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GRAVESEND , a municipal and See also:parliamentary 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, See also:river-See also:port and See also:market See also:town of See also:Kent, See also:England, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Thames opposite Tilbury Fort, 22 M. E. by S. of See also:London by the See also:South-Eastern & See also:Chatham railway. Pop. (1901) 27,196. It extends about 2 M. along the river bank, occupying a slight acclivity which reaches its See also:summit at See also:Windmill See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill, whence extensive views are obtained of the river, with its windings and See also:shipping. The older and See also:lower See also:part of the town is irregularly built, with narrow and inconvenient streets, but the upper and newer portion contains several handsome streets and terraces. Among several piers are the town See also:pier, erected in 1832, and the See also:terrace pier, built in 1845, at a 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 when See also:local river-See also:traffic by steamboat was specially prosperous. Gravesend is a favourite resort of the inhabitants of London, both for excursions and as a summer See also:residence; it is also a favourite See also:yachting centre.
The See also:principal buildings are the town-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall, 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 Gravesend, erected on the site of an See also:ancient See also:building destroyed by See also:fire in 1727; See also:Milton parish church, a Decorated and Perpendicular building erected in the time of See also:Edward IL; and the See also:county courts. Milton See also:Mount See also:College is a large institution for the daughters of Congregational ministers. See also:East of the town are the earthworks designed to assist Tilbury Fort in obstructing the passage up river of an enemy's force. They were originally constructed on See also:Vauban's See also:system in the reign of See also:Charles II. Rosherville Gardens, a popular resort, are in the western suburb of Rosherville, a residential See also:quarter named after See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James Rosher, an owner of See also:lime See also:works. They were founded in 1843 by See also:George See also:- JONES
- JONES, ALFRED GILPIN (1824-1906)
- JONES, EBENEZER (182o-186o)
- JONES, ERNEST CHARLES (1819-1869)
- JONES, HENRY (1831-1899)
- JONES, HENRY ARTHUR (1851- )
- JONES, INIGO (1573-1651)
- JONES, JOHN (c. 1800-1882)
- JONES, MICHAEL (d. 1649)
- JONES, OWEN (1741-1814)
- JONES, OWEN (1809-1874)
- JONES, RICHARD (179o-1855)
- JONES, SIR ALFRED LEWIS (1845-1909)
- JONES, SIR WILLIAM (1746-1794)
- JONES, THOMAS RUPERT (1819– )
- JONES, WILLIAM (1726-1800)
Jones. Gravesend, which is within the Port of London, has some import See also:trade in See also:coal and See also:timber, and fishing, especially of shrimps, is carried on extensively. The principal other See also:industries are See also:boat-building, ironfounding, See also:brewing and See also:soap-boiling. See also:Fruit and vegetables are largely grown in the neighbourhood for the London market. Since 1867 Gravesend has returned a member to See also:parliament, the borough including See also:Northfleet to the See also:west. The town is governed by a See also:mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. See also:Area, 1259 acres.
In the Domesday Survey " Gravesham " is entered among the See also:bishop of See also:Bayeux's lands, and a " See also:hythe " or landing-See also:place is mentioned. In 1401 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 IV. granted the men of Gravesend the See also:sole right of conveying in their own vessels all persons travelling between London and Gravesend, and this right was confirmed by Edward IV. in 1462. In 1562 the town was granted a See also:charter of See also:incorporation by See also:Elizabeth, which vested the See also:government in 2 portreeves and 12 jurats, but by a later charter of 1568 one portreeve was substituted for the two. Charles I. incorporated the town anew under the See also:title of the mayor, jurats and inhabitants of Gravesend, and a further charter of liberties was granted by James II. in 1687. A See also:Thursday market and See also:fair on the 13th of See also:October were granted to the men of Gravesend by Edward III. in 1367; Elizabeth's charters gave them a Wednesday market and fairs on the 24th of See also:June and the 13th of October, with a See also:court of See also:pie-See also:powder; by the charter of Charles I. Thursday and Saturday were made the market days, and these were changed again to Wednesday and Saturday by a charter of 1694, which also granted a fair on the 23rd of See also:April; the fairs on these See also:dates have died out, but the Saturday market is still held.
From the beginning of the 17th See also:century Gravesend was the See also:chief station for East Indiamen; most of the See also:ships outward See also:bound from London stopped here to See also:victual. A customs See also:house was built in 1782. See also:Queen Elizabeth established Gravesend as the point where the See also:corporation of London should welcome in See also:state eminent See also:foreign visitors arriving by See also:water. State processions by water from Gravesend to London had previously taken place, as in 1522, when Henry VIII. escorted the See also:emperor Charles V. A similar practice was maintained until See also:modern times; as when, on the 7th of See also:March 1863, the princess Alexandra was received here by the See also:prince of See also:Wales (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 Edward VII.) three days before their See also:marriage. Gravesend parish church contains memorials to " Princess " Pocahontas, who died when prepaying to return See also:home from a visit to England in 1617, and was buried in the old church. A memorial See also:pulpit from the state of See also:Indiana, U.S.A., made of Virginian See also:wood, was provided in 1904, and a fund was raised for a stained-See also:glass window by ladies of the state of See also:Virginia.
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