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DARTMOUTH , a seaport, See also:market See also:town, and municipal See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough in the See also:Torquay See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Devonshire, See also:England, 27 M. E: of See also:Plymouth. Pop. (1901) 6579. It is beautifully situated on the See also:west See also:bank and near the mouth of the See also:river Dart, which here forms an almost See also:land-locked See also:estuary. The town is connected by a See also:steam See also:ferry with Kingswear on the opposite bank, which is served by a See also:branch of the See also:Great Western railway. The houses of Dartmouth, many of which are See also:ancient, rise in tiers from the See also:shore, beneath a range of steep hills. An See also:embankment planted with trees fronts the river. The cruciform 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 Saviour is of the 14th and 15th centuries, and contains a graceful See also:rood-See also:screen of the 16th See also:century, an 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:pulpit and interesting monuments. Dartmouth See also:Castle, in See also:part of Tudor date, commands the river a little below the town. Portions of the cottage of See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Newcomen, one of the inventors of the steam-See also:engine, are preserved. Dartmouth is a favourite See also:yachting centre, and See also:shipbuilding, See also:brewing, See also:engineering and paint-making are carried on. See also:Coal is imported, and resold to See also:ships calling at the See also:harbour. The borough is under a See also:mayor, four aldermen and twelve councillors. See also:Area, 1924 acres.
See also:History.—Probably owing its origin to Saxon invaders, Dart-mouth (Darentamuthan, Dertemue) was a seaport of importance when See also:Earl Beorn was buried. in its church in 1049. From its sheltered harbour 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 II. embarked for the See also:relief of Mans, and the crusading See also:squadron set See also:sail in 1190, while See also:John landed here in 1214. The borough, first claimed as such in the reign of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry I., was in existence by the See also:middle of the r3th century, since a See also:deed of See also:- GILBERT
- GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS
- GILBERT (or GYLBERDE), WILLIAM (1544-1603)
- GILBERT, ALFRED (1854– )
- GILBERT, ANN (1821-1904)
- GILBERT, GROVE KARL (1843– )
- GILBERT, J
- GILBERT, JOHN (1810-1889)
- GILBERT, MARIE DOLORES ELIZA ROSANNA [" LOLA MONTEZ "] (1818-1861)
- GILBERT, NICOLAS JOSEPH LAURENT (1751–1780)
- GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY (c. 1539-1583)
- GILBERT, SIR JOSEPH HENRY (1817-1901)
- GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK (1836– )
Gilbert Fitz-See also:Stephen, See also:lord of the See also:manor, mentions the services due from " his burgesses of Dertemue," and a borough See also:seal of 128o is extant. The See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king in 1224 required the bailiffs and See also:good men of Dartmouth to keep all ships in readiness for his service, and in 1302 they were to furnish two ships for the Scottish expedition, an See also:obligation maintained throughout the century. The men of the See also:vill were made quit of See also:toll in 1337, and in 1342 the town was incorporated by a See also:charter frequently See also:con-firmed by later sovereigns. See also:Edward III. in 1372 granted that the burgesses should be sued only before the mayor and bailiffs, and See also:Richard II. in 1393 granted extended See also:jurisdiction and a See also:coroner; further charters were obtained in 1604 and 1684. A See also:French attack on the town was repulsed in 1404, and in 1485 the burgesses received a royal See also:- GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
- GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
- GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
- GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
- GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
- GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
- GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
- GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
- GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
- GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
- GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
- GRANT, U
- GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)
grant of b.() for walling the town and stretching a See also:chain across the river mouth. Dartmouth fitted out two ships against the See also:Armada, and was captured by both the royalists and parliamentarians in the See also:Civil See also:War. It returned two representatives to See also:parliament in 1?98, and from 1350 to 1832. In the latter See also:year the See also:representation was reduced to one, and was merged in that of the See also:county in 1868. Manorial markets were granted for Dartmouth in 1231 and 1301. These were important since as See also:early as 1225 the See also:fleet resorted there for provisions. During the 14th and 15th centuries there was a See also:regular See also:trade with See also:Bordeaux and See also:Brittany, and complaints of piracies by Dartmouth men were frequent.
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