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  Hill
Breedon on the Hill Breedon on the Hill (population 863, England.
Hill McAlister was born in 1932 during his final term as Treasurer.
Panton Hill Panton Hill is a suburb in Shire of Nillumbik.
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 Breedon on the Hill -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Breedon on the Hill (population 863, 1991) is a (A settlement smaller than a town) village in (A largely agricultural county in central England) Leicestershire, (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
This is on top of the hill which has been cut back to a cliff-face by the active limestone quarry beneath it.
There is also an ancient lock-up, a small local gaol for minor offenders.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/breedon_on_the_hill.htm   (87 words)

  
 Houghton on the Hill | British History Online
Houghton on the Hill lies six miles east of Leicester on the main Leicester-Uppingham road.
The crown of the hill, about 525 ft. above sea level, on which the village stands is part of an island of sand and gravel in the clay belt east of Leicester.
The families of Swan and Belgrave both appeared in the 14th century, the former in 1301, the latter in 1315.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=22055   (5597 words)

  
 ARCHIVES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is the lockup on the green of Breedon, a 17th century jail for minor offenders.
Breedon on the Hill is a village (population 891 according to the 1991 census) at the foot of a hill.
On the hill however is the Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph.
bluemeanie.org /blue/archives.php?id=A2004071   (3449 words)

  
 Measham and the Mease Valley to 1300 AD
Blackfordby is situated on the side of the of a steep hill which forms the range of hills known as the pistons hills.
The settlement of Oakthorpe is situated on a hill overlooking the River Mease to the south and the Saltersford Brook to the west.
This is known as Borough Hill and a nearby farm is known as Borough Farm.
www.btinternet.com /~simonmarchini/History/settleme.htm   (8597 words)

  
 THE HUTCHBY FAMILY OF BREEDON ON THE HILL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The earliest reference to the antecedents of Thomas Hudsbe (1754) is a baptism of a son John to a George Hudspey in 1683 at Breedon on the Hill.
The register of Breedon on the Hill gives the locality from which the families come:- Worthington, The Moor, Outwood, The Brand.
It is recorded "to receive George Hutsby from Breedon 25 Jan 1692/3" This is affirmed from the register of baptisms of his children -those from 1695 are recorded living in Worthington.
www.palmiped.btinternet.co.uk /Genealogy/Hutchbys.html   (493 words)

  
 St Mary & St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill
The photo on the left gives no idea of the unusual setting of this church, which thanks to quarrying has found itself perched on top of a hill whose sides have been dug away.
But of course Breedon is most famous for its Anglo-Saxon carvings, which are thought to date from the early 9th century.
Breedon on the Hill is halfway between Ashby de la Zouch and Castle Donington in the north-west corner of Leicestershire.
www.le.ac.uk /emoha/leicester/breedon.html   (328 words)

  
 Breedon on the Hill
Hardulph is said to have lived on the hill as a hermit.
The first recognisable religious establishment at Breedon dates from around 675 when a monastery was established as an off shoot of the great monastery at Peterborough.
However, it might be that Breedon was also on the boundary of the Tomasetian homelands as it was within the diocese of Leicester and not Lichfield.
www.btinternet.com /~simonmarchini/History/Breedon_on_The_Hill.htm   (889 words)

  
 My Family
Elizabeth DOLEMAN was christened on 3 Jun 1649 in Breedon On The Hill, Leicester, England.
Francis DOLEMAN was born on 24 Jan 1643 in Breedon On The Hill, Leicester, England.
He was married to Elizabeth HOLMES on 18 Jun 1646 in Breedon On The Hill, Leicester, England.
gordonrosalynd.tripod.com /green/d116.htm   (1471 words)

  
 CRSBI: St Margaret, Fletton, Cambridgeshire
Both have roll neckings and hollow chamfered imposts with a groove at the bottom of the face.
The presence of the earlier frieze at Fletton, which is indisputably linked to the Mercian work at Breedon on the Hill (Leics) has led most scholars to suppose that these figures are from the same early period.
Clapham, 'The Carved Stones at Breedon on the Hill', Archaeologia 77 (1927), 219-40, esp. 235-36, 239-40.
www.crsbi.ac.uk /ed/hu/flett   (1290 words)

  
 jacquespage4
She died 1st October 1889 as Eliza Potter and was buried in Bethesda chapel yard.
was baptised 18th May 1816 at Breedon on the Hill, the eldest son of JOSEPH and ELIZABETH.
was baptised 13th October 1818 at Breedon on the Hill, the second son of JOSEPH and ELIZABETH.
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 blackwell web page-reuse4web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
There are a small number of Blackwell families in Nottinghamshire,a neighbouring county to both Derbyshire and Leicestershire, where they are strongly represented.
I believe the earliest one on my tree to be from Leicestershire (possibly Staunton, Bottesford or Breedon on the Hill).
Joseph Blackwell was born circa1768 somewhere on the Leicestershire /Notts border - possibly Staunton or Breedon on the Hill.
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 The Priory Church, Breedon on the Hill
Breedon Priory, formerly known as St. Mary and St. Hardulph.
On 17 October 2001, the replica of the Breedon Angel was, at last, erected in the South Aisle of the church by John Larson and his team from the Museums and Galleries on Merseyside.
His name was William Breedon and he was born in England in 1790.
www.benefice.org.uk /breedon_church/index.php   (1641 words)

  
 Spondon Village
The hill on which Spondon stands can be seen from the other side of the Trent valley, as far away as Breedon-on-the-Hill in Leicestershire, which is twenty miles to the south.
Some say the name Spondon comes from the Saxon 'Spoundun', meaning a hill place where hardwood for spoons or stones for tiles can be found.
It was entirely fitting that in 1990 the vicarage became a peaceful nursing care facility for the elderly, at one time including my sister Marjorie who lived within a mile of the church for most of her life.
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 Beacon Hill
The different colours, thicknesses and sizes of grain show that either several volcanoes were involved, or that eruptions varied in their character over time.
Once a bronze age hill fort, all that is now visible are the shallow ditches between the dry stone wall and the car park.
At the next T junction, turn left to Breedon on the Hill.
www.leicestershire.ndirect.co.uk /SSBeacon.htm   (442 words)

  
 Cloud Wood
The reserve is situated in the parish of Breedon-on-the-Hill, in the north-west of Leicestershire.
It lies about 1.5 km southeast of Breedon village, alongside the road between Tonge and Griffydam, and 1 km south of the A42 junction 14.
A coppice cycle has been reintroduced in part of the wood, in order to benefit those animals and plants which prosper under this type of management.
www.lrwt.org.uk /pp/Silver/viewSilver.asp?ID=304   (480 words)

  
 artnet.com: Resource Library: Royley, Richard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
His work represents both the continuation of a medieval tradition and its artistic decline.
His name first appears in 1571 as ‘Roiles’, the maker of Francis Shirley’s tomb at SS Mary and Hardulph’s, Breedon on the Hill, Leics, but the workshop can be traced back stylistically to the 1530s.
Their contracts of 1582 and 1585 for the tombs of Thomas Fermor at St James, Somerton, Oxon, and of John Shirley at Breedon on the Hill survive.
www.artnet.com /library/07/0742/T074290.asp   (206 words)

  
 Who We Are
The full name of the Benefice is The United Benefice of Breedon on the Hill with Isley Walton cum Langley and Worthington, Saint Matthew's with Newbold and Griffydam.
John Dawson is Associate Priest in the United Benefice of Breedon on the Hill and Worthington.
His other interest is in the training of both lay and ordained personnel, and he has helped with the Diocese of Leicester training programmes.
www.benefice.org.uk /benefice/who_we_are.php   (483 words)

  
 New Scientist Back Page - Feedback
Some of these appear to be quite famous for it, notably Torpenhow Hill in Cumbria, UK, a name that means "hill" in the language of each of the tribes that successively conquered it, so that it translates as "hill hill hill hill".
Similarly, Breedon Hill, which takes various spellings (such as Bredon and Bredden) all over the UK, combines the Celtic and the Old English words for "hill", so it translates as "hill hill hill".
And then there's the River Avon, which means "river river", and Eas Fors Waterfall on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, which means "waterfall waterfall waterfall", and the Sahara Desert and Gobi Desert, both of which mean "desert desert", and Lake Nyasa, which means "lake lake"...
www.newscientist.com /backpage.ns?id=mg18625032.600   (845 words)

  
 Breedon on the Hill Run   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Breedon on the Hill Run and Fun Day
The Race Organisers are keen to hear from anyone who is interested in planning and organising the 2006 Breedon on the Hill 6½½k Run to ensure the event's continued success.
Anyone who would like to offer their organisational services to the community should contact Pat Guilford on 01332 863 222 or email breedonrun@btinternet.com.
www.breedononthehillrun.co.uk   (61 words)

  
 Anglo-Saxons.net : Charters
Enter the Sawyer number in the box at top right, in the form S 360 (S, then space, then number).
Ranges (S 365-6), comma-separated lists (S 360, 365, 370), or both (S 360, 365-6, 370) can also be used.
If you only know the Birch or Kemble number, enter B or K, then space, then the number, all in quotation marks ("B 745" or "K 234").
www.anglo-saxons.net /hwaet?do=show&page=Charters   (141 words)

  
 Derbyshire Curiosities - Breedon cadaver and Saxon stones in Bakewell Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This unusual effigy can be found at the hilltop church of Breedon on the Hill.
Lying at the base of a large impressive monument to George Shirley and his wife, erected in 1598, this cadaver, symbolizes in a rather grandiose and morbid way, the end that awaits even the most illustrious mortals.
All Saint's is a grand old church with much to see, including monuments to the Manner's family and to Godrey Foljambe.
www.derbyshireuk.net /curio20.html   (169 words)

  
 TrueAuthority.com - Dinosaurs - Dinosaurs In History
The sighting was near a village that was known as 'Dragon's Green' long before this report was published.
The former part, which he shootes forth as a necke, is supposed to be an elle long (3 ft. 9 inch); with a white ring, as it were, of scales about it.
When looked upon by anyone acquainted with "prehistoric reptiles," whether it be the common 4-year old to the respected paleontologist, its identity simply cannot, and will not, be ignored.
www.trueauthority.com /dinosaurs/dinosaurhistory.htm   (3757 words)

  
 K & M in Derbyshire
We walked around the Melbourne Pool (a lake in front of the manor house) and found it hard to imagine this small sleepy backwash with its beautiful Norman church having anything else in common with the huge, cosmopolitan city that shares its name.
A little further south again, a church stands like a beacon atop half a hill - the other half having been quarried away over the centuries.
Friday morning we drove into the Peak District National Park and up past Bakewell to Haddon Hall, a medieval manor house.
www.freewebs.com /haggislasagne/trav_uk_derbyshire.htm   (599 words)

  
 Diane Hill Interiors - Newmarket Ontario
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Appointments are available with either Heather Breedon or Diane Hill, both of whom have over 25 years of decorating experience.
We are proud to have won the Era-Banner's "Readers Choice Award" for seven years in a row, ever since the competition began.
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 My Family
She was married to James Hutchenson WEAR on 4 Dec 1866 in St. Louis, St.
Elizabeth HOLMES was born about 1625 in Breedon On The Hill, Leicester, England.
She was married to Ralph DOLEMAN on 18 Jun 1646 in Breedon On The Hill, Leicester, England.
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 Flickr: Photos from KeithLRWG
34b Breedon on the Hill 30 Oct 05
All three claims were mendacious - we'd just walked that way, over a bridge..
34a Breedon on the Hill 30 Oct 05
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 Welcome
At the bottom of the hill in Breedon, turn left for Worthington and Newbold.
Continue on the narrow lane to Newbold and Henry Dane Way is on the left.
FROM THE NORTH WEST (Saddleworth) - Via the M1, turn off at Junction 23a for East Midlands Airport, and follow the A453 passed the airport to Breedon-on-the-Hill.
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 Research-TV
And we know, that, and indeed there is a Breedon in Northamptonshire as well, Bree is an early Celtic word meaning hill.
Guide Voice: So, Breedon on the Hill is, in fact, "hill-hill on the hill"!
After the Anglo-Saxon invasion we’ve got lots of, English names on both sides of the Trent Valley, where it’s safe, where the land is good, and where Anglo-Saxon farmers could make a decent living.
www.research-tv.com /stories/creative/names/transcript   (697 words)

  
 breezy hill kennel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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