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TOTTENHAM , an See also:urban See also:district in the Tottenham See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Middlesex, See also:England, forming a See also:north suburb of See also:London, 61 m. north of London See also:Bridge, adjoining See also:Edmonton on the See also:south. Pop. (Igor), 102,541. Its full name, not now in use, was Tottenham High See also:Cross, from the cross near the centre of the township. The origin and significance of this cross are doubtful. The See also:present structure was erected c. 1600, and ornamented with See also:stucco in 18(39. In the 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 Isaak See also:Walton there stood by it a shady See also:arbour to which the See also:angler was wont to resort. Formerly Tottenham was noted for its " greens," in the centre of one of which stood the famous old See also:elm trees called the " Seven Sisters "; these were removed in 184o, but the name is pre-served in the Seven Sisters Road. See also:Bruce See also:castle, on the site of the old See also:mansion of the Bruces, but built probably by See also:Sir 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:Compton in the beginning of the 16th See also:century, was occupied by a boarding-school founded by Mr (afterwards Sir) See also:Rowland 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 in 1827 on the See also:system instituted by him at Hazlewood, See also:Birmingham. It became public See also:property in 1892. 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 All Hallows, Tottenham, was given by See also:David, 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 of See also:Scotland (c. 1126) to the canons of the church of See also:Holy Trinity, London. It retains Perpendicular portions, a south See also:porch of See also:brick of the 16th century and numerous See also:ancient monuments and See also:brasses. The See also:grammar school was enlarged and endowed in 1686 by Sarah, See also:dowager duchess of See also:Somerset. The urban district formerly included See also:Wood See also:Green to the See also:west, but this became a See also:separate urban district in 1888 (pop. 34,233).
In the reign of See also:Edward the See also:Confessor the See also:manor of Tottenham was possessed by See also:Earl See also:Waltheof. It was inherited by his daughter Maud, who was married first to See also:Simon de St Liz and after-wards to David, son of See also:Malcolm III., king of Scotland, who was created by 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. earl of See also:Huntingdon, and received possessionof all the lands formerly held by Earl Waltheof. The manor thus descended to William the See also:Lion, king of Scotland, and was granted by him in 1184 to his See also:brother David, earl of See also:Angus and See also:Galloway, the 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 being confirmed in 1199 by King See also:John of England, who created him earl of Huntingdon. He married Maud, heiress of See also:Hugh, earl of See also:Chester, and his son John inherited both earldoms. The son married See also:Helen, daughter of See also:Llewelyn, See also:prince of See also:Wales, by whom he was poisoned in 1237, dying without issue. She retained See also:possession till 1254, when the manor was divided between his coheirs See also:Robert de Brus, John de See also:Baliol and Henry de See also:Hastings, each division forming a distinct manor bearing the name of its owner. In 1429 they were reunited in the possession of John Gedeney, See also:alderman of London.
William Bedwell, the Arabic See also:scholar, was See also:vicar of Tottenham, and published in 1632 a Briefe Description of the Towne of Tottenham, in which he printed for the, first time the See also:burlesque poem, the Turnament of Tottenham.
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