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TENBY , a See also:market See also:town, seaside resort, a municipal and contributory 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 of See also:Pembrokeshire, See also:Wales, finely situated on a See also:long narrow promontory of See also:limestone See also:rock washed on three sides by the See also:sea on the See also:west See also:shore of See also:Carmarthen See also:Bay. Pop. (1901) 4400. Tenby is a station on the Whitland-See also:Pembroke See also:Dock See also:branch of the See also:South Wales See also:system of the See also:Great Western railway. Its See also:chief attractions as a watering-See also:place are its picturesque See also:appearance and surroundings; its extensive antiquarian remains, its mild See also:climate and its two excellent beaches known as the See also:North and South Sands. The See also:ancient town walls survive almost intact on the north and west sides, and retain the See also:fine St See also:George's gateway, locally called the " Five See also:Arches." These walls, which were largely rebuilt by See also:Jasper Tudor, See also:earl of Pembroke, during the See also:Wars of the See also:Roses, were again repaired under See also:Elizabeth during the alarm of the See also:Spanish invasion, as is shown by a contemporary tablet bearing the See also:queen's See also:cipher and the date 1588. The inconsiderable ruins of the See also:castle, presenting a portion of the keep and See also:outer walls, occupy a rocky See also:peninsula to the S.E. of the town known as the Castle 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, which also contains the Welsh See also:national See also:monument to See also:Albert, See also:prince See also:consort, an immense statue and See also:pedestal of 'See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white See also:marble erected in 1865. Upon the Castle Hill is a small museum, containing some antiquities and See also:good collections of the See also:local See also:flora and marine See also:fauna, for which last Tenby has long been celebrated. Opposite the Castle Hill, about See also:loo yds. distant, but only accessible to See also:foot passengers at See also:low See also:tide, is St See also:Catherine's Rock with a fort constructed in 1865. Facing the Esplanade and South Sands, about 22 in. from the shore, stretches Caldy See also:Island, 1 m. in length and 3rd m. in breadth, with a See also:population of seventy persons and containing a ruined priory, which was a subsidiary See also:house to St Dogmell's See also:Abbey. To the west, between Caldy Island and Giltar Point on the mainland, lies St See also:Margaret's Rock. 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:Mary, situated at the See also:northern end of Tudor Square, the 1 See also:principal open space in the town, is one of the largest churches in South Wales, and exhibits all varieties of See also:architecture from the 12th to the 16th centuries. Its massive See also:tower, crowned with a See also:spire, is 152 ft. high, and forms a prominent See also:object in all views of the town. The handsome interior is remarkably See also:rich in See also:early tombs and monuments, the most important of them being the elaborate See also:altar-See also:tomb of See also:John and 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 White (c. 1482), members of an opulent See also:family of merchants long seated in Tenby. In the adjoining See also:churchyard are some remains of the Carmelite friary founded by John de Swynemore in 1399. The See also:harbour on the northern See also:beach is protected by 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:pier, and in 1895 an See also:iron pier was erected below
the Castle Hill for the convenience of the steamboats which ply between the town and See also:Bristol, See also:Ilfracombe, &c. The See also:trade of Tenby is inconsiderable, but the See also:fisheries, for which the place was noted at an early See also:period and which gave it its Welsh name of Dinbych y Pysgod, are of great value.
The name of Tenby is undoubtedly a corrupted See also:form of Daneby, recalling the Scandinavian origin of the place. The real importance of Tenby See also:dates from the 12th See also:century, when walls, castle and church were erected for the convenience of the Flemish colonists, who were then being planted in Dyfed. On more than one occasion the newly-founded town was captured, sacked and destroyed by marauding bands of Welshmen, notably in 1152; but on each occasion the place was rebuilt and refortified by the earls-See also:palatine of Pembroke, who greatly favoured this important See also:settlement. The first earl of Pembroke to 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 a See also:charter of See also:incorporation was 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 de See also:Valence, 9th earl (temp. 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.), and these privileges were extended by his successor, Earl See also:Aylmer. Henry IV., by a charter obtained in 1402, vested the See also:government of the town in a See also:mayor and two bailiffs to be elected annually. Elizabeth in 1580 confirmed all previous charters and incorporated the freeholders under the designation of " the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of the borough of Tenby." During the 15th century and under the Tudors the town See also:grew extremely prosperous, and contained many wealthy See also:mercantile families, of which that of White offers the most striking example. A member of this house, Thomas White, whilst mayor of Tenby, did See also:signal service to the Lancastrian cause in 1471 by harbouring Jasper Tudor, earl of Pembroke, and his See also:nephew Henry Tudor, earl of See also:Richmond (afterwards 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 Henry VII.), See also:prior to their See also:- ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli
escape to See also:France. John See also:Leland (c. 1540) described Tenby as being " very wealthy by merchandise," and noted its stone pier and well-built walls. The town suffered severely during the See also:Civil Wars, undergoing two sieges, firstly in 1644 when the parliamentarian, See also:Colonel Laugharne, took the place by See also:storm, and secondly in 1648 when it capitulated to Colonel See also:Horton. After the Restoration the importance and See also:wealth of Tenby showed a See also:constant tendency to decline, but towards the See also:close of the 18th century it See also:rose into great popularity as a watering-place, and it has since maintained its reputation as the most picturesque seaside resort of South Wales. Since 1536 Tenby has been a contributory borough to the Pembroke (now Pembroke and See also:Haverfordwest) parliamentary See also:district.
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