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Costessey

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Costessey is a civil parish situated west of Norwich in Norfolk, England. [1]

45 relations: Alan Rufus, Anne of Cleves, Baron Stafford, Bawburgh, Bristol Blenheim, Civil parish, Coat of arms, Costessey Hall, Districts of England, Domesday Book, Drayton, Norfolk, Gyrth Godwinson, Hellesdon, Henry Jerningham, Henry VIII of England, List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations, Lunatic, Manorialism, Marriott's Way, Mary I of England, Norfolk, Norwich, Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency), Ofsted, Oliver Cromwell, Ormiston Victory Academy, Park and ride, Rachel de Souza, Reepham, Norfolk, River Tud, River Wensum, Royal Norfolk Show, South Norfolk, South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency), Staffordshire, Street or road name, Suffolk, Taverham, United Kingdom census, 2001, Walstan, War Office, William the Conqueror, World War I, World War II, Wymondham.

Alan Rufus

Alan Rufus (alternatively Alanus Rufus (Latin), Alan ar Rouz (Breton), Alain le Roux (French) or Alan the Red (c. 1040 – 1093), 1st Lord of Richmond, was a relative and companion of William the Conqueror (Duke William II of Normandy) during the Norman Conquest of England. He was the second son of Eozen Penteur (also known as Eudon, Eudo or Odo, Count of Penthièvre) by Orguen Kernev (also known as Agnes of Cornouaille). William the Conqueror granted Alan Rufus a significant English fief, later known as the Honour of Richmond, in about 1071.Keats-Rohan "" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves (Anna von Kleve; 22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 9 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII.

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Baron Stafford

Baron Stafford, referring to Stafford, is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England.

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Bawburgh

Bawburgh is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, lying in the valley of the River Yare about west of Norwich city centre.

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Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Costessey Hall

Costessey Hall (pronounced and sometimes spelt Cossey Hall, also written as Cotesby Hall) was a manor house in Costessey, Norfolk, England, four miles west of Norwich.

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Districts of England

The districts of England (also known as local authority districts or local government districts to distinguish from unofficial city districts) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.

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Drayton, Norfolk

Drayton, Norfolk, is a suburban village in the county of Norfolk and district of Broadland north west of Norwich.

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Gyrth Godwinson

Gyrth Godwinson (Old English: Gyrð Godƿinson) (1032 – 14 October 1066) was the fourth son of Earl Godwin, and thus a younger brother of Harold Godwinson.

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Hellesdon

Hellesdon is a village and suburb of Norwich in the District of Broadland in Norfolk, England.

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Henry Jerningham

Sir Henry Jerningham KB (1509/10 – 6 September 1572) was an English courtier during the Tudor period.

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Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.

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List of names in English with counterintuitive pronunciations

This is a set of lists of English personal and place names whose pronunciations are counterintuitive to their spelling, because the pronunciation does not correspond to the spelling, or because a better known namesake has a markedly different pronunciation.

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Lunatic

Lunatic is an informal term referring to a person who is considered as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable, crazy, conditions once attributed to lunacy.

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Manorialism

Manorialism was an essential element of feudal society.

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Marriott's Way

The Marriott's Way is a long-distance footpath, cycle-path and bridleway between Norwich and Aylsham, Norfolk, England.

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Mary I of England

Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England.

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Norwich

Norwich (also) is a city on the River Wensum in East Anglia and lies approximately north-east of London.

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Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)

Norwich South is a constituency in Norfolk represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, since 2015 by Clive Lewis, of the Labour Party.

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Ofsted

The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of the UK government, reporting to Parliament.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader.

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Ormiston Victory Academy

Ormiston Victory Academy (formerly Costessey High School) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Costessey, Norfolk, England.

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Park and ride

Park and ride (or incentive parking) facilities are parking lots with public transport connections that allow commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system (rapid transit, light rail, or commuter rail), or carpool for the remainder of the journey.

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Rachel de Souza

Dame Rachel Mary de Souza (born January 1968) is a British educationalist, and former head teacher.

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Reepham, Norfolk

Reepham is a small market town in the English county of Norfolk, situated on the B1145 road between the Bure and Wensum valleys.

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River Tud

River Tud is a tributary of the River Wensum, Norfolk in the East of England.

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River Wensum

The River Wensum is a chalk fed river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare despite being the larger of the two rivers.

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Royal Norfolk Show

The Royal Norfolk Show (more simply the Norfolk Show) is an annual agricultural show, and is held by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association.

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South Norfolk

South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England.

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South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

South Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Richard Bacon, a Conservative.

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Staffordshire

Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England.

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Street or road name

A street or road name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England.

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Taverham

Taverham is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, in England.

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United Kingdom census, 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.

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Walstan

Saint Walstan (or Walston) (died 1016) was born either in Bawburgh in Norfolk, or Blythburgh in Suffolk, and because of a life dedicated to farming and the care of farm animals, is the patron saint of farms, farmers, farmhands, ranchers and husbandrymen.

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War Office

The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence.

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William the Conqueror

William I (c. 1028Bates William the Conqueror p. 33 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Wymondham

Wymondham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, southwest of Norwich, just off the A11 road from Norwich to London which now bypasses the town.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costessey

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