Wiston Lodge
Wiston may refer to the following places in the United Kingdom: * Wiston, Pembrokeshire, Wales ** Wiston Castle * Wiston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland * Wiston, Suffolk, England * Wiston, West Sussex, England ** Wiston House Wiston House is a 16th-century Grade I listed building set in the South Downs National Park on the south coast of England, surrounded by over of parkland in Wiston, West Sussex. It is the home of Wilton Park, an executive agency of the Foreign ...

Whiston (other)
Whiston may refer to: Places in England * Whiston, Merseyside * Whiston, Northamptonshire * Whiston, South Staffordshire * Whiston, Staffordshire Moorlands * Whiston, South Yorkshire People with the surname * Daniel Whiston (born 1978), English ice skater * Donald Whiston (1927–2020), American former ice hockey player * John Whiston (1893–1956), Associate Professor of Applied Chemistry at the Royal Military College of Science * Peter Whiston (born 1968), English retired football defender * William Whiston William Whiston (9 December 166722 August 1752) was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probably best known for helping to ins ... (1667–1752), English theologian, historian, and mathematician See also * Whitson (other) * Wiston (other) * Wistow (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ...
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Wistow (other)
Wistow may refer to: * Wistow, Cambridgeshire, England * Wistow, Leicestershire, England * Wistow, North Yorkshire, England * Wistow, South Australia Wistow is a small town, just outside Mount Barker, on Wellington Road. It is a town formed around the intersection of Wellington Road (Mount Barker to Wellington) and Long Valley Road (Wistow to Strathalbyn) It was home to a general store (c ...

Wiston, Pembrokeshire
Wiston ( cy, Cas-Wis) is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the United Kingdom. It was once a marcher borough. George Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay". It continued as a constituent parliamentary borough (voting as part of the borough seat of Pembroke) until the end of the 19th century. It is overlooked by Wiston Castle. The community of Wiston includes the village plus Clarbeston, Clarbeston Road and Walton East. History Roman presence In 2003 a Roman road was reported to pass just north of village. The road originates from the major Roman town of Carmarthen Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ..., known as Moridunum during the Roman period. The destination of the road is uncertain and has ...
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Wiston Castle
} Wiston Castle ( cy, Castell Cas-wis) is a motte and bailey castle in the Pembrokeshire village of Wiston in south west Wales and is one of the best examples of its type in Wales. The castle and village were founded by Wizo, a Flemish settler who was granted the land by Henry I of England after he had wrested control from the previous owner, Arnulf de Montgomery (who was in revolt against Henry). The castle was captured by the Welsh on several occasions but on each occasion it was retaken. It was abandoned during the thirteenth century when the then owner moved to nearby Picton Castle. The castle is situated opposite St Mary Magdalene Church and there are approximately 50 steps leading up to it. It is in the care of Cadw and is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Monument. History Background Until the late eleventh century, this part of southwestern Wales was part of the Welsh state of Deheubarth. The exact administrative structure of Dehubarth is unclear, but it may hav ...
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Wiston, South Lanarkshire
Wiston is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located south east of Lanark and south west of Biggar. Located in the Southern Uplands it is immediately to the south of Tinto, one of the highest points in the locality. The Garf Water, a tributary of the River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ..., runs through the village. The village has hosted the Tinto Folk Music Festival. Wiston Lodge is a former Victorian hunting lodge built in the 1850s set in a estate. It is now a venue for team-building activities including programmes leading to John Muir Awards.Wiston Lodge FAQ
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Wiston, Suffolk
Wissington or Wiston is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Nayland-with-Wissington in the Babergh district, in south Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ..., England. In 1881 the civil parish had a population of 191. On the 1 April 1844 it was merged to create Nayland-with-Wissington. References External links Villages in Suffolk Babergh District Former civil parishes in Suffolk {{suffolk-geo-stub ...
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Wiston, West Sussex
Wiston is a scattered village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A283 road northwest of Steyning. The parish covers an area of . In the 2001 census 221 people lived in 86 households, of whom 120 were economically active. Landmarks Chanctonbury Ring, a hill fort based ring of trees atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs, lies on the border of the parish and the neighbouring parish of Washington. Chanctonbury Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest as an uncommon woodland type on a chalk escarpment, providing habitat for many species including the protected Great Crested Newt The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (''Triturus cristatus'') is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up t .... References Horsham District Villages in West Sussex {{WestSussex-geo-stub ...
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