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CAMBORNE , a See also:market See also:town in the Camborne See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Cornwall, See also:England, on the See also:Great Western railway, 13 M. E.N.E. of See also:Penzance. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901), 14,726. It lies on the northward slope of the central See also:elevation of the See also:county, and is in the neighbourhood of some of the most productive See also:tin and See also:copper mines. These and the manufacture of See also:mining machinery employ most of the inhabitants. The See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:- MARTIN (Martinus)
- MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
- MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
- MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
- MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
- MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
- MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
- MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
- MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
- MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
- MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)
Martin contains several monuments and an See also:ancient See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:altar bearing a Latin inscription. There are See also:science and See also:art and mining See also:schools, and See also:practical mining is taught in See also:South Condurrow mine, the school attracting a large number of students. It was See also:developed from classes initiated in 1859 by the Miners' Association, and a three years' course of instruction is provided.
Camborne (Cambron, Camron) formed a portion of the extensive See also:manor of Tehidy, which at the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of the Domesday Survey was held by the See also:earl of See also:Mortain and subsequently by the Dunstanville and See also:Basset families. Its interests were economic-ally insignificant until the beginning of the 18th See also:century when the See also:rich deposits of copper and tin began to be vigorously worked at Dolcoath. It has been estimated that in 1788 this mine alone had produced ore See also:worth £2,000,000 and in 1882 ore worth X5,500,000. As the result of the prosperity of this and other mines in the neighbourhood the See also:population in 186o was See also:double that of 183o, six times that of 1770 and fifteen times that of ,66o. Camborne was the See also:scene of the scientific labours of See also:Richard Trevithick (1771—1833), the engineer, See also:born in the neighbouring parish of Illogan, and of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William Bickford, the inventor of the safety-fuse, a native of Camborne. Three fairs on the feasts of St Martin and St See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter and on 25th of See also:February were granted in 1708. The two former are still held, the last has been transferred to the 7th of See also:March. A Tuesday market formed the subject of a judicial inquiry in 1768, but since the See also:middle of the 17th century it has been held on Saturdays.
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