Canewdon, the Glossary
Table of Contents
37 relations: Ashingdon, Battle of Agincourt, Battle of Assandun, Bronze Age, Chain Home, Civil parish, Cnut, Cunning folk, Domesday Book, Edmund Ironside, Elizabeth I, Essex, Excommunication, George Pickingill, Great Baddow, Greenwich, Ian Yearsley, Iron Age, Listed building, National Maritime Museum, Neolithic, Office for National Statistics, Old English, Radar tower, Rayleigh (UK Parliament constituency), River Crouch, Robert FitzWimarc, Rochford, Rochford District, Roman Empire, Royal Air Force, Saltern, Sheriff, Sky Witness, Village sign, World War I, Zeppelin.
- Ports and harbours of Essex
Ashingdon
Ashingdon is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. Canewdon and Ashingdon are villages in Essex.
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt (Azincourt) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War.
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Battle of Assandun
The Battle of Assandun (or Essendune) was fought between Danish and English armies on 18 October 1016.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Chain Home
Chain Home, or CH for short, was the codename for the ring of coastal early warning radar stations built by the Royal Air Force (RAF) before and during the Second World War to detect and track aircraft.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.
Cnut
Cnut (Knútr; c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035.
Cunning folk
Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle Ages until the 20th century.
Domesday Book
Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.
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Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside (30 November 1016;,,; sometimes also known as Edmund II) was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016.
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.
Excommunication
Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular those of being in communion with other members of the congregation, and of receiving the sacraments.
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George Pickingill
George Pickingill (c. 1816 – 10 April 1909) was an English farm labourer who lived and worked in the village of Canewdon in the eastern English county of Essex. Canewdon and George Pickingill are Witchcraft in England.
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Great Baddow
Great Baddow is an urban village and civil parish in the Chelmsford borough of Essex, England. Canewdon and Great Baddow are civil parishes in Essex and villages in Essex.
Greenwich
Greenwich is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London.
Ian Yearsley
Ian Yearsley is a local historian and author of books on the history of Essex.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.
Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
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National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London.
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Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS; Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.
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Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Radar tower
A radar tower is a tower whose function is to support a radar facility, usually a local airport surveillance radar, and hence often at or in the vicinity of an airport or a military air base.
Rayleigh (UK Parliament constituency)
Rayleigh was a parliamentary constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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River Crouch
The River Crouch is a small river that flows entirely through the English county of Essex.
Robert FitzWimarc
Robert fitz Wimarc (died before 1075, Theydon Mount, Ongar, Essex) was a kinsman of both Edward the Confessor and William of Normandy, and was present at Edward's death bed.
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Rochford
Rochford is a town and civil parish in the Rochford District in Essex, England, north of Southend-on-Sea, from London and from Chelmsford. Canewdon and Rochford are civil parishes in Essex.
Rochford District
Rochford is a local government district in Essex, England.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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Saltern
A saltern is an area or installation for making salt.
Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated.
Sky Witness
Sky Witness is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast.
Village sign
In many parts of England, an ornamental village sign is erected to announce the village name to those entering the village.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century.
See also
Ports and harbours of Essex
- Brightlingsea
- Canewdon
- Colchester
- Colchester (town)
- Coryton Refinery
- Creeksea
- Harwich
- Harwich International Port
- Parkeston, Essex
- Port of Tilbury
- Shell Haven