwood Road. History West Oxley State School opened on 25 March 1867. It was renamed Sherwood State School in 1878. The first head teacher was Major William Jenyns Boyd. He was born in Paris in 1842 and migrated to Australia in 1862. In 1868, Oliver Radcliffe was the first name on the roll as a pupil teacher. He became a teacher, a headmaster and then a school inspector. By his retirement in 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Sherwood (West Virginia)
Lake Sherwood is a reservoir located within the Lake Sherwood Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest in Greenbrier County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ..., USA. The recreation area surrounding Lake Sherwood contains camping and picnicking facilities as well as a non-fossil fuel boating site and a beach for swimmers. It also includes several easy hikes, some with attractive lake views. The lake is located near community of Neola and covers most of the farmland of Richard Rider and Jane Dixon Rider who settled the land around 1790. External linksLake Sherwood Recreation Area Protected areas of Greenbrier County, West Virginia Sherwood, Lake Monongahela National Forest Bodies of water of Greenbrier County, West Virginia {{ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sherwood, Texas
Sherwood is an unincorporated community in Irion County, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ..., United States. It served as the county seat until 1939, when it was supplanted by neighboring Mertzon. History Sherwood was founded in 1886, and when Irion County was organized in 1889, it became the county's seat of government and a courthouse was built. The town received a post office in 1881, with William S. Kelly as first postmasterSchmidt, Walter G. (1993) ''An Encyclopaedia of Texas Post Offices'', p. 194. Chicago, Illinois: The Collectors' Club of Chicago. and by 1900 the population exceeded 300. When the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway built a line across the county in 1910, Sherwood was bypassed and the new railroad town of Mertzon was established. As w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sherwood, Tennessee
Sherwood is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along Tennessee State Route 56 southeast of Winchester, and just north of the Alabama state line. Sherwood has a post office with ZIP code 37376. Demographics Geography and Location The Crow Creek Valley, in which Sherwood is situated, is a relatively narrow valley surrounded on three sides (north, east, and west) by the Cumberland Plateau (including Lost Cove), with the southern end of the valley opening toward Alabama. Crow Creek, which flows from Lost Cove Cave, drains the valley and flows through the western part of Sherwood, emptying into the Tennessee River at Guntersville Lake near Stevenson, Alabama, several miles to the south. Sherwood lies at an elevation of . State Route 56, the only major highway that passes through Sherwood, traverses the valley from north-to-south. To the north, the road ascends more than to Sewanee atop the Cumberland Plateau. To the sou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sherwood, Oregon
Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it is a residential community in the Tualatin Valley, southwest of Portland. As of the 2010 census, Sherwood had a population of 18,194 residents. The city's population for 2019 was estimated to be 19,879 by the U.S. Census. Sherwood was first incorporated in 1893 as a town. Originally named Smockville after its founder, James Christopher Smock, the town was given its current name by local businessman Robert Alexander in 1891. The name "Sherwood" may have come from Sherwood, Michigan or the Sherwood Forest in England. History What is now the Sherwood area was originally inhabited by the Atfalati band of the Kalapuya nation. Native Americans were relocated to reservations after the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850–55 gave American citizens exclusive ownership of these lands. The relocation process took place under the guidance of a series of federal employees, most not ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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