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Harleston County , a place in South Norfolk, England
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Harleston may refer to: Places *Harleston, Devon *Harleston, Norfolk *Harleston, Suffolk People with the surname * Bernard W. Harleston (born 1930), American college administrator *Edward Harleston (1794–1826), American planter and politician *Edwin Harleston (1882–1931), American painter *Elise Forrest Harleston (1891–1970), American photographer Other uses * , several ships *Harleston railway station, Harleston, Norfolk See also *J. Harleston Parker (1873–1930), American architect **Harleston Parker Medal *Jeffries v. Harleston *Redenhall with Harleston Redenhall with Harleston is a civil parish in the South Norfolk, South Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk, comprising the town of Harleston, Norfolk, Harleston and the neighbouring village of Redenhall. It covers an area of , and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harleston, Devon
South Hams is a non-metropolitan district, local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Totnes, although the largest town is Ivybridge. The district also contains the towns of Dartmouth, Devon, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Salcombe and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Much of the district's landscape is recognised for its natural beauty; the north of the district includes part of Dartmoor National Park, the district's coastline and adjoining areas form most of the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and part of the west of the district lies within the Tamar Valley AONB. The district's coast includes the promontories of Start Point, Devon, Start Point and Bolt Head. The neighbouring districts are Torbay, Teignbridge, West Devon, Cornwall (across the Tamar–Tavy Estuary) and Plymouth. Toponymy "Ham" is an Old English term which can mean a homestead, river meadow or peninsula. The settled farming ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harleston, Norfolk
Harleston is a town in the civil parish of Redenhall with Harleston, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is from Norwich. In 2018, it had an estimated population of 5,067. Harleston is on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, close to the River Waveney. Harleston has two markets every Wednesday. Harleston is an Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward comprising the civil parishes of Needham, Norfolk, Needham, Redenhall with Harleston, and Wortwell. At the last election, in May 2019, two Conservative councillors were elected to South Norfolk Council. History The name "Harleston" possibly means Heoruwulf's or Harold's stone. Harleston was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Heroluestuna''. Harleston was a chapelry in Redenhall parish. The right to hold an eight-day fair during the period of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist was granted to Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1259. Many G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harleston, Suffolk
Harleston is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, just south of the ''Haughley Bends'' on the A14. It is located between the villages of Shelland and Onehouse, about 3 miles west of Stowmarket Stowmarket ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England,OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. o .... In 2021 the parish had a population of 227. Notable residents * Samantha Harvey (1993- ), musician born in the village External links Villages in Suffolk Mid Suffolk District Civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard W
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English cognate was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced or merged with the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). In Ireland, the name was an anglicized form of Brian. Geographical distribution Bernard is the second most common surname in France. As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harleston
Edward Harleston (December 25, 1794 – February 11, 1871) was an American planter and politician. Harleston, the son of Edward and Annabella (Moultrie) Harleston, was born in Charleston, S. C. on December 25, 1794. He died on February 11, 1871, when he was 76. Harleston graduated from Yale College in 1815. Throughout most of his life, he was a planter of rice and cotton. He served in the South Carolina State Legislature The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and ... several years. He married Ann Isabella Huger, who survived him, on January 26, 1826. External links * 1794 births 1826 deaths Yale College alumni 19th-century American planters Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina 19th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly {{SouthCarol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Harleston
Edwin Augustus Harleston (March 14, 1882 – May 10, 1931) was an American artist and founding president of the Charleston, South Carolina, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He is known for his realistic portraits of African Americans inspired by classical paintings. He was excluded from the whites-only artistic movement later known as the Charleston Renaissance. Personal life He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 14, 1882. He was one of five surviving children of Louisa Moultrie Harleston and Edwin Gaillard Harleston, a prosperous former coastal schooner captain who owned the Harleston Funeral Home. His mother traced her lineage through several generations of free people of color, while his father was descended from a white planter and one of his slaves. His family referred to him as "Teddy" to distinguish him from his father. Harleston won a scholarship to study at the Avery Normal Institute, from which he graduated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Forrest Harleston
Elise Forrest Harleston (February 8, 1891 – 1970) was South Carolina's first black female photographer. She was also one of the first Black Female Photographers, Black female photographers in the United States. Elise Beatrice Forrest was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 8, 1891. She was the third child of seven to Elvira Moorer and Augustus Forrest, who was an accountant. Elise’s paternal grandmother was a "free person of color”. Elise Beatrice Forrest became Elise Forrest Harleston after she married successful African-American painter Edwin Harleston, Edwin Augustus Harleston, who was nine years her senior. Career and education When Elise was 22 years old, she met Edwin Harleston, Edwin Augustus Harleston in Charleston, South Carolina in 1913. Both Elise and Edwin were graduates of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, Avery Normal Institute, a private school for Black youth which was established in 1868. Elise graduated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harleston Railway Station
Harleston was a railway station in Harleston, Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ..., on the Waveney Valley Line. It was an early post-war closure; passenger services on this line were withdrawn in 1953 with goods trains lasting until the complete closure of the line in 1966. References Disused railway stations in Norfolk Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953 Harleston, Norfolk {{EastEngland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harleston Parker Medal
The Harleston Parker Medal was established in 1921 by J. Harleston Parker to recognize “such architects as shall have, in the opinion of the Boston Society of Architects for any private citizen, association, corporation, or public authority, the most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument or structure within the limits of the City of Boston or of the Metropolitan Parks District”. Projects in the Greater Boston area built in the past 10 years by any architect anywhere in the world are eligible. This area includes Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Braintree, Brookline, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Dedham, Dover, Everett, Hingham, Hull, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Nahant, Needham, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Weymouth, Winchester, Winthrop and Woburn. List of medal recipients References {{Reflist American architecture awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jeffries is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Jeffries (born 1976), American actor * Ben Jeffries (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer * Bill Jeffries (born 1945), former New Zealand politician *Chad Jeffries (born 1992), American football player * Charles Jeffries (1864–1936), British Salvation Army officer * Charles Adams Jeffries (1869–1931), Australian journalist * Chris Jeffries (born 1978), Canadian cross-country skier * Clarence Smith Jeffries (1894–1917), Australian Victoria Cross recipient *Darren Jeffries (born 1982), British actor *Dean Jeffries (1933–2013), American stunt performer and coordinator * Derek Jeffries (born 1951), English former footballer * D. J. Jeffries (born 1999), American basketball player * Donald Jeffries (1941–2011), British virgilist and academic *Edward Jeffries (1900–1950), Mayor of Detroit, Michigan (1940–48) *Fran Jeffries (1937–2016), American singer, actress and model * Glenn Jeffries (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
