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KEW , a township in the See also:Kingston See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Surrey, See also:England, situated on the See also:south See also:bank of the See also:Thames, 6 m. W.S.W. of See also:Hyde See also:Park Corner, See also:London. Pop. (1901), 2699. A 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:bridge of seven See also:arches, erected in 1789, connecting Kew with See also:Brentford on the other See also:side of the See also:river, was replaced by a bridge of three arches opened by See also:Edward VII. in 1903 and named after him. Kew has increased greatly as a residential suburb of London; the old See also:village consisted chiefly of a See also:row of houses with gardens attached, situated on the See also:north side of a See also:green, to the south of which is the 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 and See also:churchyard and at the See also:west the See also:principal entrance to Kew Gardens. From remains found in the See also:bed of the river near Kew bridge it has been conjectured that the village marks the site of an old See also:British See also:settlement. The name first occurs in a document of 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 VII., where it is spelt Kayhough. The church of St See also:Anne (1714) has a See also:mausoleum containing the See also:tomb of the See also:duke of See also:Cambridge (d. 1850) son of See also:George III., and is also the See also:burial-See also:place 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:Gainsborough the artist, See also:Jeremiah See also:Meyer the painter of miniatures (d.1789), See also:John See also:Zoffany the artist (d. 1810), See also:Joshua See also:Kirby the architect (d. 1774), and 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 See also:Aiton the botanist and director of Kew Gardens (d. 1793).
The See also:free school originally endowed by See also:Lady See also:Capel in 1721 received See also:special benefactions from George IV., and the See also:title of " 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's free school."
The See also:estate of Kew See also:House about the end of the 17th See also:century came into the See also:possession of See also:Lord Capel of See also:Tewkesbury, and in 1721 of See also:Samuel See also:Molyneux, secretary to the See also:prince of See also:Wales, afterwards George II. After his See also:death it was leased by See also:Frederick prince of Wales, son of George II., and was See also:purchased about 1789 by George III., who devoted his leisure to its improvement. The old house was pulled down in 1802, and a new See also:mansion was begun from the designs of 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 See also:Wyatt, but the king's death prevented its completion, and in 1827 the portion built was removed. Dutch House, See also:close to Kew House, was sold by See also:Robert See also:Dudley, See also:earl of See also:Leicester, to See also:Sir See also:Hugh Portman, a Dutch See also:merchant, See also:late in the 16th century, and in 1781 was purchased by George III. as a nursery for the royal See also:children. It is a See also:plain See also:brick structure, now known as Kew See also:Palace.
The Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew originated in the See also:exotic See also:garden formed by Lord Capel and greatly extended by the princess See also:dowager, widow of Frederick, prince of Wales, and by George III., aided by the skill of William Aiton and of Sir See also:Joseph See also:Banks. In 184o the gardens were adopted as a See also:national See also:establishment, and transferred to the See also:department of See also:woods and forests. The gardens proper, which originally contained only about 11 acres, were subsequently increased to 75 acres, end the See also:pleasure grounds or See also:arboretum adjoining extend to 270 acres. There are extensive conservatories, botanical museums, including the magnificent See also:herbarium and a library. A lofty See also:Chinese See also:pagoda was erected in 1761. A flagstaff 159 ft. high is made out of the See also:fine single See also:trunk of a See also:Douglas See also:pine. In the neighbouring See also:Richmond Old Park is the important Kew See also:Observatory.
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