SWINTON
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V26,
Page 238
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
SWINTON
, an urban district in the Rotherham parliamentary division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 102 m
.
N.E. of Sheffield, on the Midland, North Eastern and Great Central railways
.
Pop
.
(1891), 9705; (1901), 12,217
.
It is situated at the junction of the Dearne and Dove navigation with the river Don navigation
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In the churchyard of St Margaret's See also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
(rebuilt in 1817) two beautiful Norman arches of the old church are preserved
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There are collieries, quarries and brickfields in the neighbourhood
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There are also flint and glass- bottle works, ironworks (for stoves, grates, fenders and kitchen ranges), and earthenware manufactures
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The town was formerly renowned for its Rockingham ware
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A free warren was granted to Swinton by See also: - HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
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