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  1. Pucklechurch

    File ChurchatPucklechurch.jpg thumb St Thomas a Becket Church, parish church of Pucklechurch Pucklechurch is a village in South Gloucestershire , England , United Kingdom . Location Pucklechurch is a historic ... to the former existence of a Royal building within their boundaries Pucklechurch is an exception. Not only ... known, how he ended his days that Leof stabbed him at Pucklechurch. ref Here King Edmund died on St Augustine s Day 26 May . It was widely known how he ended his days, that Liofa stabbed him at Pucklechurch ... village of Pucklechurch is at the top of an escarpment , with fine views towards the Cotswolds , about ... in south west England, and around convert 100 mi km west of London. Pucklechurch is within the parliamentary ....jpg thumb Former School House & Rose&Crown at Pucklechurch Its population is approximately 3,000 ... the Pucklechurch Revel . Ashfield HM Prison Ashfield Young Offenders Institute is located in a secluded location on the outskirts of Pucklechurch, ref http www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk prisoninformation .... History File MurderOfKingEdmundAshburton.jpg thumb 200px The Murder of King Edmund at Pucklechurch , drawn by R. Smirke, published in Ashburton s History of England, 1793 Saxon Behind Pucklechurch ... Mary of Glastonbury holds Pucklechurch. There are twenty hide unit hide s. In demesne are six plough ... 20, now 30 . blockquote Held by see of Bath & Wells The manor of Pucklechurch was held by the Bishop ... 1407 8 Received from Sir Gilbert Denys, farmer of the church at Pucklechurch 40 1407 9 Expenses of the steward ... of Pucklechurch, 5 being remitted for the first term 35 1414 18 Expenses of holding a court at Pucklechurch ... and holding a court at Pucklechurch 1s 11d 1414 18 Rec d from the bailiff of Pucklechurch, rent and perquisites of court 1 7s 5d 1417 18 Received from Sir Gilbert Denys for the farm of Pucklechurch 40 1417 18 Expenses at Pucklechurch, with horse hire, about tithes in Pucklechurch, Abbatiston Abson ... Henry Dennis d.1638 . Pucklechurch Church, north aisle It would seem that it was a pleasant day ...   more details



  1. RAF Pucklechurch

    Coord 51 28 52 N 02 26 10 W name RAF Pucklechurch display title RAF Pucklechurch was a Royal Air Force site in Pucklechurch , Gloucestershire from 9 August 1939 until 31 December 1959. It became known as RAF Pucklechurch on 16 June 1952. It was transferred to HM Prison Service in September 1962 and was used as a remand centre called Pucklechurch Prison, later becoming Ashfield HM Prison Ashfield Young Offender Institution . During the war barrage balloon s were an important defence to the industry and transport sites in the Bristol region. There were large hangars and fuel storage facilities. Pucklechurch was under the command of the RAF Filton station commander. From April 1957 to September 1959 it housed the RAF Chinese Language School. ref http rafchinese.org.uk timeline.htm History of the RAF Chinese Language School ref Operational commands Opened 9 August 1939 as No. 11 Balloon Centre RAF Balloon Command 9 August 1939 22 April 1945 RAF Maintenance Command 22 April 1945 25 February 1947 No. 62 Group RAF 25 February 1947 14 January 1957 No. 61 Group RAF 14 January 1957 31 December 1959 Closed 31 December 1959 External links http fishponds.org.uk puckle.html A short history of No.11 Balloon Centre at Pucklechurch, 1939 to 1945, and RAF Station Pucklechurch, 1945 to 1959 by John Penny References references RAF stub Category Royal Air Force stations in Gloucestershire Pucklechurch ...   more details



  1. Abson

    Geographic Location title Neighbouring villages, and hamlets Northwest Mangotsfield North Pucklechurch ...   more details



  1. Ashfield (HM Prison)

    Infobox Prison prison name HM Prison Ashfield image Image PucklechurchYOI.jpg 200px location Pucklechurch , Gloucestershire coordinates status Operational classification Juvenile capacity 400 May 2007 opened closed managed by Serco director Brian Anderson HM Prison Ashfield Formerly Pucklechurch Prison is a male juvenile s prison located in the village of Pucklechurch near Bristol , in Gloucestershire , England . The prison is operated by the Serco Group . Ashfield Prison was built on the site of the old Pucklechurch Prison a former adult remand centre , and opened in 1999. It was the first private prison in the United Kingdom to house young offenders. The prison was soon marred in controversy after repeated riots and reports of poor management. Conditions at the prison became so bad in 2003 that the Youth Justice Board withdrew prisoners from Ashfield, and threatened to recommend that the prison should be taken over by the public sector . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england 2726981.stm ref Conditions improved however, and the prison under new management was given a good inspection report the following year. ref http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 20616066 ITM ref In May 2006, staff at Ashfield Prison won a Health team award from the Public Servants of the Year Awards . The award was in recognition of the staff s dedication to improving healthcare and personal health education for inmates held at Ashfield. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england bristol 5014024.stm ref In March 2008, a new wing for first time offenders was opened at Ashfield Prison. The wing is specifically designed to create a positive environment for new inmates, and also has amenities for prisoners aged 15 and 16. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england bristol 7295850.stm ref The prison today The prison accepts Detention of suspects remand and sentenced young males between the ages of 15 and 18 ... . Notable former inmates Stephen Fry spent three months in Pucklechurch Prison in 1975 for stealing ...   more details



  1. Lodge Causeway

    coord 51.475 2.532 display title region GB scale 10000 Lodge Causeway is an ancient passage through the former Royal Forest of Kingswood, South Gloucestershire Kingswood and now the main road between Fishponds and Kingswood in Bristol , England . The road is designated the B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme B4048 . The Causeway led to Kingswood Lodge at the top of Lodge Hill, Bristol Lodge Hill , recorded in use since Saxon times when kings used the forest for hunting whilst resident at the palace at Pucklechurch , where Edmund I of England King Edmund was murdered by an outlaw in 946. It passes through the Fishponds suburbs of Hillfields, Bristol Hillfields , Mayfield Park, Bristol Mayfield Park and Chester Park, Bristol Chester Park . References http fishponds.org.uk kingsfor.html Kingswood Forest . Retrieved on 2007 11 12. Category History of Bristol Category Streets in Bristol ...   more details



  1. Henry Dennis (sheriff)

    File DennisMemorialSlatePucklechurch.jpg thumb 200px Dennis memorial tablet, Pucklechurch parish church, erected post 1660. In memory of John Dennis d.1660 and his father Henry Dennis d.1638 File ArmsOfDenysOfSiston.jpg thumb 200px Arms of Denys Dennis Gules, 3 Leopard heraldry leopard s faces or jessant de lys azure over all a bend engrailled azure Henry Dennis Feb 1594 26 June 1638 was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1629. He was lord of the manor of Pucklechurch , Gloucestershire. The Dennis family produced more Sheriffs of Gloucestershire than any other family. ref Sir Robert Atkyns, the historian of Gloucester, writing in 1712 stated that no family had produced more Sheriffs of this county than Denys Dennis. Atkyns, Sir Robert. The Ancient & Present State of Gloucester, 1712. ref Like many members of the Gloucestershire gentry he refused to take a knighthood at the coronation of Charles I of England King Charles I in 1625, for which he paid a composition of 25. ref Visitation of Glos., p.51, note 2, quoting Pell Office records ref Origins He was baptised in February 1594 in the parish church of St Thomas a Becket, Pucklechurch. ref Parish Records of Pucklechurch, Bristol Archives ... s father and her 2nd husband Henry. Henry Dennis 1620 1649 , died aged 29, buried at Pucklechurch Residence File MoatHousePucklechurch.jpg thumb 200px OldHall or Great House , Pucklechurch, believed ... family had held the Farm revenue commutation farm of Pucklechurch from about 1400, and were resident ... en 396868 moat house pucklechurch English Heritage listing ref ref http hosted.southglos.gov.uk ... June 1638, as his monument in Pucklechurch Church states, and was buried on the same day as the parish register records. ref Parish Records of Pucklechurch, Bristol Archives FCP Puc R 1 b 1, folio 33 ... marble frame was erected post 1660 in Pucklechurch parish church, on the wall of the north ... Puc HM 1. Correspondence 1889 90 between Rev. Lionel Barnard , vicar of Pucklechurch and Samuel Tucker ...   more details



  1. William Milborne

    William Milborne c 1633 12 July 1660 was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons in 1660. Milborne was the son of John Milborne died 1661 of Wonastow , Monmouthshire and his first wife Katherine Dennis, daughter of John Dennis of Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire. His father was neutral during the English Civil War Civil War , although parliamentary forces used his house as a garrison in 1644. In 1654, his father conveyed to him the bulk of the estate, worth 1,200 p.a. including the manor of Milborne Port while Milborne was on bad terms with his stepmother and her family. Milborne entered Middle Temple in 1658 in the chambers of his uncle Henry Milborne. He was commissioner for assessment for Monmouthshire in January 1660 and commissioner for militia in March 1660. In April 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Milborne Port UK Parliament constituency Milborne Port for the Convention Parliament 1660 Convention Parliament . ref name HOP http www.historyofparliamentonline.org volume 1660 1690 member milborne william 1633 60 History of Parliament Online William Milborne ref Milborne never married and died at the age of about 27 at his uncle s chambers at Middle Temple. ref name HOP Milborne was the half brother of Clayton Milborne . ref name HOP References Reflist start box s par en succession box title Member of Parliament for Milborne Port UK Parliament constituency Milborne Port before Not represented in Restored Rump before2 with Michael Malet years 1660 after Michael Malet after2 Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet Francis Wyndham end box DEFAULTSORT Milborne, William Category 1633 births Category 1660 deaths Category Members of the Parliament of England pre 1707 Category English landowners Category Members of the Middle Temple ...   more details



  1. Geoff Fox (footballer)

    Infobox football biography playername Geoff Fox image caption fullname Geoffrey R. Fox dateofbirth birth date 1925 1 19 df y cityofbirth Bristol countryofbirth England dateofdeath death date and age 1994 1 1 1925 1 10 df y cityofdeath Worcester countryofdeath England height height ft 5 in 11 position Defender association football Full back youthyears1 ???? 1942 youthclubs1 Bristol City F.C. Bristol City years1 1942 1944 clubs1 Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town caps1 0 goals1 0 years2 1944 1945 clubs2 Bristol City F.C. Bristol City caps2 0 goals2 0 years3 1945 1947 clubs3 Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town caps3 11 goals3 1 years4 1947 1955 clubs4 Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers caps4 274 goals4 2 years5 1955 1957 clubs5 Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town caps5 48 goals5 0 years6 1957 ???? clubs6 Pucklechurch caps6 goals6 totalcaps 333 totalgoals 3 Geoffrey R. Geoff Fox 19 January 1925 1 January 1994 was a professional association football footballer who played as a defender association football full back in The Football League for Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town , Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town . Career Born in Bristol in 1925, Fox played schoolboy football for Bristol City F.C. Bristol City but the outbreak of World War II in 1939 meant that his entry into the professional game was delayed, with League football suspended during the hostilities. He played wartime football as an amateur for Ipswich Town and Bristol City, before signing his first professional contract with Ipswich following the war. After making eleven League appearances for Ipswich, scoring once, Fox returned to his home town with Bristol Rovers in 1955. He remained with The Pirates for eight years, playing in 274 League games during that spell and scoring twice. After two years with Swindon Town between 1955 and 1957, Fox retired from professional football and joined non League football non league team Pucklechurch as a player coach. Fox was also a keen cricket er, play ...   more details



  1. Edmund I

    Edmund at Pucklechurch , drawn by R. Smirke, published in Ashburton s History of England, 1793 On 26 May 946, Edmund was murdered by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustine s Mass Day in Pucklechurch ... known how he ended his days, that Liofa stabbed him at Pucklechurch. And thelfl d of Damerham ..., England DATE OF DEATH 26 May 946 PLACE OF DEATH Pucklechurch, Wessex, England DEFAULTSORT Edmund ...   more details



  1. Doynton

    Refimprove date December 2009 Essay like date May 2010 Doynton is a village in South Gloucestershire , England. In Doynton there is a pub, The Cross House, there is also a park and playing field. In the middle of the village there is a hall which is used for meetings and entertainment purposes. The church in Doynton has been noted for its herringbone masonry around 12th century on the south wall. The River Boyd also runs through the northern end of the village. Doynton and the Boyd were immortalised by the poet and fisherman John Dennys , Squire of Pucklechurch, in his poem The Secrets of Angling , the earliest English poetical treatise on fishing, published in 1613 blockquote And thou sweet Boyd that with thy watry sway br Dost wash the cliffes of Deington and of Weeke br And through their Rockes with crooked winding way br Thy mother Avon runnest soft to seeke. ref First half of verse 3, book 1. ref br blockquote Setting Doynton is a picturesque village situated on the lower slopes of the Cotswolds, it s king Samuel Luke Bond resides over his people in a manner most regal and has his pick of the local virgins. Approximately two miles south east of Pucklechurch. The River Boyd passes through the northern part of Doynton, and the village is surrounded by rich pastures and varied topography. The village is essentially linear in character with development lining the four main roads into the village. Doynton lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is also covered by greenbelt policies. History Doynton s history can be traced back to the Domesday Book 1086 in which the village is mentioned as having two mills. One was probably a corn mill and the other a tucking or fulling mill connected with the Cotswold woollen cloth industry. Both these mills were important to the survival of the village and were referred to again in historical records 500 years later. The tuck mill, however, is not mentioned after the middle of the 17th century. The corn mill ...   more details



  1. Gilbert Denys, knight

    of the charges. ref Saul, N. op.cit., pp.179 180, quoting K.B.27 507 Rex m.31 ref Holds Farm of Pucklechurch The manor of Pucklechurch lies to the immediate north east of Siston , and was held by the Bishop ... Gilbert Denys, farmer of the church at Pucklechurch 40 1407 9 Expenses of the steward about the agreement ... at Crotesmor 5 13s 4d 1408 9 Received from Sir Gilbert Denys for the farm of Pucklechurch, 5 being remitted for the first term 35 1414 18 Expenses of holding a court at Pucklechurch and treating ... Bayly s 11s 8d 2 15s 1414 18 Expenses hire of 2 horses at Wells and holding a court at Pucklechurch 1s 11d 1414 18 Rec d from the bailiff of Pucklechurch, rent and perquisites of court 1 7s 5d 1417 18 Received from Sir Gilbert Denys for the farm of Pucklechurch 40 1417 18 Expenses at Pucklechurch, with horse hire, about tithes in Pucklechurch, Abbatiston Abson? and Westleigh Westerleigh? and arranging ... became lords of the manor of Pucklechurch, probably in the 16th.c. until the death of William ...   more details



  1. Wick, Gloucestershire

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Wick is a village in South Gloucestershire , England. It is situated on the A420 between Bristol and Chippenham, Wiltshire Chippenham , south of the Cotswolds . The River Boyd flows through the old village, with its watermeadows facing St. Bartholomew s Church. As well as the church, the village has several shops, The Carpenter Arms Carpenters Arms and Rose & Crown public houses, a village hall, and a primary school. Nearby Blue Lodge was once the home of Black Beauty author Anna Sewell and Tracy Park on the Bath Road now a golf club called The Park was thought to be the inspiration for Black Beauty s Birtwick Park. The picturesque Golden Valley is well known for walking, birding and equestrianism equestrian activity. It was described by the poet John Dennys of Pucklechurch in his work of 1613 The Secrets of Angling , the earliest English poetical treatise on fishing blockquote And thou sweet Boyd that with thy watry sway br Dost wash the cliffes of Deington and of Weeke br And through their Rockes with crooked winding way br Thy mother Avon runnest soft to seek. br blockquote The authorship of the poem was a mystery for many years, having been published anonymously, and it was partly due to his mention of the rocks of Wick that he was finally identified. The Golden Valley is also a favorite destination for hot air balloon ists. Adjacent to Golden Valley is the historic Bury Manor guest house. Residents who live in the outskirts of the village are said to be at the end of their Wick . A few miles outside the town up the Bath Road, there is a local legend of Hangman s Hill, which is often linked with strange paranormal activity. There is a certain spot along the road whereby stationary cars will seemingly get pulled up the hill by an unseen force Citation needed date May 2009 . Local legend has it that a Highwayman used to rob the travellers coming into and out from nearby Bath, Somerset Bath and that he was caught and ha ...   more details



  1. Pringy, Seine-et-Marne

    Infobox French commune name Pringy latitude 48.5219 longitude 2.5597 INSEE 77378 postal code 77310 region le de France region le de France department Seine et Marne arrondissement Melun canton Perthes mayor Eric Bonnomet term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Communaut de communes de Seine cole Seine cole elevation min m 40 elevation max m 79 area km2 4.10 population 2602 population date 2006 Pringy is a Communes of France commune in the Seine et Marne Departments of France department in the le de France region le de France Regions of France region in north central France . Demographics The inhabitants are called Pringyaciens . Pringy is twinned with the England English town of Pucklechurch , near Bristol . See also Communes of the Seine et Marne department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist External links http www.iaurif.org en gis fichescom mos99 ficmos mos77378.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris le de France r gion en http www.culture.gouv.fr public mistral merimee fr?ACTION CHERCHER&FIELD 98 INSEE&VALUE 98 77378 French Ministry of Culture list for Pringy Fr http www.viamichelin.co.uk viamichelin gbr dyn controller mapPerformPage?strAddress &strCP 77310&strLocation Pringy&strCountry 1424&image2.x 28&image2.y 7 Map of Pringy on Michelin en Seine et Marne communes DEFAULTSORT Pringy, Seine Et Marne Category Communes of Seine et Marne SeineMarne geo stub ca Pringy Sena i Marne ceb Pringy, Seine et Marne es Pringy Sena y Marne eu Pringy Seine et Marne fr Pringy Seine et Marne id Pringy, Seine et Marne it Pringy Senna e Marna nl Pringy Seine et Marne oc Pringy S ina e Marna pl Pringy Sekwana i Marna pt Pringy Sena e Marne sk Pringy Seine et Marne uk vi Pringy, Seine et Marne vo Pringy Seine et Marne war Pringy, Seine et Marne ...   more details



  1. Parkfield Colliery

    Parkfield Colliery , near Pucklechurch , South Gloucestershire , was sunk in 1851 under the ownership of Handel Cossham . Coal was reached in 1853. The shaft was 840ft deep, but only the upper series of coal veins were worked. These were the Hard, the Top, the Hollybush and Great veins. The quality of the coal mined was extremely good, and was used for gas manufacture and house coal. Handel Cossham died in 1890 and the pit was put up for sale. Along with other pits he owned at Deep Pit, South Pit and Speedwell. It was purchased by Bristol United Collieries, owners of Dean Lane, Easton, Hanham, Pennywell Road and Whitehall collieries. They formed a new company to manage their assets called The Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood and Parkfield Collieries Ltd. A survey of Parkfield Colliery at the time of sale noted that it had two horizontal direct acting steam winding engines each with 28in cylinders, a 4ft stroke and a drum 15ft in diameter. These had been made by Teague & Chew of Cinderford in the Forest of Dean . There were two 38ft high headgears, each with 2 pulley wheels of 15ft diameter. Steam was provided by four Lancashire boilers which measured 27ft by 7ft. A ventilating fan measured 18ft by 7ft and was driven by a pair of horizontal engines which had 14in cylinders and a 16in stroke. A Cornish engine Cornish pumping engine had a 54in cylinder and a 7ft stroke and was powered by two Lancashire boilers. The pit had an endless haulage system comprising a beam engine and two Galvanised galvanized ropes, each 990ft in length. Underground there were 3 engines for haulage, 5250ft of single T headed rails, 4350ft of bridge rails and 5400ft of tram bridge rails. The 1896 List of Mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act , states that the colliery employed 292 people underground, and 49 on the surface. The manager was J.T. Onions and the under manager was John Bullough. In 1914 Parkfield was bought by Frank Beauchamp, owner of a number of collieries in the Radstock ...   more details



  1. Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton

    Portal Anglicanism Maxwell Homfray Maxwell Gumbleton born Maxwell Homfray Smith 17 June 1872 1 February 1952 was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. Maxwell Gumbleton was born into a legal family. His father was a Puisne Judge in Jamaica . ref name WhosWho Who s Who Who was Who 1897 1990 London, A & C Black , 1991 ISBN 071363457X ref He was educated at Repton School and Peterhouse, Cambridge Peterhouse and ordained in 1896. ref name Venn Venn id SMT891MH name Smith post Maxwell Gumbleton , Maxwell Homfray ref After a Curate curacy in Pucklechurch , during which time he married Ella Gillum, ref name gumb http www.btinternet.com gumbleton people PZ0162a.html Ella Maria GILLUM ref he rose rapidly in the Church of England Church hierarchy, becoming successively Vicar of Colerne , Rural Dean of Chippenham and Anglican Diocese of Ballarat Bishop of Ballarat . In 1916 he changed his surname from Smith to Maxwell Gumbleton ref name Venn under direction of his great uncle s will in order to remain eligible to inherit his estate . ref http www.btinternet.com gumbleton compendium c28 burke7.html Burke s biography ref After 10 years as Bishop of Ballarat he returned to England where he was appointed as an assistant bishop assistant to the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1931 ref name gumb a position which was later expanded to become the Bishop of Dunwich Anglican Suffragan Bishop of Dunwich in 1934. ref The Times , 22 August 1934 pg. 13 Issue 46839 col F A New Suffragan Bishopric ref He was additionally Archdeacon of Sudbury 1932 1945. References Reflist S start S rel en S bef before Arthur Green bishop Arthur Green S ttl title Anglican Diocese of Ballarat Bishop of Ballarat years 1917 1927 S aft after Philip Crick S new title S ttl title Bishop of Dunwich years 1934 1945 S aft after Clement Mallory Ricketts S end Bishops of Ballarat Bishops of Dunwich Anglican Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Maxwell Gumbleton, Maxwell Homfra ...   more details



  1. Eastwood Park (HM Prison)

    Infobox prison prison name HMP Eastwood Park image caption location Falfield , Gloucestershire coordinates status classification Prisoner security categories in the United Kingdom Adult Female Closed capacity population 362 populationdate November 2006 opened closed former name managed by Her Majesty s Prison Service HM Prison Services governor Andrea Albutt website HM prison eastwood park Eastwood Park HM Prison Eastwood Park is a women s British prison security categories closed category prison , located in the village of Falfield in Gloucestershire , England . The prison is operated by Her Majesty s Prison Service . History Eastwood Park Prison originally opened as a male juvenile Detention Centre, and then became a Young Offenders Institution . In March 1996 Eastwood Park was converted into a women s prison, receiving staff and prisoners brought from the old Ashfield HM Prison Pucklechurch Prison . In September 1998 the Chief inspector of Prisons issued a report warning that Eastwood Park Prison was keeping a number of inmates in cells that were below the nationally recommended standard size. ref http www.highbeam.com doc 1G1 60864766.html ref In May 2002 a further inspection of Eastwood Park found that inmates were at serious risk of suicide and self harm . Referring to Eastwood as an establishment in crisis , the inspection report noted that staff was having trouble creating decent conditions for its inmates, among whom 56 women had been identified as suicide risks in a single month. ref name BBC http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england 2004851.stm ref In that same month, the report said, 47 separate cases of self harm had occurred. ref name BBC A further report in March 2004 stated that the prison was still facing major challenges . However the report also noted that prisoners felt safer at Eastwood Park than in women s prisons generally. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england somerset 3518710.stm ref The prison today Eastwood Park Prison offers education courses in Ba ...   more details



  1. Daniel Guilford Wait

    Daniel Guilford Wait 1789 1850 was an English clergyman, Hebrew scholar and religious writer. Life He was the son of Daniel Wait of Bristol . He matriculated from University College, Oxford , on 20 October 1809, and moved over to St. John s College, Cambridge , where he graduated LL.B. in 1819 and LL.D. in 1824. ref Venn id WT812DG name Wait, Daniel Guildford ref He was ordained as curate in Pucklechurch , near Bristol, and on 12 March 1819 was presented to the rectory of Blagdon in Somerset . Married twice, to Priscilla Morgan Thorne in 1814 and to Eliza Wylde in 1819 and had several children. Wait died at Blagdon on 30 September 1850. Works His first publication in 1811 was A Defence of a Critique of the Hebrew Word Nachash, London, 8vo, in which he supported the conclusion that Eve was deceived by a serpent and not by an ape, as Adam Clarke had urged in the Classical, Biblical, and Oriental Journal. His chief work, Jewish, Oriental, and Classical Antiquities Cambridge, 8vo , which appeared in 1823, was compiled with much labour and research. He was also the author of An Inquiry into the Religious Knowledge which the Heathen Philosophers derived from the Jewish Scriptures, Cambridge, 1813. A Comparison of certain Traditions found in the Thalmud, Targumiy and Rabbinical Writers, with circumstances in the Life of our Saviour, Cambridge, 1814. A Critical Examination of some few Scripture Texts, which maintain the Doctrine of a Trinity in Unity, London, 1819. A Course of Sermons preached before the University of Cambridge, London, 1826. A Selection from the Psalms, London, 1848. He translated An Introduction to the Writings of the New Testament, London, 1827, from the German of Johann Leonhard von Hug his translation was superseded by that of Moses Stuart Andover, 1836 . He also edited the Repertorium Theologicum, London, 1829, of which only one number appeared. References wikisource author Daniel Guilford Wait reflist Attribution DNB wstitle Wait, Daniel Guilford Per ...   more details



  1. Christopher Guise

    Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet died 1670 was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons in 1654. Guise was the son of William Guise of Elmore and his wife Cecilia Dennis, daughter of John Dennis of Pucklechurch. ref name Williams http www.archive.org stream cu31924030494953 page n67 mode 2up W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester ref In 1654, Guise was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire UK Parliament constituency Gloucestershire in the First Protectorate Parliament . ref name Willis Cite Notitia Parliamentaria converted 1 part 2 pages 229 239 ref He was created Guise Baronets baronet of Elmore on 10 July 1661. Guise married firstly Elizabeth Washington, daughter of Sir Lawrence Washington Of Garsden Wiltshire. He married secondly Rachel Corsellis of a noble Italian family. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet John . ref http books.google.com books?id K1kBAAAAQAAJ&pg PA230&lpg PA230&dq 22Christopher Guise 22 baronet&source bl&ots E8Ll46rogj&sig zUnhGlWkS1avnAxz44YfJids2r0&hl en&ei 3BmaTfaDAcKWhQei XDDg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 6&ved 0CDgQ6AEwBQ v onepage&q 22Christopher 20Guise 22 20baronet&f false John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies ref References Reflist s start s par en succession box title Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire UK Parliament constituency Gloucestershire before John Crofts before2 Robert Holmes Gloucestershire MP Robert Holmes before3 William Neast with2 years 1654 with George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley George Berkeley with2 Matthew Hale jurist Matthew Hale 1654 with3 Sylvanus Wood with4 Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet John Howe after after George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley George Berkeley after2 Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet John Howe after3 Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet Baynham Throckmorton after4 John Crofts after5 William Neast s end Pers ...   more details



  1. Tormarton

    name pucklechurch cite web url http www.southglos.gov.uk NR exeres d1d77c18 2703 431d 9095 2eabee4edf3c ... field site in Pucklechurch but this was met with opposition from residents due to concerns it could ...   more details



  1. RAF Filton

    to defend the airfield. The RAF Pucklechurch No 11 Balloon Centre at Pucklechurch , north of Bristol ...   more details



  1. River Boyd

    convert 19.8 cuft s m3 s . It was immortalised in the 1613 poem by John Dennys of Pucklechurch ... of Pucklechurch , near Doynton House and the river then passes under Cleeve Bridge and enters ...   more details



  1. Westerleigh

    Henfield, Gloucestershire Henfield South Pucklechurch Southeast Hinton, South Gloucestershire Hinton ...   more details



  1. Walter Wigmore

    OF BIRTH Pucklechurch , Gloucestershire , England DATE OF DEATH 1931 09 08 PLACE OF DEATH Worksop ...   more details



  1. John Dennys

    of the Dennis family of Pucklechurch, which owned Bitton Farm in 1660. ref Dennys received ... with the rivers and villages mentioned in the poem and with the Dennis family of Pucklechurch, of his ... his identification with a family from Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, 7 miles E. of Bristol, known ... life John Dennis Esq., Lord of the Manor of Pucklechurch , whose family had first been established .... ref Atkyns, Sir Robert. History of Gloucestershire Pucklechurch Hundred. ref Verses altered ... for a while at Dursley, Glos., not too far from Dennys s manor of Oldbury on Hill, N. of Pucklechurch ... in St. Thomas a Becket Church, Pucklechurch, Glos. The Visitation of the County of Gloucester ... Henry b.1594 , High Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1629 , buried at Pucklechurch 1638. William b.1596 buried at Pucklechurch 1652. Katherine b.1599 Cicely b.1596 , m. William Guise of Elmore, Glos. He d. 30th. July 1609 and was buried 7th. August at St.Thomas a Becket Church, Pucklechurch. John Dennys ... sleep in the old aisle of Pucklechurch or if any sound reach him from the outer world, may it be only ...   more details



  1. Purleigh

    a pedigree of Denys family Pucklechurch parish records ref The manor was retained by both sisters ...   more details




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