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STAMFORD , a 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, chiefly in the See also:South Kesteven or Stamford See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Lincolnshire, but partly in See also:Northamptonshire, on the See also:river Welland, at the landward edge of the fen See also:country. Pop. (1901), 8229. The town stands picturesquely on the steep See also:banks of the river, and is of the highest antiquarian See also:interest. It formerly possessed fourteen See also:parish churches, but now has only six, viz. St See also:Mary's, erected at the end of the 13th See also:century, possessing an See also:Early See also:English See also:tower, with Decorated See also:spire, the See also:principal other parts of the See also:building being Perpendicular; All See also:Saints', also of the 13th century, the See also:steeple being built at the expense of See also:John See also:- BROWNE
- BROWNE, EDWARD HAROLD (18,1–1891)
- BROWNE, ISAAC HAWKINS (1705-1760)
- BROWNE, JAMES (1793–1841)
- BROWNE, MAXIMILIAN ULYSSES, COUNT VON, BARON DE CAMUS AND MOUNTANY (1705-1757)
- BROWNE, PETER (?1665-1735)
- BROWNE, ROBERT (1550-1633)
- BROWNE, SIR JAMES (1839–1896)
- BROWNE, SIR THOMAS (1605-1682)
- BROWNE, WILLIAM (1591–1643)
- BROWNE, WILLIAM GEORGE (1768-1813)
Browne, See also:merchant of the See also:staple at See also:Calais, in the beginning of the 15th century; St See also:Michael's, rebuilt in 1836 on the site of the one erected in 1269; St See also:George's, Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular, for the most See also:part rebuilt in 1450 at the expense 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 See also:Bruges, first garter 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-at-arms; St John Baptist's, Perpendicular, erected about 1452; and 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's, Perpendicular, in which See also:Lord Treasurer See also:Burghley is buried. Formerly there were several religious houses: the See also:Benedictine monastery of St Leonard's, founded in the 7th century, of,which there are some See also:Norman and later remains; the Carmelite monastery (1291), of which the See also:west See also:gate still stands; and houses for See also:Grey Friars (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 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 III.), See also:Dominicans (1240), Gilbertines (1291), and See also:Augustinians (1316). The principal See also:secular 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 (rebuilt 1776), the See also:corn See also:exchange (1859), and the See also:literary and scientific See also:institute (1842), with a library of 6000 volumes. There are a large number of charitable institutions, including the Stamford and See also:Rutland infirmary (1828), Browne's See also:hospital, founded in the time of See also:Richard III., with its picturesque See also:Late Perpendicular building, Snowden's See also:alms-houses (1604), Truesdale's almshouses (1700), and Burghley hospital, founded by Lord Treasurer Burghley (1597). The See also:modern See also:grammar school building incorporates remains of 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 of St See also:Paul. To the south of Stamford, in See also:Northampton-See also:shire, is Burghley See also:House, the seat of the See also:marquis of See also:Exeter, a See also:fine quadrangular See also:mansion dating from 1587, containing a See also:note-worthy See also:art collection. It stands in a well-wooded See also:park. The prosperity of the town depends chiefly on its connexion with See also:agriculture. It possesses See also:iron foundries, agricultural See also:implement See also:works, See also:wagon factories and breweries. There is also some See also:trade in See also:coal, See also:timber, 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 and slates. The town is governed by a See also:mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. See also:Area, 1918 acres.
Apart from the tradition preserved by Henry of See also:Huntingdon that the See also:Saxons here defeated the Picts and Scots in 449, Stamford (Stamford) is a See also:place of See also:great antiquity. The Danes built
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a fort here on the See also:north See also:bank of the Welland, See also:round which a town existed when in 922 King See also:Edward fortified the opposite See also:side of the stream. It passed again into Danish hands and was one of the five boroughs recaptured by See also:Edmund See also:IEtheling in 941. The priory of St Leonard was a See also:cell of See also:Durham, and a See also:charter of See also:Edgar dated 972 mentions a market and a See also:mint. In the reign of Edward the See also:Confessor Stamford was a royal borough governed by twelve lawmen, reduced in 1o86 to nine, and divided into six wards. The Norman See also:castle, built before 1o86, was thrice besieged by Henry II. while See also:Duke of See also:Normandy, but only yielded in 1153. Two years later he granted it and the See also:manor to Richard Humet; forfeited by his son it was given to John, See also:earl of See also:Warenne, in 1206. In 1337 it passed to William de See also:Bohun, earl of Northampton, and thence to Edmund See also:Langley, afterwards duke of See also:York, finally reverting to the See also:Crown on the See also:death of See also:Cicely, duchess of York. See also:Elizabeth granted it to the first Lord Burghley. The barons met here in 1215 on their See also:march to See also:London, and in 1309 a See also:parliament was held at Stamford. In 1256 Henry III. gave the burgesses freedom from tolls, the right of receiving tolls and See also:immunity of their goods from See also:arrest, privileges confirmed and enlarged in the following See also:year. William, earl of Warenne, in 1275 permitted the burgesses to choose their See also:chief officer or See also:alderman, who was still sworn in at the manor See also:court as late as 1615 and was first called " mayor " in 1663. Edward IV. incorporated Stamford by the name of the alderman and burgesses in 1461 and granted the town immunity from all See also:external See also:jurisdiction and gave it a See also:common See also:seal. The charters have been frequently confirmed. As early as 1292 Stamford was well known for its monastic See also:schools, and in 1333 was chosen as the headquarters of the students who seceded from See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford, and an Early Decorated gateway remains of Brasenose Hall. The See also:attempt to establish a See also:regular university was prohibited by royal authority. The defeat of the Yorkists here was followed by the decay of the castle in the reign of Richard III., and the See also:history of the place henceforth centred chiefly round the See also:family of See also:Cecil, whose ancestor, See also:David Seyceld, settled here about 1566. Stamford occasionally re-turned two members to parliament from 1295 until 1832. The See also:representation was reduced to one by the See also:act of 1867, and was abolished in 1885. The fairs are of See also:ancient origin, and are mentioned in 1245 and the reign of Edward I. These are the May See also:fair, town fair, and See also:spring fair, and fairs on various See also:dates representing See also:Candlemas, See also:mid-See also:- LENT (0. Eng. lenclen, " spring," M. Eng. lenten, lente, lent; cf. Dut. lente, Ger. Lenz, " spring," 0. H. Ger. lenzin, lengizin, lenzo, probably from the same root as " long " and referring to " the lengthening days ")
Lent, the feasts of Corpus Christi, St 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 and SS. See also:Simon and See also:Jude. A market is still held every See also:Friday. In 1182 there were dyers, weavers and fullers here, but these were only the usual See also:home See also:industries. In 1822 See also:silk throwsting was successfully carried on, but this has See also:long ceased.
See E. C. See also:Mackenzie-See also:Walcott, Memorials of Stamford, past and See also:present (Stamford, 1867); John Drakard, The History of Stamford in the See also:County of See also:Lincoln, comprising its ancient progressive and modern See also:state (Stamford, 1822); See also:Charles Nevinson, History of Stamford (Stamford, 1879); See also:Victoria County History: Lincoln.
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