Image Dean Village.jpg thumb 250px The DeanVillageDeanVillage from dene , meaning deep valley is a former village immediately northwest of Edinburgh , Scotland city centre. It was known as the Water of Leith Village and was a successful Cereal grain milling hamlet for more than 800 years. At one time there were no fewer than eleven working mills there, driven by the strong currents of the Water of Leith . The mylnes of Dene were listed in the King David I of Scotland David I Charters. In 1833, the four arched Dean Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford and 106 feet above the water level, was opened to carry the Queensferry Road over the Dean Gorge, almost at the sole expense of Mr John Learmonth Lord Provost of Edinburgh . The contractors were John Gibb & Son, from Aberdeen. Another intention of the new bridge was to open up the Dean estate to feu ing. ref Gilbert, W.M., editor, Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century , Edinburgh, 1901 97 ref Dean Bridge was also featured in Ian Rankin s book Strip Jack , in which novel a woman is found dead in the river underneath the bridge. The side parapet of the bridge was raised in height at the beginning of the 20th century as a deterrent to suicides, which were very common here in the 19th century, being more or less guaranteed success. The change in stonework is still visible. However, for a number of reasons, DeanVillage s trade diminished. For many years, the village became associated with decay and poverty, and it reached a low point by around 1960. From the mid 1970s onwards it became recognised as a tranquil oasis close to the city ... DeanVillage to Leith. Dean Cemetery stands on the site of Dean House, a mansion house which was part of Dean Estate which had been bought by Sir William Nisbet in 1609 and demolished in 1845. The cemetery ... www.deanvillage.org DeanVillage News http www.waterofleith.edin.org Water of Leith Conservation ... into the terrace wall on the edge of the cemetery. A painted ceiling from Dean House is now ... more details
Wiktionary deanDean may refer to Dean name Christian name and surname Title TOC right Dean education , head of a division, faculty, college, or school in a university Dean Christianity , persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy The head of a Bar association or equivalent body in some jurisdictions The title is also given less formally to the longest serving member of certain groups, as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps , the most senior ambassador in a country s diplomatic corps Dean of the House disambiguation , the most senior member of a country s legislature Places in Australia Dean, Victoria , Australia in Canada Dean, Nova Scotia , Canada in China De an County , in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China in the United Kingdom Lower Dean , Bedfordshire, England Upper Dean , Bedfordshire, England Dean, Cheshire , England Dean, Cumbria , England Dean, Devon , England Dean, Dorset , England Dean, Hampshire , England Dean, Lancashire , England Dean, Oxfordshire , England Dean, Somerset , England DeanVillage , Scotland Forest of Dean , England in the United States Dean, California , USA Dean, Pennsylvania , USA Dean, Texas , USA Companies Dean Foods , a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas Dean Guitars , manufacturer of guitars and other stringed instruments Other Hurricane Dean USS Dean II SP 98 USS Dean II SP 98 , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 See also Deane disambiguation disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages cs Dean de Dean fr Dean it Dean ja pt Dean ru sr fi Dean sv Dean ... more details
T. Dean full name and details unknown was an England English cricket er who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire . Dean made a single first class appearance for the team, during the 1908 season, against Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey . Dean scored 11 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 4 runs in the second, in a match curtailed to just a single day s play. External links http cricketarchive.com Archive Players 29 29027 29027.html T. Dean at Cricket Archive DEFAULTSORT Dean, T Category English cricketers Category Gloucestershire cricketers ... more details
Other uses File castle.combe.mainstreet.arp.jpg thumb The main street of the village of Castle Combe , Wiltshire , England . File masouleh.jpg thumb Masouleh village, Gilan Province , Iran File KippelL tschental WoodenHouses.jpg thumb An Swiss Alps alpine village in the L tschental Valley, Switzerland File Cumal k z k 7121.jpg thumb Cumal k z k , a traditional Turkish village, Bursa, Turkey File Indianvillage.jpg thumb right A village in central India . A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential ... s, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban area urban neighbourhood s, such as the West Village in Manhattan , New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut , Lebanon , as well as Hampstead Village in the London conurbation . Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings however ... Search&meta ref can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered ... agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet place hamlet earned the right to be called a village ... restoration 2006 exploring brit villages 01.shtml Dr Greg Stevenson, What is a Village? , Exploring .... Traditional villages Although many patterns of village life have existed, the typical village ..., and land surrounding the living quarters was farmed. Traditional fishing village s were based ... Asia File Ogi Shirakawa02bs3200.jpg thumb Shirakawa g , Nagano Japan. China Main Village China In mainland China , Village China villages Lang zh cn Zh are divisions under township China township ... Taiwan township s or county controlled cities . The village is called a tsuen or c n under a rural ... in rural areas while kelurahan are generally urban subdivisions. A village head is respectively called ... such as Tanah Toraja, elders take turns watching over the village at a command post. Citation needed ... kampong in the English language has been defined specifically as a Malay hamlet or village in a Malay ... today as a village in Brunei , Indonesia or Malaysia . In Malaysia, a kampung is determined as a locality ... more details
Orphan date July 2010 Notability Organizations date December 2009 Unreferenced date December 2009 Village by Village is a small UK International development Charitable organization charity Non governmental organization NGO working in Ghana , West Africa to help rural communities improve their quality of life. Village by Village provide rural Ghanaian communities with Water well wells , latrine s, and education scholarship s. Village by Village intends to reach 100 villages by 2016 with clean drinking water , education for children and sanitation . Village by Village began in 2006 after the CEO Neil Kerfoot went to Ghana to dig a well with WaterAid . Upon his return to the UK Neil decided to give up his job as a deputy CEO for a not for profit education company and set up Village by Village. The first project was to build an information centre and Library for the village of Gboloo Kofi, in the Eastern Region Ghana Eastern Region of Ghana. The construction was undertaken by the community and a team of UK volunteers who applied to come to Ghana through Village by Village s volunteering arm GapMonth. This was completed in December 2007. Village by Village has also appealed to UK entrepreneur s to challenge them to solve the problems of poverty using their business acumen . In August 2007 the charity launched MillionairesMonth which offers business leader with annual turnover of over 1million to help Ghanaian communities in need. References Reflist External links External links date December 2009 No footnotes date December 2009 http www.thebiggive.org.uk http www.globalchallengeaward.org http www.idealist.org if i en av Org 207636 117 http www.dofe.org en content cms doing your dofe your dofe programme approved activity pr village by villagevillage by village.aspx http www.globalgiving.co.uk pr 4100 proj4048a.html http www.ludlowadvertiser.co.uk news tenburywells 4493768.Drive ... 1116952&SubsidiaryNumber 0 DEFAULTSORT Village By Village Category African Development ... more details
File St Oswald s Church, Dean.jpg thumb 220px Dean is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale District , in the county of Cumbria . Dean has a Church of England School, a church called St Oswald s Church, Dean and a pub. Nearby settlements include the town of Workington , the village of Ullock and the hamlet of Deanscales . Dean has a church called St Oswald s Church, Dean St Oswald s Church . ref http www.visitcumbria.com cm dean st oswalds church.htm ref References Reflist http www.ukvillages.co.uk Place 7528 Dean Cumbria http www.dean.cumbria.sch.uk http www.visitcumbria.com cm chc3.htm coord 54.6135 3.4351 type city 200 region GB display title Category Villages in Cumbria Cumbria geo stub nl Dean Cumbria ... more details
File Dean Prior Church geograph.org.uk 1097670.jpg thumb 220px St George Martyr, Dean Prior Dean Prior is a village and civil parish near the A38 road , in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon , England. It is located near the town of Buckfastleigh . Dean Prior has a church called St George Martyr, Dean Prior . ref http www.achurchnearyou.com dean prior st george the martyr ref References Reflist External links http genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk DEV DeanPrior index.html Genuki http www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk england devon dean prior Listed buildings in Dean Prior South Hams parishes Devon parishes coord 50 27 N 3 47 W display title region GB type city source GNS enwiki Category Villages in South Hams Category Civil parishes in South Hams Category Civil parishes in Devon Category Villages in Devon Devon geo stub ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.29777 longitude 0.46726 official name Upper Dean population civil parish Dean and Shelton unitary england Bedford borough Bedford lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town HUNTINGDON postcode district PE28 postcode area PE dial code 01234 os grid reference TL046677 Upper Dean is a village located in the Bedford borough Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire , England . The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish , and is close to the settlements of Melchbourne and Swineshead, Bedfordshire Swineshead . Upper Dean is the location of Eileen Wade Lower School . Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Upper Dean ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.30827 longitude 0.45439 official name Lower Dean population civil parish Dean and Shelton unitary england Bedford borough Bedford lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town HUNTINGDON postcode district PE28 postcode area PE dial code 01234 os grid reference TL054689 Lower Dean is a village located in the Bedford borough Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire , England . The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish , and is close to the county border with Northamptonshire and the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire . Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Lower Dean ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 51.06149 longitude 0.96246 official name Priors Dean population civil parish Colemore & Priors Dean shire district East Hampshire shire county Hampshire region South East England constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SU727296 Priors Dean is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire , England . It is 1.2 miles 1.9km west of the village of Hawkley , 4.2 miles 6.8km north of Petersfield, Hampshire Petersfield . Priors Dean is dominated by a Manor House, a 14th century Gothic church and a nearly 2,000 year old tree. The nearest railway station is Liss railway station Liss , 3.3 miles 5.3km east of the hamlet. Category Villages in Hampshire Hampshire geo stub EastHampshire pl Priors Dean ... more details
Cookham Dean is a settlement to the west of the village of Cookham in Berkshire , England . It is the highest point of all the Cookhams Cookham Rise , Cookham Village and Cookham Dean Commerce Cookham Dean has a Post Office and is served by three pubs, Uncle Tom s Cabin, The Jolly Farmer, a Gastro Pub called The Chequers Brasserie and a hotel inn called The Inn on The Green. Cookham Dean. The Chequers has received a recommendation from The Good Pub Guide specifically for its food and wine. ref The Good Pub Guide http www.thegoodpubguide.co.uk Data Pubs S SL Chequers SL6 9BQ Chequers ref Notable residents Wendy Craig , actress Kenneth Grahame , author Ulrika Jonsson , television presenter Hugh Massingberd childhood , journalist and genealogist Jim Rosenthal , television presenter Ralph Thompson , wildlife artist External links oscoor gbx SU870850 http www.cookhamdean.com Cookham Dean References reflist br force section space Berkshire geo stub coord 51.557 N 0.746 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SU870850 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Berkshire Category Windsor and Maidenhead Windsor and Maidenhead es Cookham Dean ... more details
TV series Restoration . In his seven episode series The Perfect Village , on BBC Four , Dean visited 12 English villages and discussed the qualities that would create the perfect village. Art and illustration As seen in his television appearances, Dean produces watercolor cityscapes and architectural ...BLP IMDB refimprove date June 2008 Ptolemy Dean , a British architect and television presenter. He specialises in historic preservation , as well as designing new buildings that are in keeping with their historic or natural settings. He is best known for his appearances on two BBC television series, Restoration TV series and The Perfect Village. Personal Dean is the son of Joseph Dean, a judge, ref http www.guardian.co.uk theguardian 2010 feb 01 joseph dean obituary ref and grew up in Wye, Kent Wye in Kent , one of the English Home Counties . One of his sisters is Tacita Dean , the artist. He studied ..., Dean studied under late modernist Professor Isi Metzstein . Career Architecture After finishing his academic studies, Dean received funding from the International Council on Monuments and Sites ... to St Pancras Chambers. He now runs his own small practice, Ptolemy Dean Architects, near Borough Market in London . Books Dean has written and illustrated two books on the 19th century British architect John Soane Sir John Soane , and co written a study of London s Borough Market . Television Dean ... and artist Sir Hugh Casson . Bibliography Dean, Ptolemy. Sir John Soane and the Country Estate Aldershot Ashgate, 1999 ISBN 1 84014 293 6 . Dean, Ptolemy, et al.. The Borough Market Book From Roots to Renaissance London Civic Books, 2004 ISBN 1 904104 90 8 . Dean, Ptolemy. Sir John Soane and London Aldershot Lund Humphries, 2006 ISBN 0 7546 3926 6 . Dean, Ptolemy. Britain s Buildings Places ... http www.ptolemydean.co.uk Ptolemy Dean Architects website IMDB name id 1435105 name Ptolemy Dean DEFAULTSORT Dean, Ptolemy Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 infobox UK place country England latitude 51.307380 longitude 1.5118298 official name Vernhams Dean population shire district Test Valley shire county Hampshire region South East England constituency westminster North West Hampshire post town ANDOVER postcode district SP11 0 postcode area SP dial code 01264 os grid reference SU3412556587 Vernhams Dean is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire , England , just east of the Wiltshire border and south of the Berkshire border. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 523. The village is about 9 miles north of Andover, Hampshire Andover and 9 miles south of Hungerford in Berkshire. Category Villages in Hampshire Hampshire geo stub Test Valley pl Vernhams Dean ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 51.08279 longitude 1.10296 official name Ropley Dean population civil parish Ropley shire district East Hampshire shire county Hampshire metropolitan borough metropolitan county region South East England constituency westminster East Hampshire UK Parliament constituency East Hampshire post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SU629318 Ropley Dean is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire , England . It is 7.3 miles 11.7km southwest of Alton, Hampshire Alton . The village has its own restored Ropley railway station railway station on the Watercress Line . Trains from here connect with the nearest national rail station 7.3 miles 11.7km to the northeast, at Alton railway station Alton . Category Villages in Hampshire Hampshire geo stub EastHampshire rvjvjsxnnxc mcx pl Ropley Dean ... more details
for the American politician from Florida Charles S. Dean, Sr. Image Charles Dean AP.jpg thumb Charlie Dean Charles Charlie Dean was the brother of Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean , Democracy for America Chairman Jim Dean DFA Jim Dean and political activist Bill Dean. In 1974, Charlie, who had been traveling through southeast Asia at the time, was captured and killed by Pathet Lao guerrilla s. His death and the subsequent repatriation of his remains to the United States have been the subject of speculation and controversy. Charlie attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was active in student government and the anti war movement. In 1972, he went on to work as the Orange County, NC coordinator for Democratic Party United States Democrat George S. McGovern George S. McGovern s U.S. presidential election, 1972 1972 presidential campaign . In 1974, he ... working for the CIA , although Howard Dean has stated that he does not think this to be the case ... stopped at a checkpoint near a small village called Pak Him Boun, two miles southeast of the capital ... were believed to have been buried was located. On November 11, 2003. Howard Dean confirmed that a joint ... subsequently confirmed that the remains were Charles Dean s. In December, 2003, Charles Dean s remains ..., and Howard Dean was criticized for publicly referring to his deceased brother as a POW MIA. ref http ... CAMPAIGN THE FORMER GOVERNOR Dean Rebuked for Statement Implying Brother Served in Military, The New ... Dean as having had an enormous influence on his life such that he wore his brother s belt every day of his presidential campaign. This Dean family is not related to the Charles T. Dean who date March 2011 political family of Maryland . References Dr. Howard Dean, Winning Back America Simon & Schuster ... Dean Charlie Dean.htm Excerpt from Winning Back America http www.aiipowmia.com inter23 in061203nlfupdate.html POW MIA InterNetwork DEFAULTSORT Dean, Charles Category Year of birth missing Category ... more details
Dean Cemetery is a well known cemetery in DeanVillage in Edinburgh , Scotland . Dean House It stands on the site of Dean House built 1614 , part of Dean Estate which had been purchased in 1609 by Sir William Nisbet, who became in 1616 Lord Provost of Edinburgh . The Nisbets of Dean held the office of Hereditary Poulterer to the King. The famous herald, Alexander Nisbet , of Nisbet House, near Duns , Berwickshire , is said to have written his Systems of Heraldry in Dean House. The mansion was demolished in 1845, and Sculptured stones from it are incorporated into the south terrace wall supporting the edge of the cemetery. gallery Image Stone carving from Dean House 01.jpg Stone carving from demolished Dean House now part of retaining wall in Dean Cemetery gallery The cemetery Dean Cemetery was laid out by David Cousin who built Chirnside Bridge Paper Mill and became a fashionable burial ground, its monuments becoming a rich source of Edinburgh and Victorian history, but mainly middle and upper class. Many bear witness to Scottish achievement in peace and war, at home and abroad. The cemetery is privately owned by the Dean Cemetery Trust Limited. Of the many interesting notables buried here are William Henry Playfair , the architect, Sir Thomas Bouch , the railway engineer Andrew Inglis d. 1875 , M.D., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh , and Professor of Midwifery at Aberdeen University Robert Hepburn Swinton of that Ilk d.1852 and Major General Sir Hector MacDonald , the distinguished Victorian soldier d.1903 and artist and photography pioneer David Octavius Hill d. 1870 . There is a monument to historian John Hill Burton who is buried at Dalmeny and his wife Isabella n e Lauder and their children who are buried here. gallery Image Dean Cemetery 018.jpg Statue of artist & photography pioneer David Octavius Hill, with bust of Hill by his second wife. gallery Links Official Website http www.deancemetery.org.uk Bibliography The Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh ... more details
Infobox Paranormalcreatures Creature Name Beast of Dean Image Name Symonds Yat Rock View.JPG Image Caption The Forest of Dean, the reported home of Beast of Dean Image Width 200px Grouping Cryptid Sub Grouping Carnivore AKA moose pig Country Great Britain Region Gloucestershire Habitat Forest Forest of Dean First Reported 1800s Last Sighted December 2006 The Beast of Dean , also given the colloquial name Moose Pig , is a cryptid that is reported to live, or to have once lived, in the Forest of Dean , Gloucestershire , England . ref cite encyclopedia title Beast of Dean encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology A Global Guide author Newton, Michael page 49 publisher McFarland & Company, Inc. year 2005 ISBN 0 7864 2036 7 ref It is said to resemble a wild boar Sus scrofa , but abnormally large in size. In 1802, tired by being harassed by the mysterious giant boar which, reputedly, was large enough to have felled trees and crushed hedges and fences, farmers from the village of Parkend, Gloucestershire Parkend undertook an expedition to capture and kill the creature, but found nothing. ref cite web url http www.orange.net travel holidayideas pics 3542 9.htm?linkfrom 3C linkfromvariable 3E&link link next&article travelfeaturebeastsofbritain title Orange.net article on the Beast of Dean accessdate 2008 11 28 ref It should be remembered that at that time wild boar were extinct in Britain. In the science fiction television series Primeval , the Beast of Dean turns out to be a Gorgonops gorgonopsid that arrived in the present day through a wormhole leading to the Permian period. ref Flett, Kathryn Feb 2007 . http observer.guardian.co.uk review story 0,,2010183,00.html Saturday night feast of big, big beasts . The Observer . Retrieved on 7 27 2008. ref References reflist cryptozoology stub bg Category Cryptids Category English folklore ... more details
Dean Marney may refer to Dean Marney author Dean Marney footballer hndis Marney, Dean Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Orphan date December 2009 Infobox UK place official name Dean Bank country England region North East England shire county County Durham shire district constituency westminster population population ref post town DARLINGTON postcode area DL postcode district DL17 dial code os grid reference NZ283325 latitude 54.688 longitude 1.562 static image name static image alt see WP ALT static image caption small small Dean Bank is a village in County Durham , in England . It is situated directly to the west of Ferryhill . File Dean Bank Mill, Ferryhill.jpg thumb left The old Broom Mill mill house west of Dean Bank Headings as per wp UKCITIES History Governance Geography Demography Economy Landmarks Transport Education Religious sites Sports Public services Notable people See also References Reflist External links Category Villages in County Durham Durham geo stub pl Dean Bank ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox UK place country Scotland latitude 55.424 longitude 2.805 official name Wilton Dean scots name Wulton Dean population os grid reference NT491147 unitary scotland Scottish Borders lieutenancy scotland Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale constituency westminster Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk UK Parliament constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency scottish parliament Roxburgh and Berwickshire Scottish Parliament constituency Roxburgh and Berwickshire post town HAWICK postcode district TD9 postcode area TD dial code 01450 Wilton Dean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland , on the Cala Burn, and close to the River Teviot . Along with Stirches and Burnfoot, Scottish Borders , Wilton Dean is now often considered to be a suburb of Hawick which is situated very close to the village. Places nearby include Wilton, Scottish Borders , Kirkton, Scottish Borders , Stobs Castle , Branxholme , Branxholme Castle , Broadhaugh , Appletreehall . See also List of places in the Scottish Borders List of places in Scotland External links http www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk search item index.php?service RCAHMS&id 192477 RCAHMS record for Hawick, Wilton Dean, General http www.bordersfhs.org.uk Forum topic.asp?TOPIC ID 73 Borders Family History Society Wilton Dean http www.ettrickgraphics.com hawick11.htm Images of Old Hawick and Wilton Dean Category Villages in the Scottish Borders Borders geo stub ... more details
Dean Jones is the name of Dean Jones cricketer , an Australian cricketer Dean Jones actor , an American actor Dean Jones singer , the singer of Extreme Noise Terror See also Jones surname hndis Jones, Dean ... more details
East Dean may refer to East Dean, Gloucestershire East Dean, Hampshire East Dean and Friston , a civil parish in East Sussex East Dean, West Sussex geodis ... more details
West Dean may refer to West Dean, Gloucestershire West Dean, West Sussex West Dean, Wiltshire Westdean , East Sussex geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages nl West Dean ... more details
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