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Brandon, County Durham

Index Brandon, County Durham

Brandon is a village in County Durham, England. [1]

27 relations: Baron Neville de Raby, Brancepeth, Brancepeth Castle, Brandon and Byshottles, Charles I of England, City of London, Coal mining, Coke (fuel), County Durham, Crown land, Dorman Long, Durham District, Durham, England, Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl of Westmorland, Elizabeth I of England, Fire clay, Local Government Act 1894, Manorialism, Middle Ages, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rising of the North, River Browney, Viscount Boyne, Whim (mining), 2009 structural changes to local government in England.

Baron Neville de Raby

Baron Neville de Raby, also referred to as Baron Raby, was an ancient title in the Peerage of England.

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Brancepeth

Brancepeth is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England.

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Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle is a castle in the village of Brancepeth in County Durham, England, some 5 miles south-west of the city of Durham.

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Brandon and Byshottles

Brandon and Byshottles is a civil parish and electoral ward in County Durham, England.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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City of London

The City of London is a city and county that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London.

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Coal mining

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.

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Coke (fuel)

Coke is a fuel with a high carbon content and few impurities, usually made from coal.

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County Durham

County Durham (locally) is a county in North East England.

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Crown land

Crown land, also known as royal domain or demesne, is a territorial area belonging to the monarch, who personifies the Crown.

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Dorman Long

Dorman Long is an engineering consultancy and equipment manufacturer for the construction of long-span bridges, power stations, refineries, offshore structures, stadia and other large building structures.

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Durham District

The City of Durham was, from 1974 to 2009, a non-metropolitan district of County Durham in North East England, with the status of borough and city.

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Durham, England

Durham (locally) is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England.

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Earl of Shaftesbury

Earl of Shaftesbury is a title in the Peerage of England.

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Earl of Westmorland

Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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Fire clay

Fire clay is a range of refractory clays used in the manufacture of ceramics, especially fire brick.

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Local Government Act 1894

The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London.

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Manorialism

Manorialism was an essential element of feudal society.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a large post-industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, north-east England, founded in 1830.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, from the North Sea.

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Rising of the North

The Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls or Northern Rebellion, was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles from Northern England to depose Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

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River Browney

The River Browney is a river in County Durham, England, and the largest tributary of the River Wear.

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Viscount Boyne

Viscount Boyne, in the province of Leinster, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.

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Whim (mining)

A whim, also called a whim gin or a horse capstan, is a device similar to a windlass used in mining for hauling materials to the surface.

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2009 structural changes to local government in England

Structural changes to local government in England were effected on 1 April 2009, whereby a number of new unitary authorities were created in parts of the country which previously operated a 'two-tier' system of counties and districts.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon,_County_Durham

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