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In the News (Mon 21 Dec 09)

  
  Home Page PurtonWeb
Purton is a village, about six miles from Swindon and 70 miles from London and is situated in the southern part of England.
Purton is a small village of some 4,000 inhabitants, and has become over the years a dormitory village for Swindon, which provides most of the employment.
The parish Church in Purton is one of the oldest and most beautiful buildings in the village.
www.purtonweb.co.uk   (605 words)

  
  Purton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Purton is a small village with a current population of about 3,934.
It is located in Wiltshire county, on the northwest outskirts of Swindon, England.
Purton has an unusual church with a tower at one end and a spire at the other.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Purton   (198 words)

  
 The Virtual FormGuide - AAP - Purton Accuses Trainer Of Lying
Earlier Purton was one of four jockeys quizzed over their rides in the ongoing Interfere inquiry and was again under scrutiny into the run of Clang Fashion who finished fourth in the Young Members Day Hcp (1100m).
Stewards were concerned that Purton elected to go back to the inside near the 600m and was held up for a run in the straight before eventually getting clear when it was too late to finish fourth, just over two lengths from the winner.
Purton said his instructions were to get back and get cover and stay away from the fence in the straight.
www.virtualformguide.com /cgi-bin/tvf/displaynewsitem.pl?20060626purtonaccuses.txt   (325 words)

  
 NOAA History - Stories and Tales of the Coast & Geodetic Survey - Personal Tales/Some Personal recollections of ...
Purton and I were to receive our training in Coast Survey ways and methods under one whose appointment in the Service was reputed to be due to his ability as the best precise leveler in the United States.
Purton and myself had gone to Baltimore earlier in the day for a final try-on of uniforms which were being made for us by the New York Clothing House - our old friend Jessie Rosenfeldt, whom practically all officers meet sooner or later.
Purton was assigned to the McArthur and I to the Patterson.
www.history.noaa.gov /stories_tales/seran.html   (2997 words)

  
 The Virtual FormGuide - AAP - Purton Concedes Advantage To Derby Rival
While Purton is wary of Belmonte's immaturity, he remains confident the gelding has the stamina to run 2400 metres.
Purton, 23, has ridden Belmonte in his past three victories in Sydney and Brisbane and carried the whip in his right hand for his first two wins in the Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Randwick in April and the Doomben Classic (1615m) last month.
Purton had his reasons for changing hands and will revert to the proven method for the Queensland Derby.
www.virtualformguide.com /cgi-bin/tvf/displaynewsitem.pl?20060608purtonconcedes.txt   (380 words)

  
 Resources | Purton House Homeopathic Centre
Purton House has its own collection of homeopathy books including all books that are on the essential reading list.
Purton House’s policy is a simple one: to remove disadvantage without conferring advantage.
Furthermore, if the student does not want the Disability Team to know about their disability, it may still be possible for the Disability Team to provide general advice to academic staff without personal details such as name being revealed.
www.purtonhouse.com /phs_schoolResources.asp   (427 words)

  
 Arkell's Brewery: The Angel, Purton
At one time the landlord brewed his own beer and it must have been made on a grand scale if we are to believe a local legend that 6,000 gallons of it were sold during one 18th century Purton fair.
What is certain is that Purton folk considered The Angel to be far more than a simple pub.
Purton is a village with a character all of its own including a church which boasts both a spire and a tower, which is almost unique.
www.swindonweb.com /arkells/angel   (310 words)

  
 GENUKI: Purton, Wiltshire, England
Purton is 3 miles N of Wootton Bassett, 3 miles NW of Swindon.
Purton Page with description and photos including the church, one of only three churches in the country with both a tower and a spire, and the tithe barn.: see:
Ringsbury Camp (c 50 BC), the Romans in Purton, Purton's Saxon cemetery, Purton in the Domesday Book, Medieval Purton, Edward Hyde 1st Earl of Clarendon, Anne Hyde and the House of Orange, Nevill Maskelyne and the Longitude story, the development of the modern village.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/WIL/Purton   (366 words)

  
 Bookmaker News: Purton has a Wonderful Slipper chance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Purton has never ridden in the world's richest juveniles' race but Cummings is looking to win it for a fifth time.
Purton believes both Churchill Downs and Miss Finland, which were both beaten as favourites in their first starts in Sydney, will have benefited from the outings.
Purton's treble came in consecutive races and started with Gai Waterhouse's heavily backed juvenile Backdraft in AJC Young Members Handicap, followed by a barn-storming victory on trainer Kris Lees's galloper Serious Money, which made it four in a row, with the final leg completed by the Chris Waller-trained Obsessed With Ella.
www.bookmakers.net.au /news-529.htm   (643 words)

  
 Purton Family Crest
In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
In the Purton coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/purton-family-crest.htm   (467 words)

  
 Wiltshire County Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information
Purton is in North Wiltshire, halfway between the town of Wootton Bassett (4 miles to the south) and Cricklade (4 miles to the north).
Purton’s first mention in the historical record was in the year 796 when the Saxon King Ecgfrith gave 35 hides from Purton to Malmesbury Abbey.
The waters of “Purton Spa”, or “the Salt Hole” as it became known during the 19th century, were sold commercially during the 1800s and into the 1920s.
www.wiltshire.gov.uk /community/getcom.php?id=186   (1919 words)

  
 This is Wiltshire | CommuniGate | Purton History
Purton is first mentioned in writing in Saxon times, but Ringsbury Camp, at the southwestern end of the village, was fortifield Iron Age camp long before the time of Christ, Later, the Romans were in Purton and their relics have been discovered in many parts of the village.
In 1086, the year that the Domesday survey was made, the records show that there were at Purton a mill, a wood three miles square, sixty acres of meadow and many acres of ploughland, which suggests a large village and population.
Today Purton inhabitants are a mixture of the decendants of landowners, cottagers and farm workers and former railway employees, together with many newcomers.
www.communigate.co.uk /wilts/purtonparishcouncil/page1.phtml   (420 words)

  
 The Wilkins Family of Purton Wiltshire
William was baptised on the 12 of January 1806 in Purton.
Emily Wilkins, baptised on the 22nd of March 1840 in Purton Wiltshire, married Ezra Rice on the 12th of August 1857 in St George Church Gawler.
Jubal George, baptised on the 21st of July 1844 in Purton married twice, Firstly to Mary Bary/Beary on the 9 Jun 1863 at St Patricks Church Adelaide.
kris.rootschat.net /thewilkinsfamily.html   (1198 words)

  
 Purton Stoke Historic Fayre - Introduction + PRESS
The Purton Stoke Historic Fayre on 28th July this year is being organised to recreate the events of 1819.
The Purton Stoke Historic Fayre is being organised by a committee of volunteers on a
On July 28th, 188 years, almost to the day, Purton Amateur Dramatic Society will be reenacting the event, in the field behind The Bell, aiming to create not just a reproduction of the hanging –but also the atmosphere of the day through a fair.
www.purtonstokehistoricfayre.co.uk   (982 words)

  
 Purton- Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
By the 18th century, this was known as the Purton Passage Ferry and it remained in operation until the late 19th century and a stone quay and a large stone slip-way which the ferry used is still in existence on the waterfront.
Like Gatcombe, Purton's existence as a port came to an end in 1851 with the construction of the South Wales mainline railway (built by Bunel) but unlike Gatcombe, Purton over-looks the railway and so magnificent views can be had across the estuary.
The oldest building in the hamlet is Purton Manor, a 16th century stone house that still retains much of its original features and which stands at the South end of the Port on high ground.
www.fweb.org.uk /dean/towns/purton.htm   (214 words)

  
 Purton Coat of Arms
It is hard to say exactly when man first came to the lands that were to become the British Isles, but it can be said with certainty that Paleolithic tribes were flourishing there by 8000 BC.
Purton Coat of Arms / Family Crest Mouse Pad
Purton PDF Armorial History With Coat of Arms
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.c/qx/purton-coat-arms.htm   (1200 words)

  
 Maskelyne Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
William Maskelyne of Purton began a family connection with this village, which endured for over three centuries.
After his death in 1811 at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, his body was brought back to Purton and rests near the South Porch of St. Mary's Church, Purton.
This money was shared between all the poor people who attended Purton church on Good Friday, these people also received loaves of bread at the same time.
www.purton.freeserve.co.uk /maskelyne.html   (562 words)

  
 Racing: Purton poised for double - 23 Dec 2006 - NZ Herald: New Zealand and International Sport News including Cricket ...
Purton rides the Graeme Rogerson-trained Illuminates in the Canonbury Stakes (1100m) and later in the day partners Silky Red Boxer in the group two Villiers Stakes (1600m).
Purton is looking forward to being reunited with 2-year-old Illuminates after riding her to a last-start win in the A$100,000 ($112,600) Magic Millions Wyong Slipper on December 10.
Purton capped a successful day at Wyong when he made it a clean sweep of the two Magic Millions races after he partnered Ulladulla to victory in the A$100,000 Wyong Classic.
www.nzherald.co.nz /section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10416604&ref=rss   (440 words)

  
 Things Looking Up For Purton (from This Is Wiltshire)
Purton boss Tony Phillips said he was delighted for his side who battled well and deserved their success.
After a goalless first half, Purton took the lead when a long free-kick out of their own half fell to Gavin Allen who controlled the ball well before netting from 10 yards out.
The visitors then piled forward looking for an equaliser but were caught on the break in the closing stages, John Horgan threading a good ball through for Adam Woolford who went past two defenders before beating the keeper with a good strike to ensure victory for the Red House side.
www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /sport/sportheadlines/display.var.1018064.0.things_looking_up_for_purton.php   (754 words)

  
 Purton ends season on high note - Horse Racing - Sport - theage.com.au
TALENTED rider Zac Purton yesterday put a tumultuous week behind him and ended his first season in Sydney on an emphatic note with a winning treble at a soggy Randwick.
Purton said it was disappointing to end the season with a suspension after what had been a momentous 12 months overall, highlighted by his breakthrough group 1 win on Excites in the Sires' Produce Stakes.
Beadman continued his stellar form with a treble aboard Tzu Hsi, Rosecutter and Walk Alone and is just one win shy of his target of 150 winners for the season.
www.theage.com.au /news/horse-racing/purton-ends-season-on-high-note/2006/07/15/1152637920201.html   (776 words)

  
 SwindonWeb - Purton
Although it takes quite a while to drive through Purton because the village is so long and drawn out, it does very much have it's own identity and a thriving community, as their Millenium Festival so successfully proved.
The public library in the centre of the village houses a museum that is dedicated Purton's local history including artifacts from Purton's Roman kilns and other archive photographs.
Purton is also home to one of Swindon's best hotels and restaurants, the renowned Pear Tree at Purton.
www.swindonweb.com /guid/purto0.htm   (138 words)

  
 Purton puts spotlight on Media - Horseracing - Sport - smh.com.au
Virage De Fortune and All Bar One (barrier three), which beat Darren Beadman's BTC Cup mount Falaise home last time out, are certain to ensure the 1200m is run at a hectic tempo.
"I'll pounce when I'm ready, that's the plan anyway," said Purton, who is looking to claim a second group 1 win, after securing his first aboard Excites in the AJC Sires' Produce Stakes on the opening day of the Randwick Easter carnival.
Beadman rode a double at Rosehill, and after the final race was informed Falaise had drawn the outside barrier 15.
www.smh.com.au /news/horseracing/purton-puts-spotlight-on-media/2006/05/10/1146940612650.html   (670 words)

  
 Duncan & Mandy's Website
What is curious about the Sadler arms displayed at Purton is that they are not those of either of the armigerous Sadler/Sadleir families recorded in the Visitations of Wiltshire (1565) and (1623, but rather those granted to Sir Ralph Sadleir or Sadler, of Standon, Herts., in 1542).
Sadler indicates that the Purton Sadlers descend from those of Wroughton recorded in the Visitation, but he is lamentably brief in his delineation of this, stopping in the 16th or 17th century.
James Henry Sadler, Squire of Purton, was the 2nd son of Samuel Champernowne Sadler (1809-1889), of Purton Court, Purton, Wilts., himself the 2nd son of Samuel Sadler and Eleanor Champernowne.
www.oodwooc.co.uk /ph_purton_rcz.htm   (2331 words)

  
 Purton confident Caulfield's the right choice for colt - Horseracing - Sport
SYDNEY jockey Zac Purton holds no fears about the Melbourne way of going for glamour Sydney colt Dubai's Choice, which lines up in Saturday's Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield.
Purton made a lightning dash to Melbourne to ride the $1.8 million juvenile in a gallop on the Caulfield course proper on Tuesday morning and was impressed.
He's just a lovely natured horse that takes everything in his stride." Purton has a healthy respect for Bart Cummings's unbeaten Wonderful World, which he has ridden to both Sydney wins.
www.smh.com.au /news/horseracing/purton-confident-caulfields-the-right-choice-for-colt/2006/02/09/1139465798076.html   (827 words)

  
 The Pear Tree At Purton, Wiltshire, England - recommended by Condé Nast Johansens Wiltshire
Dedication to service is the hallmark of this excellent honey-coloured stone hotel nestling in the Vale of the White Horse between the Cotswolds and Marlborough Downs.
Surrounded by rolling Wiltshire farmland, The Pear Tree sits majestically in 71 2 acres of tranquil grounds on the fringe of the Saxon village of Purton, famed for its unique twin towered Parish Church and the ancient hill fort of Ringsbury Camp.
Each of the 17 individually and tastefully decorated bedrooms and suites is named after a character associated with the village, such as Anne Hyde, mother of Queen Mary II and Queen Anne.
www.johansens.com /Details.aspx?ID=593&RootRegion=1&Type=1   (253 words)

  
 The Border Mail - Purton lines up for Sydney Cup
ZAC Purton started the Easter carnival with a bang and is hoping to finish it on the same note when he links with Danebar in Saturday’s Sydney Cup at Randwick.
Purton celebrated his first Group One success aboard Excites in last Saturday’s Sires’ Produce Stakes.
The hoop also partnered the Terry Robinson-trained Danebar to a handy fifth behind Sydney Cup favourite Fooram in the Chairman’s Handicap (2600m) on Saturday and was sufficiently impressed to stick with him in the Cup.
www.bordermail.com.au /news/bm/sport/185920.html   (327 words)

  
 William Purton to Resign From VendingData Board of Directors
Purton Remains as Product Development Consultant to VendingData LAS VEGAS, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VendingData(TM) Corporation (Amex: VNX), announced today that effective December 31, 2006 Bill Purton will resign from the Board of Directors of VendingData.
Purton will work with the company in the area of new product development for the gaming industry through a consulting and advisory agreement with VendingData.
Purton commented, "The seat on the VendingData board has been a greater administrative burden and has consumed a greater proportion of my time over the past few months than I anticipated at the time I agreed to join the Board in July.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/12-22-2006/0004496142&EDATE=   (813 words)

  
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We are proposing to have the Museum open for the Carnival Procession weekend (Sat and Sun 5th/6th July from 2 to 4 pm) and the special exhibition display will be all the Exhibits of the Month that we have shown since we started in November 1999.
Purton Museum is above the Public Library at 1 High Street and is also open during Library hours, that is: Tues 2-5 and 6-8 pm; Wed 10-1 and 2-5; Fri 2-5 and 6-8.
Alternatively you can visit us anytime at www.purtonmuseum.com which includes Museum and Purton Historical Society news, events and information on the collection as well as the Exhibit of the Month.
members.lycos.co.uk /purtonmagazine/pm.htm   (297 words)

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