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    Lyme Park (category Gardens in Cheshire)
    largest in Cheshire, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The estate was granted to Sir Thomas...
    34 KB (3,899 words) - 17:10, 29 December 2023
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    Crewe Hall (category Hotels in Cheshire)
    Green, east of Crewe, in Cheshire, England. Described by Nikolaus Pevsner as one of the two finest Jacobean houses in Cheshire, it is listed at grade I...
    62 KB (7,156 words) - 20:10, 25 May 2024
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    Quarry Bank Mill (category Museums in Cheshire)
    Quarry Bank Mill (also known as Styal Mill) in Styal, Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution. Built...
    33 KB (3,563 words) - 14:09, 16 March 2024
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    Capesthorne Hall (category Country houses in Cheshire)
    Capesthorne Hall is a country house near the village of Siddington, Cheshire, England. The house and its private chapel were built in the early 18th century...
    27 KB (3,311 words) - 12:45, 13 August 2023
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    Gawsworth Old Hall (category Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire)
    country house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. It is a timber-framed house in the Cheshire black-and-white style. The present house was...
    25 KB (2,894 words) - 18:45, 25 January 2024
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    Little Moreton Hall (category Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire)
    2 km) south-west of Congleton in Cheshire, England. The earliest parts of the house were built for the prosperous Cheshire landowner William Moreton in about...
    41 KB (4,841 words) - 03:16, 1 June 2024
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    Arley Hall (category Gardens in Cheshire)
    the village of Arley, Cheshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Lymm and 5 miles (8 km) north of Northwich. It is home to the owner, Viscount Ashbrook...
    36 KB (4,161 words) - 08:25, 21 January 2024
  • Headquartered in Wilmslow, Cheshire; it was founded in 1993 by Albert Gubay. In 2004 it was acquired by Legal & General who sold it to North Edge Capital in...
    195 KB (26,142 words) - 21:14, 5 June 2024
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    floorspace. There are 775 rooms, including 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, 78 bathrooms, 52 principal bedrooms and 19 state rooms. It also has a post office...
    68 KB (7,411 words) - 23:23, 1 June 2024
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    undergraduates typically choose to live in bedrooms at Frewin. A recent building project at Frewin, aimed to increase the undergraduate bedroom provision and improve...
    47 KB (4,554 words) - 21:45, 3 April 2024
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    The Great Artiste. Leonard Cheshire and William Penney were on the observation plane Big Stink. Robert Serber was supposed to be on board but was left behind...
    129 KB (16,870 words) - 07:21, 27 May 2024
  • encounters the Caterpillar, whose advice is to follow in the footsteps of El Gato (the Cheshire Cat) to find out who she is ("Advice from a Caterpillar"...
    36 KB (4,522 words) - 17:33, 3 March 2024
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    antecedents can be traced back to the time of the Norman conquest. Orm de Davenport lived close to what is now Marton in Cheshire, and his name derives from...
    36 KB (4,359 words) - 17:23, 29 April 2024
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    grandfather, Thomas Dutton, was descended from the Dutton family of Dutton, Cheshire, and had bought the manor of Sherborne in 1551. As originally constructed...
    15 KB (1,737 words) - 12:18, 16 January 2024
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    Burke and Hare murders (category Pages containing links to subscription-only content)
    orphans. The shortage of corpses led to an increase in body snatching by what were known as "resurrection men". Measures to ensure graves were left undisturbed—such...
    65 KB (8,750 words) - 04:33, 29 May 2024
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    West Kirby, Cheshire, when one Richard Harrison, son of another Richard Harrison, emigrated in the early 17th century from West Kirby to the New Haven...
    54 KB (6,893 words) - 10:13, 5 June 2024
  • jurist and politician Shaun Filiault – New Hampshire State Representative (Cheshire 7) Maynard Jackson (LAW '59*) – 54th and 56th mayor of Atlanta, GA Frederick...
    166 KB (12,934 words) - 20:57, 2 June 2024
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    partnership with Queens College, conducts the New York Community Air Survey to measure pollutants at about 150 locations. New York City is the most populous...
    374 KB (36,107 words) - 17:37, 3 June 2024
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    hospitalised when Robinson campaigned as an MEP candidate in Warrington, Cheshire on 2 May. His security team and supporters physically attacked anti-racism...
    203 KB (16,957 words) - 19:22, 5 June 2024
  • filling station at 417 Barlow Moor Road, an arterial route connecting Cheshire to Manchester city centre via the suburb of Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The site...
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