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- Beeching Axe
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Alsager
Coordinates: 53°05′46″N 2°18′17″W / 53.096100°N 2.304790°W / 53.096100; -2.304790
Alsager is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, to the north-west of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and east of the railway town of Crewe. Alsager is twinned with Hankelow. The town has a population of 12,578, Going clockwise, starting from the north, the civil parish is bordered by the parishes of Betchton to the north, Church Lawton to the north-east and east, Kidsgrove in Staffordshire to the south-east, Audley Rural, in Staffordshire to the south, Barthomley to the south-west, Haslington to the west, and Hassall to the north-west.
In the centre of Alsager is the lake, Alsager Mere. This isolated pool, once the focal point of the town, is only accessible by two fenced public viewing areas and by local residents who have gardens adjoining the waters.
Alsager hosts an annual Summer Carnival.
In 2007 Alsager was awarded Fairtrade Town status by the Fairtrade Foundation.
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Blacon
Coordinates: 53°11′33″N 2°53′28″W / 53.1926°N 2.8912°W / 53.1926; -2.8912
Blacon is a large suburb near Chester, in Cheshire, England, containing a mixture of private homes and substantial public council-built properties. At one time it contained one of the largest council housing estates in Europe, but this estate is now owned, run and maintained by the Chester And District Housing Trust in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Council.
Blacon is situated adjacent to the Welsh border and is located on a hill, one mile to the north-west of, and overlooking Chester. The village is built on what was previously farming land and is surrounded by open countryside. Blacon has views across to the city centre of Chester and to the Welsh hills some twenty miles to the west. Other nearby places include Saughall to the north, Newtown, Chester to the north-east, Upton and to the east, the village of Mollington
Blacon was originally known as Blakon Hill and was owned by the Marquess of Crewe. The Parish of Blacon cum Crabwall was formed in 1923, and on 1 April 1936, under the Cheshire County Review Order, 1936, most of the parish was transferred to Chester County Borough.
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Bollington
Coordinates: 53°17′53″N 2°05′35″W / 53.298°N 2.093°W / 53.298; -2.093
Bollington is a small town and civil parish in the county of Cheshire, (County Palatine of Chester), England, in the unitary authority of Cheshire East,to the east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield, and the ancient parish of Prestbury. According to the 2001 UK census, Bollington had a population of 7,095.
Bollington which is locally nicknamed "Happy Valley", is situated on the River Dean and the Macclesfield Canal, on the south-western edge of the Peak District. Rising above the town is Kerridge Hill that is surmounted by White Nancy, a monument built to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo in the Napoleonic Wars.
Bollington is twinned with Thurles in North Tipperary, Ireland.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Bollington was a major centre for cotton spinning. The Waterhouse Mill, now demolished, off Wellington Road, once spun the finest cotton in the world, as was sought after by lace makers in Nottingham and Brussels.Clarence Mill still stands and has since been converted into luxury apartments. One of the oldest surviving mills in Bollington is the very small Defiance Mill, built in Queen Street about 1800 and also now restored for residential occupation. There is a large paper coating mill on the site of Lower Mills. The original mill was built by George Antrobus in 1792 but very little of those buildings remain. A stone-built traditional mill still survives amongst the more recent brick developments. In the 1830s and 1840s this mill was rented to Thomas Oliver and Martin Swindells for the production of fine cotton thread for the lace-making industry.
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Cheshire
Cheshire (
/ˈtʃɛʃər/ or /ˈtʃɛʃɪər/; also known as the County Palatine of Chester, and archaically, as the County of Chester; abbreviated Ches.) is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although the largest town since county boundary changes in 1974 is Warrington (moved from Lancashire for administrative purposes in 1974). Other major towns include Widnes (also moved from Lancashire in 1974), Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow. Historically the county contained the Wirral, Stockport, Altrincham and other towns. The county is bordered by Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south, and Flintshire and Wrexham in Wales to the west. The county is a part of the Welsh Marches.
Cheshire's area is 2,343 square kilometres (905 sq mi) and its population is around 700,000. Apart from the large towns along the River Mersey and the historic city of Chester, it is mostly rural, with a number of small towns and villages that support an agricultural industry. It is historically famous as a former principality and for the production of Cheshire cheese, salt, bulk chemicals, and woven silk.
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Chester
Coordinates: 53°11′33″N 2°53′30″W / 53.1926°N 2.8918°W / 53.1926; -2.8918
Chester ( /ˈtʃɛstər/ CHESS-tər), is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 80,121 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the 2001 Census. Chester was granted city status in 1541.
Chester was founded as a "castrum" or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix in the year 79 by the Roman Legio II Adiutrix during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian. Chester's four main roads, Eastgate, Northgate, Watergate and Bridge, follow routes laid out at this time – almost 2,000 years ago. One of the three main Roman army bases, Deva later became a major settlement in the Roman province of Britannia. After the Romans left in the 5th century, the Saxons fortified the town against the Danes and gave Chester its name. The patron saint of Chester, Werburgh, is buried in Chester Cathedral.
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Congleton
Coordinates: 53°09′43″N 2°13′01″W / 53.162°N 2.217°W / 53.162; -2.217
Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane, to the west of the Macclesfield Canal and 21 miles south of Manchester. It has a population of 25,750.
Of origin unknown,the first reference is in 1282, when it is spelled Congelton. the element Congle could relate to the old Norse kang meaning a bend followed by the element the Old English tun meaning settlement.
The first settlements in the Congleton area were Neolithic. Stone Age and Bronze Age artefacts have been found in the town. Congleton was once thought to have been a Roman settlement, although there is no archaeological or documentary evidence to support this. Congleton became the local market town after Vikings destroyed nearby Davenport.
Godwin, Earl of Wessex held the town during the Saxon period. The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it is listed as Cogeltone: Bigot de Loges. William the Conqueror granted the whole of Cheshire to his nephew the Earl of Chester. In the 13th Century, Congleton belonged to the de Lacy family.Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln granted the town its first charter in 1272, enabling it to hold fairs and markets, elect a mayor and ale taster, have a merchant guild and behead known criminals.
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Ellesmere Port
Coordinates: 53°16′44″N 2°53′49″W / 53.279°N 2.897°W / 53.279; -2.897
Ellesmere Port /ˈɛlzmɪərpɔrt/ is an industrial town and port in Cheshire, England. It is situated south of the Wirral border, on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, which in turn gives access to the River Mersey, and to the north of the city of Chester. The town had a population of 64,100 as of the 2001 Census.
The town is primarily industrial, being dominated by an oil refinery at Stanlow and a former ICI chemical works. The town is also home to the Vauxhall Motors car factory, where the Astra range of cars is produced. There are a number of tourist attractions: the National Waterways Museum, the Blue Planet Aquarium and the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet which is owned by McArthurGlen Group.
The town of Ellesmere Port was founded as an outlet to the sea from Ellesmere, Shropshire and the Welsh border area around Llangollen via a canal initially called the Ellesmere Canal. The canal was designed and engineered by William Jessop and Thomas Telford as part of a project to connect the rivers Severn, Mersey and Dee. The canal connected to the Mersey in the village of Netherpool, and the basin was known as Whitby Locks. The section between Whitby Locks and Chester was opened in 1795, connecting two of the rivers; but the connection to the Severn was never completed.
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England
England
i/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Frodsham
Coordinates: 53°17′42″N 2°43′30″W / 53.295°N 2.725°W / 53.295; -2.725
Frodsham[needs IPA] is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population is 8,982. It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 km) south of Liverpool, and approximately 28 miles (45 km) south-west of Manchester. The River Weaver runs to its north east and on the west it overlooks the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and the Chester-Manchester railway line pass through the town, and the M56 motorway passes to the north west.
In medieval times Frodsham was an important borough and port belonging to the Earls of Chester[citation needed] Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still exhibits evidence of a building present in the 12th century in its nave[citation needed] and is referenced in the Domesday Book.
A market is held each Thursday, and Frodsham's viability as a trading centre is emphasised by the presence of the "big four" clearing banks and several building societies. Development in the town's shops and premises with alcohol licences is evident through the recent (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food shops and public houses, and in the continued presence of small, specialised, businesses operating from town centre shops.
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Halton (borough)
Halton is a local government district in North West England, with borough status and administered by a unitary authority. It was created in 1974 as a district of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998. It consists of the towns of Widnes and Runcorn and the civil parishes of Hale, Daresbury, Moore, Preston Brook, Halebank and Sandymoor. The district borders Merseyside, Warrington and Cheshire West and Chester. The borough straddles the River Mersey - the area to the north (including Widnes) is historically part of Lancashire, that to the south (including Runcorn) part of Cheshire.
Although Halton dates back to the 12th century (and beyond) when land on both sides of the river belonged to the Barony of Halton, the origin of the District Council was the outcome of the local government commission's suggested reforms of England, in 1969, the Redcliffe-Maud Report. This proposed to create metropolitan counties constituted of Metropolitan District Councils in the most urbanised parts of England. The model was that of the London Boroughs and Greater London Council formed in 1964. South Lancashire and North Cheshire were two of these and two new Metropolitan Counties were to be formed around Liverpool (as 'Merseyside' county) and Manchester/Salford (as 'Greater Manchester' county.) however, the towns of Widnes and Runcorn (and the County Borough of Warrington) which lay between these were reluctant to join either. The Commission agreed that the Halton group and Warrington were to become District Councils within Cheshire, as they were detached from Lancashire by the two new Metropolitan Counties controlling the territory to the north. However, the Metropolitan Counties ceased as local government units (along with the GLC) in 1984 and any remaining powers were devolved to the constituent Metropolitan Districts which cooperated over joint police authorities and fire services.
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History of Cheshire
The history of Cheshire can be traced back to the Hoxnian Interglacial, between 38,0000 BC and 40,0000 BC. Primitive tools that date to that period have been found. Stone Age remains has been found showing more permanent habitation during the Neolithic period, and by the Iron Age the area is known to have been occupied by the Celtic Cornovii tribe.
The Romans occupied Cheshire for almost 400 years, from 70 AD, and created the town and fort of Deva Victrix, now Chester. After the Romans withdrew, Cheshire formed part of Mercia, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, that saw invasions from the Welsh and Danes. The Norman Conquest in 1070 saw Cheshire harshly ruled by the occupiers as local people resented the invaders and rebelled. War again swept the county during the English Civil War in 1642, despite an attempt by local gentry to keep the county neutral.
The industrial revolution saw population changes in Cheshire as farm workers moved to the factories of Manchester and Lancashire. In the 18th and 19th centuries there was a resurgence in the country houses of Cheshire and canals and railways were built.
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Knutsford
Coordinates: 53°18′00″N 2°22′16″W / 53.300°N 2.371°W / 53.300; -2.371
Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Manchester and 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Macclesfield.
Knutsford is situated on the Cheshire Plain, between the Peak District in the South Pennines to the east and the Clwydian Range in the Welsh mountains to the west. Knutsford's proximity to Manchester has both now and historically helped it become a commuter town for those employed in Manchester. Today the town's location gives residents easy access to Merseyside as well as Manchester.
Knutsford's main town centre streets, Princess Street (also known locally as Top Street) and King Street lower down, and also known as Bottom Street, form the "hub" of the town. At one end of the narrow King Street is an entrance to Tatton Park. The Tatton estate was home to the Egerton family, and has given its name to Tatton parliamentary constituency, which also includes the neighbouring communities of Alderley Edge and Wilmslow. Former Parliamentary representatives include the BBC war correspondent Martin Bell, who stood as an Independent in 1997 to defeat the disgraced former Conservative Party MP, Neil Hamilton.
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Macclesfield
Coordinates: 53°15′29″N 2°07′39″W / 53.2581°N 2.1274°W / 53.2581; -2.1274
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688. A person from Macclesfield is sometimes referred to as a "Maxonian", (this reference has been popularised by the local newspapers and did not exist before the 1990s[citation needed]). Macclesfield, like many other areas in Cheshire, is considered to be a relatively affluent town.
Situated in the ancient Domesday Hundred of Hamestan, the Domesday Book lists Macclesfield as "Maclesfeld", whilst in 1183 it was referred to as "Makeslesfeld". It was once thought that Macclesfield got its name from "Michael's field" - referring to St. Michael, as in St. Michael's church, but that cannot be the case since the original dedication of the church was to 'All Saints'. The English Place-Name Society gives it name as being derived from the Old English for Maccels' field or Maccels' open country.
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Middlewich
Coordinates: 53°11′31″N 2°26′35″W / 53.192°N 2.443°W / 53.192; -2.443
Middlewich (pop. 13,000) is a market town in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is 19.2 miles (30.9 km) east of the city of Chester, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) east of Winsford, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Northwich and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) northwest of Sandbach.
There has been a settlement at Middlewich since at least the time of the Roman occupation. As a wich town, Middlewich is an important centre for the extraction of salt; in earlier years it was also known for its production of Cheshire cheese, silk, and its agriculture. In the present day it is known for its canals, its heritage events and its festivals. The parish church of St. Michael and All Angels, dates back to the 12th century.
Middlewich lies on the confluence of three rivers: the Dane, Croco and Wheelock. Three canals also pass through the town, the Shropshire Union, Trent and Mersey, and the Wardle canal, as well as three major roads, the A533, A54 and A530; Middlewich also has good motorway links to the nearby cities of Manchester and Liverpool. The town's population has doubled since 1970 despite a reduction in the number of manufacturing jobs in salt and textile manufacturing, suggesting that many of the new residents live in Middlewich for reasons other than local employment.
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Mollington, Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°13′34″N 2°57′32″W / 53.226°N 2.959°W / 53.226; -2.959
Mollington is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, It is located two miles north of the city of Chester, with approximate boundaries formed by the A41 Liverpool-Chester trunk road and Shropshire Union Canal to the east and southeast, the A540 Wirral Peninsula trunk road (Parkgate Rd) to the south and west and the A5117 Dunkirk link road to the north. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 663. The total ward population, which includes the nearby settlements of Backford, Capenhurst, Ledsham and Wervin, was 2,077.
The village previously consisted of two separate settlements. Great Mollington was formerly known as Mollington Tarrant and was a township in the parish of Backford. It had a population of 111 in 1801, and 122 in 1851. Little Mollington (Mollington Banastre) was a township in the parish of St. Mary on the Hill, Wirral Hundred. Its population was previously 23 in 1801 and 16 in 1851. By 1900, both had been incorporated into Mollington civil parish, with a combined population of 232 in 1901 and 335 in 1951.
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Nantwich
Coordinates: 53°04′01″N 2°31′19″W / 53.067°N 2.522°W / 53.067; -2.522
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich. In 2001 Nantwich had a population of 12,515.
The origins of the settlement date to Roman times[citation needed] when salt from Nantwich was used by the Roman garrisons at Chester (Deva Victrix) and Stoke-on-Trent as both a preservative and a condiment. Salt has been used in the production of Cheshire cheese and in the tanning industry, both products of the dairy industry based in the Cheshire Plain around the town. Wich and wych are names used to denote brine springs or wells. In 1194 there is a reference to the town as being called Nametwihc, which would indicate it was once the site of a pre-Roman Celtic nemeton or sacred grove.
In the Domesday Book, Nantwich is recorded as having eight salt houses. It had a castle and was the capital of a barony of the earls of Chester, and of a hundred (one of the seven sub-divisions of medieval Cheshire). Nantwich is one of the few places in Cheshire to be marked on the Gough Map, which dates from 1355–66. It was first recorded as an urban area at the time of the Norman conquest – the Normans burned the town to the ground leaving only one building standing.
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Neston
Coordinates: 53°17′20″N 3°04′26″W / 53.289°N 3.074°W / 53.289; -3.074
Neston is a small residential town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It is situated on the part of the Wirral Peninsula that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.Parkgate is located to the north west and the villages of Little Neston and Ness to the south of the town. At the 2001 Census the population of Neston ward was recorded as 3,521. The town and civil parish also includes Little Neston; Parkgate; and Riverside wards; along with part of Burton and Ness ward, and has a population of 15,162.
The name is of Viking origin, deriving from the Old Norse Nes-tún, meaning 'farmstead at/near the promontory'. Another Nesttun town can be found near Bergen, Norway. It is also mentioned in the Domesday Book as Nestone under the ownership of a William Fitznigel.
A Royal Charter was granted to Neston in 1728 in support of its status as a market town.
Historically, the current town was known as Great Neston, in order to be distinct from the smaller nearby hamlet of Little Neston. Before the rise of Birkenhead in the 1820s, it was the largest town in the Wirral Hundred. Great Neston included the hamlets of Clayhill, Hinderton, Moorside and part of Parkgate. The population of Great Neston was 1,486 in 1801 and 1,524 in 1851. In 1894, both Great Neston and Little Neston were combined to create Neston-cum-Parkgate and by 1901, the population had risen to 2,201.
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Newtown, Chester
Newtown is an area of Chester, Cheshire, England.
Newtown is located to the north-east of Chester, and can be found just outside Chester city walls and to the east of St Werburgh's Cathederal and the Phoenix Tower. The main layout of streets came about because of the canal location in the late 1790s and the position of the cattle market, at the centre of the community and on Newtown's doorstep .
Newtown is an area of Chester located less than 5 minutes' walk east from the City Walls. The position of Newtown, north-east of the City of Chester, within sight of Saint Werburgh's Cathederal Chester, and bounded by the Shropshire Union Canal, the Cattle Market and the two Chester Railway stations, (General and Northgate), meant that Newtown, Boughton and Hoole in Chester, were responsible for providing the vast majority of workers and therefore in turn, the vast amount of Chester's wealth production throughout the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th century.
From about 1793 when the canal at Chester was finished, through to the late 1950s, when the last canalside flour mill closed, Newtown had been increasing in size and importance to the Chester economy. The area supported a thriving community of artisans and working class families who lived mainly in "two-up-two-down" terraced housing with no bathroom and an outside toilet.
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Northwich
Coordinates: 53°15′32″N 2°31′05″W / 53.259°N 2.518°W / 53.259; -2.518
Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane. The town is about 18 miles (29 km) east of Chester and 15 miles (24 km) south of Warrington.
The area around Northwich has been exploited for its salt pans since Roman times, when the settlement was known as Condate. The town has been severely affected by salt mining with subsidence historically being a large problem. However, recent investment in mine stabilisation is set to change the town with the 'Northwich Vision' being a plan for future development work.
During Roman times Northwich was known as Condate, meaning "the confluence", probably due to its location at the meeting point of the rivers Dane and Weaver.
Northwich can be identified through two contemporary Roman documents. The first of these is the Antonine Itinerary, a 3rd-century road map split into 14 sections. Two of these sections, or Itinerary, mention Condate, namely: Itinerary II which describes "the route from the Vallum to the port of Rutupiae", or the route between Hadrian's Wall in northern England and Richborough on the Kent coast; and Itinerary X is called "the route from Glannoventa to Mediolanum" and details the route between Ravenglass fort, Cumbria and Mediolanum (now Whitchurch, Shropshire). The second document is the 7th-century Ravenna Cosmology. Again this document refers to Condate between the entries for Salinae (now Middlewich, Cheshire) and Ratae (now Leicester, Leicestershire), at the time the capital of the Corieltauvi tribe.
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Poynton
Coordinates: 53°20′53″N 2°06′50″W / 53.348°N 2.114°W / 53.348; -2.114
Poynton is a town within the civil parish of Poynton-with-Worth, and the unitary authority area of Cheshire East, England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of the county of Cheshire. Poynton is located at the eastern most fringe of the Cheshire Plain, 7 miles (11 km) north of Macclesfield, 5 miles (8 km) south of Stockport and 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Manchester. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Poynton-with-Worth had a population of 14,433.
The name of Poynton is of Old English derivation, indicating ancient settlement by the Anglo-Saxons. From the late middle ages coal has been mined in Poynton. The collieries, under the ownership of the Lords Vernon, from 1832 until their closure in 1935 they were the largest in Cheshire. Consequent urbanisation and socioeconomic development necessitated better transport links; these came with the completion of the Macclesfield Canal through Poynton in 1831 and the arrival of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway in 1845 and the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway in 1869. By the late-20th century, Poynton had emerged as a commuter town, partly because of the transport links and because it forms part of the Greater Manchester Urban Area.
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River Bollin
The River Bollin is a major tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England.
It rises in Macclesfield Forest at the western end of the Peak District, and can be seen in spring form, from the Buxton to Macclesfield road. The stream then descends the 10 miles (16 km) through Macclesfield and Wilmslow where it has a confluence with the River Dean, near to Styal Prison. For the following 10 miles (16 km) it defines the southwestern portion of the border between Greater Manchester and Cheshire before merging with the River Mersey north of Lymm. It flows through the Styal country park and was used in the cotton calico factory there, Quarry Bank Mill, as a source of power. Near to the Quarry Bank Mill site there is a natural weir. The Bollin is culverted underneath the southern runway of Manchester Airport.
The town of Macclesfield used to dispose all its waste and sewage into the Bollin. The profusion of human sewage in the Bollin was still around in 1850.
Coordinates: 53°24′N 2°26′W / 53.4°N 2.433°W / 53.4; -2.433
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River Croco
Coordinates: 53°09′24″N 2°16′26″W / 53.1567°N 2.2739°W / 53.1567; -2.2739
The River Croco is a small river in Cheshire in England. It starts as lowland field drainage west of Congleton, flows along the south edge of Holmes Chapel, and joins the River Dane at Middlewich. It is about 8 miles (13 km) long.
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River Wheelock
The River Wheelock is a small river in Cheshire in north west England. It drains water from the area between Sandbach and Crewe, and joins the River Dane at Middlewich (grid reference SJ693669), and then the combined river flows into the River Weaver in Northwich. Alternative names for the river have were recorded in 1619 as Sutton Watter, Sutton Brooke, and Lawton Brooke.
Early recorded variations of the name Wheelock have included Quelok, Qwelok, Whelok, Whelocke, with later forms using Wheelock Watter and Wheelock Brooke. The name is said to mean "winding river" and it is reported to have based on the Old Welsh word chwylog, the chwyl part of which means "a turn, a rotation, a course", with an adjective suffix of og. The river has given its name to the large village of Wheelock.
Coordinates: 53°11′51″N 2°27′31″W / 53.19747°N 2.4586°W / 53.19747; -2.4586
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Runcorn
Coordinates: 53°19′41″N 2°42′43″W / 53.328°N 2.712°W / 53.328; -2.712
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2010, its population was estimated to be 61,000. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north across the Mersey is the town of Widnes. Upstream and 8 miles (12.9 km) to the northeast is the town of Warrington and downstream 16 miles (26 km) to the west is the city of Liverpool.
Runcorn railway station is on a branch of the West Coast Main Line. It provides frequent services to London (Euston), Liverpool and Birmingham. The A533 road passes through the town from the south, crossing the Runcorn Gap over the Silver Jubilee Bridge, the lowest bridge crossing of the River Mersey. The Manchester Ship Canal runs between the town and the River Mersey and the Bridgewater Canal passes through and ends in the town at its junction with the Manchester Ship Canal.
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Sandbach
Coordinates: 53°08′46″N 2°22′01″W / 53.146°N 2.367°W / 53.146; -2.367
Sandbach pronunciation (help·info) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains four settlements; Sandbach itself, Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock.
Sandbach is perhaps best known as the original home of both Foden and ERF lorries, though neither company now exists in the town, 12-times National Brass Band Championship winners, Foden's Band, the ancient Saxon Sandbach Crosses, and Sandbach services on the M6 motorway.
Known as Sanbec in 1086, Sondbache (also Sondebache) in 1260, and Sandbitch in the 17-18th century, Sandbach derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon sand bæce, which can mean sand stream or sand valley.
Traces of settlement are found in Sandbach from Saxon times, when the town was called Sanbec. Little is known about the town during this period, except that it was subjected to frequent Welsh and Danish raids. The town's inhabitants were converted to Christianity in the 7th century by four priests: Cedda, Adda, Betti and Diuma. The town has an entry in the Domesday Book from 1086, at which time it was sufficiently large to need a priest and a church. The entry states:
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Shotton, Flintshire
Coordinates: 53°12′32″N 3°02′31″W / 53.209°N 3.042°W / 53.209; -3.042
Shotton is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. The name derives from the Old Norse words sjò (sea) and tùn (village). It is continuous with the towns of Connah's Quay and Queensferry in what is called Deeside. At the 2001 Census Shotton had a population of 6,265.
Originally founded by Anglo-Saxons, the town grew from the eighteenth century around coal mining and farming on reclaimed marshland. Steel works later grew up, and Shotton also became a railway junction.
The steel works was originally owned by John Summers and Sons, a Stalybridge ironworks company. It was later bought by the government under British Steel. It was privatised and acquired by Corus Group, which still maintains operations.
The town lies under the Hawarden Bridge, completed in 1889 and originally a swing-opening bridge.
Shotton is served by the following schools:
Transport links include Shotton railway station, situated on the Borderlands Line and the North Wales Coast Line.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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Wales
Walesi/ˈweɪlz/ (Welsh: Cymru;Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkəm.rɨ] (
listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain,bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,200 km (750 mi) of coastline, including its offshore islands; the largest, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Wales is largely mountainous, with its highest peaks in the north and central areas, especially in Snowdonia (Eryri), which contains Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit.
During the Iron Age and early medieval period, Wales was inhabited by the Celtic Britons. A distinct Welsh national identity emerged in the centuries after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations today. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was recognised as King of Wales in 1057. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales. The castles and town walls erected to ensure its permanence are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to what was to become modern Wales, in the early 15th century. Wales was subsequently annexed by England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 since when, excluding those matters now devolved to Wales, English law has been the legal system of Wales and England. Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism, exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George, was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party. Welsh national feeling grew over the century; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and The Welsh Language Society in 1962. The National Assembly for Wales, created in 1999 following a referendum, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters.
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Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens. The population of the borough is 198,900. Its population has more than doubled since its designation as a New Town in 1968.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Warrington was founded by the Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by the Saxons and by the Middle Ages, Warrington had emerged as a market town at a bridging point of the river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time.
The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution, particularly after the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century. The West Coast Mainline runs north to south through the town, and the Liverpool to Manchester railway (the Cheshire Lines route) west to east. The Manchester Ship Canal cuts through the south of the borough (west to east). The M6, M56 and M62 motorways form a partial box around the town.
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Widnes
Coordinates: 53°21′47″N 2°43′41″W / 53.363°N 2.728°W / 53.363; -2.728
Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 58,300 in 2010. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn. Upstream and 8 miles (13 km) to the east is the town of Warrington, and downstream to the west is the neighbouring area of Speke, of the city of Liverpool. Historically part of Lancashire, the town later came under Cheshire for administrative purposes in the 1974 local government reorganisation.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution Widnes consisted of a small number of separate settlements on land which was mainly marsh or moorland. In 1847 the first chemical factory was established and the town rapidly became a major centre of the chemical industry. The demand for labour was met by the immigration of large numbers of workers from Ireland, Poland, Lithuania and Wales. The town continues to be a major manufacturer of chemicals and there has been a degree of diversification of the town's industries.
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Wilmslow
Coordinates: 53°19′30″N 2°14′20″W / 53.325°N 2.239°W / 53.325; -2.239
Wilmslow is a town in Cheshire, England. It lies to the south of the city of Manchester between Alderley Edge and Handforth. At the 2001 Census, the population of the town was 30,326.
Wilmslow, like its neighbour Alderley Edge, is famous for its affluence and expensive houses. It has a selection of expensive designer shops, cafes and restaurants that attract people living the true "Cheshire lifestyle", such as the numerous Premiership footballers, WAGs, actors and multi-millionaire North-West business people that live in and around the Wilmslow area. It is one of the most expensive and sought-after places to live in the UK after central London.
Wilmslow falls within the political constituency of Tatton, a strongly Conservative constituency represented by George Osborne, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is the third most affluent constituency in the UK after Kensington and Chelsea and the City of London and Westminster.
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Winsford
Coordinates: 53°11′38″N 2°31′12″W / 53.194°N 2.520°W / 53.194; -2.520
Winsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the eighteenth century, allowing freight to be conveyed northwards to the Port of Runcorn on the River Mersey.
Winsford is split into two neighbourhoods: Over on the western side of the River Weaver and Wharton on the eastern side.
Kings Henry III and Edward I occasionally held court at Darnhall near Winsford[citation needed] The latter king founded Vale Royal Abbey at Darnhall, but then moved it in 1277[citation needed] to near Whitegate. By around 1280, a charter had been granted to form a new town near the Abbey, centred on the present-day Delamere Street in Winsford. From this charter can be traced the origins of the market that is still held in the town.
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Richard Beeching
Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 – 23 March 1985), commonly known as Dr Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer. He became a household name in Britain in the early 1960s for his report "The Reshaping of British Railways", commonly referred to as 'The Beeching Report', which led to far-reaching changes in the railway network, popularly known as the Beeching Axe. As a result of the report, just over 4,000 route miles were cut on cost and efficiency grounds, leaving Britain with 13,721 miles (22,082 km) of railway lines in 1966. A further 2,000 miles (3,200 km) were lost by the end of the 1960s.
Beeching was born in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, the second of four brothers. His father was a reporter with the Kent Messenger newspaper, his mother a schoolteacher and his maternal grandfather a dockyard worker. Shortly after his birth, Beeching's family moved to Maidstone where his brothers Kenneth (who was killed in the Second World War) and John were born. All four Beeching boys attended the local Church of England primary school, Maidstone All Saints, and won scholarships to Maidstone Grammar School, where Richard was a prefect. Beeching and his elder brother Geoffrey attended Imperial College of Science & Technology in London where both read physics and took First Class honours degrees. His younger brothers both attended Downing College, Cambridge.
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Stephen Mosley
Stephen James Mosley (born 22 June 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.
Stephen Mosley was educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham before reading Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.
Stephen Mosley's political career began in 2000 when he was elected to Chester City Council, gaining the Handbridge & St Mary's ward from Labour. He was re-elected in 2004 with the largest number of votes ever recorded in the ward. Stephen Mosley was also the Executive Member for Customer Services. In 2005 Stephen Mosley was elected to represent the Chester Overleigh Division on Cheshire County Council, again gaining the seat from Labour, and was Chairman of the Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, Vice-chairman of the Community Services Scrutiny Committee and a member of the Cheshire Fire Authority. Between 2007 and 2009 Stephen Mosley was the Deputy Leader of Chester City Council following the end of the Labour and Lib Dem coalition that had governed Chester for almost 20 years.
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Winsford
Coordinates: 53°11′38″N 2°31′12″W / 53.194°N 2.520°W / 53.194; -2.520
Winsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the eighteenth century, allowing freight to be conveyed northwards to the Port of Runcorn on the River Mersey.
Winsford is split into two neighbourhoods: Over on the western side of the River Weaver and Wharton on the eastern side.
Kings Henry III and Edward I occasionally held court at Darnhall near Winsford[citation needed] The latter king founded Vale Royal Abbey at Darnhall, but then moved it in 1277[citation needed] to near Whitegate. By around 1280, a charter had been granted to form a new town near the Abbey, centred on the present-day Delamere Street in Winsford. From this charter can be traced the origins of the market that is still held in the town.
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How to wind a Blacon Smackhead up
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- Updated: 24 Sep 2012
How to wind a smack head up- reunited! BLACON
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Blacon full tour
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unedited tour of blacon
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Blacon Festival 2011
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- Updated: 23 Feb 2012
Here are some highlights from this year's Blacon Festival...
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Blacon boyzz
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- Updated: 17 Apr 2012
blacon boyz go sik fuk da lache
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Blacon High School Teachers Xmas Performance for students
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- Updated: 21 Dec 2011
A couple of our staff surprise students with a performance of Dizze Rascals and Florence and The Machine's 'You Got The Love' Audio is not the best as camera was surrounded by students screaming.
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The Prospects: blacon flatbars hd flycam test
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this is a video i put together testing out my new camera the canon 550d with a samyang fisheye and flycam nano steady cam the spot in blacon in chester riders are my self (james alcock), ash spencer, ian wilson hope u enjoy
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The Blacon High School Primary Sports Day
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Tekla UK BIM Awards 2012: Blacon Crematorium
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- Updated: 27 Oct 2012
Blacon Crematorium Entered by Matrix Cad Limited on behalf of B&K; Structures
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Stole - Blacon High Life
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Just a quick one for the stoners on the Blacon Council estate to appreciate
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Blacon High School and The Youth Sport Trust Promote Dodgeball
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Blacon High School Year 10 & 11 students work alongside the Youth Sports Trust to engage and promote Dodgeball to other young people and schools across the country. Mr Cairns, Ben Hoyle from the UKDBA, Matalan and The Youth Sports Trust produced the video.
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RIO BLACON SAN MATEO IXTATAN
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JIMENES HERNANDEZ
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Blacon High Primary School Sports day - Featuring Eveque and Sir Steve Redgrave
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A wonderful day of sport hosted by Blacon High. Over 100 Children from across Blacon from 5 different Primary schools enjoyed a terrific day as the Eveque Sports team and Sir Steve Redgrave made it a day to remember. - November 2nd 2012
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action from Spital v Blacon
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- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
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blacon outing to Newcastle
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- Updated: 24 Jul 2012
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Paranoid with a twist Live in Blacon by mark joines
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Nonsense
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Blacon High School performance
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video uploaded from my mobile phone
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dance off in blacon
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final dance off brand vs o at johns birthday bash
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blacon high school street dance
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Blacon High School street dance , Chloe Rogers , Courtney Holland , Kayleigh Spencer , Skyla Spencer, Elisha Cox , Elle Ashford & Amber Sconce
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Sustainable Blacon - Blacon is Ready
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Blacon is ready to pioneer a sustainable urban future. This short documentary film for Sustainable Blacon Limited describes how Blacon, a large suburb of Chester has, as a community of 16000 people and organisations, set about developing 'four greens': green spaces, green energy, green transport and social enterprises. Details from: ged@bctregenesis.com
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Fey - Primera Fila - Gatos en el Blacon (En Vivo) HD
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Cancion #4 del Disco Primera Fila de Fey
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Bombire in blacon
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Just a bomby
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Blacon Old Railway Station Wood Carvings
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Wood Carvings on the Old Railway
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1995 - Saut de Sneazzy du blacon (Live Club Soda 15 juin)
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1995 - Saut de Sneazzy du blacon (Live Club Soda 15 juin) Montreal
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25 Nov 2012
Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has held direct talks with the leader of the M23 rebels in Uganda, hours after a regional summit called on them to end their offensive in the east of the country. Jean-Marie Runiga Lugerero, the political leader of the eastern DR Congo rebel group, said on Sunday he had an initial meeting with Kabila after the summit in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, ended on Saturday....(size: 20.0Kb)
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23 Nov 2012
RAFA Benitez takes charge of Chelsea for the first time on Sunday with a big decision to make over whether to restore striker Fernando Torres to the starting lineup against Premier League leader Manchester City. The Spain striker was dropped by Roberto Di Matteo for Tuesday's Champions League loss to Juventus, which proved to be the last straw for owner Roman Abramovich before firing the Italian and hiring Benitez. ... Fulham, Wigan vs. ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)
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24 Nov 2012
Cairo. President Mohamed Morsi insisted on Friday that Egypt is on the path to “freedom and democracy” after granting himself sweeping powers, which sparked clashes between his supporters and foes and raised concerns abroad. “Political stability, social stability and economic stability are what I want and that is what I am working for,” he told a gathering of fellow Islamists outside the presidential palace. ... “We need stability....(size: 4.8Kb)
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26 Nov 2012
This town of 19,000 nestled in an idyllic mountain pass of impossibly green pastures and golden autumn trees is on the front lines of Turkey's rapidly escalating guerrilla war. In a struggle for autonomy as well as independent language and education rights, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has waged a low-grade conflict in Turkey for decades. ... 4 just as a Turkish army tank rolled by. ... "The violence is getting worse....(size: 8.8Kb)
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25 Sep 2012
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24 Sep 2012
Cheshire Fire Service has received reports of flooding from residents in Chester, Eccleston, Norbury, Little Sutton, Ledsham, Capenhurst, Guilden Sutton, Saughall, Winsford, Hooton, Lower Kinnerton, Neston, Warrington, Blacon, Mickle Trafford, Ellesmere Port and Lache. ... ....(size: 1.3Kb)
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10 Sep 2012
Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami, who last year led calls for a crematorium to be built in the county, told the Flintshire Chronicle: "The difference in price when people are cremated outside Flintshire to what it would be inside the county is significant." Crematoria in west Cheshire, including Chester Crematorium in Blacon, charge ......(size: 2.9Kb)
Business Journal
29 Aug 2012
Schletter Inc. has hit the ground running in getting its U.S. headquarters established in Shelby, according to the Gaston Gazette. The company expects to have 80 workers at the site by year end, with half of those employees involved in production, the newspaper reports. ... http://t.co/9zlkulSt
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| Blacon | |
 Blacon
Blacon shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 13,495 (2001 Census) [1][2] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ385675 |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH1 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | City of Chester |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Blacon is a large suburb near Chester, in Cheshire, England, containing a mixture of private homes and substantial public council-built properties. At one time it contained one of the largest council housing estates in Europe,[3] but this estate is now owned, run and maintained by the Chester And District Housing Trust in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Council.
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Geography[link]
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Chester Cathedral viewed from Blacon.
Blacon is situated adjacent to the Welsh border and is located on a hill, one mile to the north-west of, and overlooking Chester. The village is built on what was previously farming land and is surrounded by open countryside. Blacon has views across to the city centre of Chester and to the Welsh hills some twenty miles to the west. Other nearby places include Saughall to the north, Newtown, Chester to the north-east, Upton and to the east, the village of Mollington[4]
History[link]
North Blacon (Blacon Hall)[link]
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The Parade Shops in Blacon
Blacon was originally known as Blakon Hill and was owned by the Marquess of Crewe.[5] The Parish of Blacon cum Crabwall was formed in 1923, and on 1 April 1936, under the Cheshire County Review Order, 1936, most of the parish was transferred to Chester County Borough.[6]
It was a small farming village community until major building work by Chester City Council began in the early 1950s. Most of the older and original estate, was built in the ten years to 1960; though further parts were added on the old army camp site in South Blacon, in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. 'The Parade' Shops, built in 1954 in north Blacon, are an example of Chester City Council building.
Blacon Camp (Blacon Lodge)[link]
The British army[7] had maintained an army camp in south Blacon, from just before, to just after, the second world war. A mixture of wooden and 'Nissen' huts were occupied by soldiers until the late 1950s; and the army firing range was still in evidence until the Chester City Council 'tower block' buildings of the mid-1960s. This part of (South) Blacon is referred to as 'The Camp' by local residents.
Community initiatives[link]
The Blacon Together Pathfinder was established in 2001 as part of the first round of Pathfinders[8] and subsequently the Blacon community took part in many initiatives, led by the government's Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme,[9] and a number of projects have been established by, and for, Blacon residents.[10]
Progress to improve the estate continues apace, with work done by the Blacon Community Trust[11] in partnership with the Chester and District Housing Trust forming 'The Blacon Alliance'.
Policing[link]
Blacon is home to the new headquarters of the Western Division of the Cheshire Constabulary[12]
Schools[link]
Primary[link]
- St. Theresa’s Catholic Primary School
- J H Godwin Primary School
- Dee Point Primary School
- Highfield Community Primary School
- The Arches Community Primary School
Secondary[link]
- Blacon High School, a "specialist" school
- Building Young People's Potential (BYPP)- formerly: Blacon Young Peoples Project
Places of worship[link]
There are several places of worship in Blacon to cater for Christian and Asian/Muslim faiths. There is a Shah Jalal Mosque to the south of the suburb also known as clifton drive to residents.
Blacon railway station[link]
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Blacon railway station in the 1950s looking north-west to Shotton Steelworks
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Blacon railway station in December 2006 showing cycle path/walkway and bridge in distance
Main article: Blacon railway station
Blacon station was served from Chester Northgate Station, Newtown, but was closed to passengers on 9 September 1968 as part of the 'Beeching Axe' for the economic modernisation of the British railway network in the mid-1960s.[13] Freight trains ran through Blacon until 20 April 1984, resuming as a single track line on 31 August 1986 before closing again in the early 1990s.[14][15]
Although the old station and railway line have gone, they have been replaced with a tarmac road surface, which now provides a cycle path, jogging track and a countryside walkway.[16] This amenity is accessed from the side of old Blacon station bridge; but its route can also be joined (just off) Chester's 'Fountain' roundabout, travelling via Blacon, and on to the North Wales countryside. Other joined routes can be accessed along the way.
In 2008 a volunteer group headed up by Stephen Perry in association with the Blacon Community Trust began to raise support for a major improvement of the Blacon Railway Station site. Improvements to date have included woodland sculptures, clearing and new planting of shrubs and trees and the planting of narcissi with much volunteer involvement from local schools and residents. The site is currently (Nov 2009) undergoing phase 2 of a major development to introduce pathways, fencing and special hard-landscaping features. The Ryan Smith family sold the railway station in the early 90's to the British government. Then in 2010 the Smith family tried to reclaim the station after returning from Yorkshire, but the government had already turned it into a cycle track. Then Stephen Perry tried to tell the Smith family that it was to late, Stephen and the Smith family decided to put a some sort of monument there a big train wheel.
Politics[link]
Local Government Changes, April 2009[link]
Chester City Council became defunct on 1 April 2009 due to the structural changes above.
Cheshire West and Chester (CWAC) is the newly established unitary authority area with borough status, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
(For Information Only) Blacon formerly consisted of two Chester City Council[17] wards, each of which elected three Councillors.
Blacon Hall ward[link]
Population 7,977 (2001 Census)[1]
- John Price, Deputy Leader of the Council, Labour
- Judith Stainthorp, Labour
- Norman Stainthorp, Labour
Blacon Lodge ward[link]
Population 5,518 (2001 Census)[2]
- Reggie Jones, Labour
- Marie Nelson, Labour
- Ethel Price, Labour
Cheshire County Council[link]
Blacon had Labour representation on the former Cheshire County Council.
UK Parliament[link]
Blacon, as part of the City of Chester constituency, is represented in the UK Parliament by Stephen Mosley, Conservative Party.
European Parliament[link]
References and notes[link]
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Blacon Hall (Ward)". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6073288&c=blacon&d=14&e=15&g=427359&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1223295412334&enc=1. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Blacon Lodge (Ward)". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6073289&c=blacon&d=14&e=15&g=427384&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1223294785920&enc=1. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ "Making Best Practice Stick", Commission for Rural Communities, CRC 38 / December 2006
- ^ Map of Blacon
- ^ Page 4 The 'Blacon Voice' December 2006 Issue #42
- ^ "Blacon cum Crabwall Parish Council", 1894-1936
- ^ The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment
- ^ Communities and Local Government, Neighbourhood Management and Social Capital, Research Report 35, Marilyn Taylor 2007
- ^ "Blacon Together", Pathfinder Portrait
- ^ Current Partnerships
- ^ Blacon Community Trust
- ^ Cheshire Constabulary, official site
- ^ Richard Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" was published in 1965.
- ^ "Station Name: Blacon". Disused Stations. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/blacon/index.shtml. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ Oppitz, Leslie (1997). Cheshire Railways Remembered. Countryside Books. p. 111. ISBN 1-85306-458-0.
- ^ "A Virtual Stroll Along the Mickle Trafford-Shotton Railway". http://www.chesterwalls.info/railstroll/rail18.html.
- ^ "Council and Democracy". Chester City Council. http://www.chester.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/city_councillors/your_councillors/councillor_by_ward.aspx. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
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 Sir Steven Redgrave in May 2011 |
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Competitor for  Great Britain |
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| Men's Rowing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Coxed Four |
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | Coxless Pair |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Coxed Pair |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Coxless Four |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1986 Nottingham | Coxed Pair |
| Gold | 1987 Copenhagen | Coxless Pair |
| Silver | 1987 Copenhagen | Coxed Pair |
| Silver | 1989 Bled | Coxless Pair |
| Bronze | 1990 Tasmania | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 1991 Vienna | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 1993 Račice | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 1994 Indianapolis | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 1995 Tampere | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 1997 Aiguebelette | Coxless Four |
| Gold | 1998 Cologne | Coxless Four |
| Gold | 1999 St. Catharines | Coxless Four |
Competitor for  England |
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 1986 Edinburgh | Single Sculls |
| Gold | 1986 Edinburgh | Coxless Pair |
| Gold | 1986 Edinburgh | Coxed Four |
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Statue of Sir Steve Redgrave in Higginson Park, Marlow
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave CBE (born on 23 March 1962, in Marlow, Buckinghamshire) is a retired English rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000 as well as a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Games. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold medals. He has carried the British flag at the opening of the Olympic Games on two occasions. In 2011 he received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
Redgrave is one of only four Olympians to have won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympic Games. This achievement led to him being hailed as Britain's greatest Olympian.[1][2][3]
He married Ann Callaway (now Lady Redgrave) in 1988; an accomplished rower in her own right, Ann represented Great Britain in the women's eight at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and was Chief Medical Officer to the GB rowing team from 1992 - 2001.
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Personal life[link]
Redgrave was educated at Great Marlow School, a state secondary comprehensive school in Marlow in Buckinghamshire.
Redgrave has three children. His elder daughter Natalie took up rowing in 2009 [4] and started competing for Oxford University Women’s Boat Club in 2010,[4] and competed in the 2011 women's boat race, which Oxford won.[5] He has another daughter, Sophie, and a son, Zak.
Rowing career[link]
Redgrave stands 1.95 metres (6 ft 5 inches) tall. In his prime, he weighed more than 100 kilograms (16 st; 220 lb). His primary strength was in sweep oared rowing, where he has the distinction of being one of the few oarsmen to have won Olympic Gold rowing both bowside and strokeside (starboard and port). He also enjoyed success in indoor rowing, winning the World Championship for Indoor Rowing in 1991.[6] He was also a successful single sculler winning the Wingfield Sculls five times between 1985 and 1989, but not quite a world champion class single sculler. Rowed for Marlow Rowing Club From 1991 onwards, Redgrave, and the crews in which he rowed, became renowned for their consistent dominance. They set themselves apart from many other internationally successful crews by winning almost every time they raced. Indeed, the very occasional lapses in this winning run, such as the Lucerne regatta in 2000, were regarded with surprise by both the rowing community and the press.
For much of his career, Redgrave battled against severe illnesses. In 1992, he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (although he had continued to train for a considerable time prior to diagnosis). In September 1997, type 2 diabetes was added to his list of ailments. Through careful management, however, he was able to continue training right up to the Sydney Olympics.[7]
In addition to his Olympic medals, Redgrave won 9 gold medals, 2 silvers, and a bronze at the Rowing World Championships. His 14 total Olympic and World Championship gold medals is unsurpassed by any other rower in history, although later equalled by his long-time rowing partner Matthew Pinsent.
Redgrave was an outstanding competitor at Henley Royal Regatta over twenty years. He won the Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup for coxless pairs seven times (twice with Andy Holmes, once with Simon Berrisford and four times with Matthew Pinsent), the Stewards' Challenge Cup for coxless fours five times, the Diamond Challenge Sculls twice, the Double Sculls Challenge Cup once (with Eric Sims) and the Queen Mother Challenge Cup for quadruple sculls once.
In 1989/1990 he was a member of the British bobsleigh team, as well as national champion.
Immediately after the winning 1996 Olympic Gold Medal in an interview Redgrave stated if anyone found him close to a rowing boat again they could shoot him.[8]
In 2000, Redgrave won his fifth consecutive Olympic Gold Medal, retired from the sport, and became the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. In August 2000, the month prior to winning gold in Sydney, he took part in a 3-part BBC documentary entitled Gold Fever. This followed Redgrave and his crewmates in the coxless four in the years leading up to the Olympics, including video diaries recording the highs and lows in the quest for his fifth consecutive team gold.
He was made an MBE in 1987, a CBE in 1997, and he became a Knight Bachelor in 2001.[1]
In 2002, his achievement of winning gold medals at five consecutive Olympic games was voted the greatest sporting moment in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.
Life after rowing[link]
In April 2006 he completed his third London Marathon, raising a record £1,800,000 for charity.
In April 2008 Redgrave took part in the controversial Olympic Torch relay for the games in China.
Redgrave is a supporter of Chelsea football club.
Steve Redgrave is also commemorated at Burnham Grammar School, Redbridge Community School and Broadlands Science and Engineering School as one of the four houses there.
Also, at Linton Village College in Cambridgeshire, there is a school faculty (house) named after him.
He also starred in Top Ground Gear Force (although he did not realise until it was too late) for Sport Relief in 2008, where the Top Gear Team (Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond) took on Ground Force with predictable results, and trashed his garden.
He has also launched his own Fairtrade Cotton Brand of Clothing called FiveG which is sold in Debenhams department stores.[9]
He is also involved in starting a Rowing academy in India at Lavasa the new Hill City being developed near Pune City.[10]
In 2010 Redgrave was named a Patron of the Jaguar Academy of Sport[11] .
Achievements[link]
- Olympic Medals: 5 Gold, 1 Bronze
- World Championship Medals: 9 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Junior World Championship Medals: 1 Silver
- Thomas Keller Medal Outstanding International Rowing Career: 2001 (Awarded by FISA)
Olympic Games[link]
- 2000 - Gold, Coxless Four (with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster, James Cracknell)
- 1996 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
- 1992 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
- 1988 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Andy Holmes)
- 1988 - Bronze, Coxed Pair (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney)
- 1984 - Gold, Coxed Four (with Martin Cross, Adrian Ellison, Andy Holmes, Richard Budgett).
World Rowing Championships[link]
- 1999 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Ed Coode, Matthew Pinsent)
- 1998 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent)
- 1997 - Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent)
- 1995 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
- 1994 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
- 1993 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
- 1991 - Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
- 1990 - Bronze, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
- 1989 - Silver, Coxless Pairs (with Simon Berrisford)
- 1989 - 5th, Coxed Pairs (with Simon Berrisford and Patrick Sweeney)
- 1987 - Gold, Coxless Pairs (with Andy Holmes)
- 1987 - Silver, Coxed Pairs (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney)
- 1986 - Gold, Coxed Pairs (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney)
- 1985 - 12th, Single Sculls
- 1983 - Single Sculls
- 1982 - 6th, Quadruple Scull
- 1981 - 8th, Quadruple Scull
Junior World Rowing Championships[link]
- 1980 - Silver, Double Sculls
- 1979 - Single Sculls
Henley Royal Regatta[link]
- 2001 - Queen Mother Challenge Cup
- 2000 - Stewards' Challenge Cup
- 1999 - Stewards' Challenge Cup
- 1998 - Stewards' Challenge Cup
- 1997 - Stewards' Challenge Cup
- 1995 - Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
- 1994 - Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
- 1993 - Stewards' Challenge Cup
- 1993 - Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
- 1991 - Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
- 1989 - Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
- 1987 - Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
- 1986 - Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
- 1985 - Diamond Challenge Sculls
- 1983 - Diamond Challenge Sculls
- 1981 - Double Sculls Challenge Cup
Other[link]
- 1996 - Winner of UK Celebrity Gladiators
- 2000 - BBC Sports Personality of the Year
- 2010 - Awarded the degree of Hon LLD from St Andrews University
- 2011 - BBC Sports - Lifetime Achievement Award
Bibliography[link]
- Steve Redgrave: A Golden age (2000) with Nick Townsend (ghostwriter). ISBN 0-563-55182-8
- 2nd edition: 2001 ISBN 0-563-53821-X
- Steve Redgrave's Complete Book of Rowing (1992). ISBN 1-85225-124-7
- 2nd edition: 1995 ISBN 1-85225-230-8
- You Can Win At Life! (2005) with Nick Townsend. ISBN 0-563-48776-3.
Redgrave has also written a foreword to Diabetes: The at Your Fingertips Guide 5th edition (2003) ISBN 1-85959-087-X
See also[link]
- Jack Beresford, rower, Britain's most successful Olympian prior to Redgrave's fourth Gold medal, with three Gold and two Silver medals from 1920–1936
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
Styles and Honours[link]
- Mr Steve Redgrave (1962–1987)
- Mr Steve Redgrave MBE (1987–1997)
- Mr Steve Redgrave CBE (1997–2001)
- Sir Steve Redgrave CBE (2001–)
References[link]
- ^ a b "Queen honours Redgrave". BBC News. 2001-05-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1306205.stm.
- ^ "Sir Steve steps out for diabetes". BBC News. 2001-06-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1381089.stm.
- ^ Hart, Simon (2003-09-06). "Olympics: London want Redgrave in driving seat". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2420368/Olympics-London-want-Redgrave-in-driving-seat.html. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ a b Quarrell, Rachel (3 March 2011). "Natalie Redgrave ready to follow her father's footsteps and take the plunge for Oxford in varsity Boat Race". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/8360231/Natalie-Redgrave-ready-to-follow-her-fathers-footsteps-and-take-the-plunge-for-Oxford-in-varsity-Boat-Race.html.
- ^ "Redgrave Jr helps win Boat Race". BBC News. 27 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/rowing/9438038.stm.
- ^ CRASH-B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships Historical Winners
- ^ Gallen, Ian W.; Ann Redgrave, Steve Redgrave (2003-07-01). "Olympic Diabetes" (PDF). Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians 03 (4): 333–337. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/download;jsessionid=8mtp2c6boj3rf.victoria?pub=infobike%3a%2f%2frcop%2fcm%2f2003%2f00000003%2f00000004%2fart00011&mimetype=application%2fpdf.
- ^ "50 stunning Olympic moments No4: Steve Redgrave's fifth gold medal". The Guardian. 7 December 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/dec/07/50-stunning-moments-steve-redgrave. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Steve Redgrave Official Website". http://www.steveredgrave.com/fiveg.html. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Redgrave, to help nurture rowing in India The Hindu, June 14, 2010
- ^ Jaguar Academy of Sport. "Homepage". http://www.jaguaracademyofsport.co.uk/.
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