dablink For the suburb of Sydney, Australia, see Elderslie, New South Wales Infobox UK place official name Elderslie gaelic name Ach na Fe rna static image File Wallace s Monument, Elderslie.jpg 250px static image caption Wallace Monument country Scotland population 5,180 population ref 1991 Census population density os grid reference NS445625 edinburgh distance london distance latitude 55.83061 longitude 4.48421 post town JOHNSTONE postcode area PA postcode district PA5 dial code 01505 constituency westminster constituency westminster1 unitary scotland Renfrewshire lieutenancy scotland Renfrewshire historic Renfrewshire constituency scottish parliament West of Scotland Scottish Parliament electoral region West of Scotland Elderslie is a village in the council areas of Scotland council area ... times, Elderslie is best known as the traditionally accepted birthplace of Sir William Wallace ... room in Culzean Castle designed by Robert Adam . Today, Elderslie chiefly serves as a dormitory ... Wallace was born and grew up in Elderslie. On the site of the ancient Elderslie Castle where ... denominational state school state primary school in Elderslie Wallace Primary School, which is a feeder ... and St. Benedict s High School in Linwood. Religion Elderslie was once divided between two parish es of the established church established Church of Scotland , Elderslie West and Elderslie East, which amalgamated around 1977. Worshippers now meet in the former West church, renamed Elderslie Kirk .... There is a golf club called Elderslie Golf Club and a bowling club. Football pitches are located ... Richard Madden 1986 present Actor See also Elderslie railway station External links http www.renfrewshireleisure.com centre elderslie.asp Elderslie Leisure Centre http www.wallace.renfrewshire.sch.uk Wallace Primary School Renfrewshire Category Villages in Renfrewshire cy Elderslie de Elderslie Schottland gd Ach na Fe rna nl Elderslie no Elderslie nn Elderslie sco Elderslie sv Elderslie ... more details
Infobox settlement name Arran Elderslie official name settlement type Township nickname motto image skyline Tara Young St.jpg imagesize image caption Young Street, Tara image flag flag size 120x100px image shield shield size 100x90px image map mapsize map caption pushpin map Canada Ontario pushpin mapsize 200 pushpin label position left latd 44 latm 24 latNS N longd 81 longm 12 longEW W coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CA ON subdivision type Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 ON subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Bruce County, Ontario Bruce established title Settled established date established title2 Formed established date2 government type leader title Mayor leader name Paul Eagleson leader title1 Federal riding leader name1 Bruce Grey Owen Sound leader title2 Prov. riding leader name2 Bruce Grey Owen Sound provincial electoral district Bruce Grey Owen Sound area total km2 area land km2 460.13 area water km2 area footnotes ref name SC06 population as of 2006 population footnotes ref name SC06 cite web url http www12.statcan.gc.ca census recensement 2006 dp pd prof 92 591 details page.cfm?Lang E&Geo1 CSD&Code1 3541043&Geo2 PR&Code2 35&Data Count&SearchText Arran&SearchType Begins&SearchPR 01&B1 All&Custom title Arran Elderslie community profile publisher Statistics Canada work Canada 2006 Census 2006 Census data ... of Arran Elderslie Canada 2006 Census 2006 Population 6,747 is a township Canada township in Bruce ... town 1904 Elderslie township 1231 Paisley village 1106 Tara village 903 Population in 1991 Arran township 1690 Chesley town 1852 Elderslie township 1219 Paisley village 1102 Tara village 848 See ... Arran Elderslie accessdate 2010 06 24 Citeweb url http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english maps topo map ... Elderslie, Ontario Geographic location Centre Arran Elderslie North Saugeen First Nation Saugeen 29 ... geo stub pl Arran Elderslie Ontario ... more details
dablink Twined with the village of Elderslie in Scotland BEGIN Suburb infobox scroll down to edit main article text Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Elderslie city Sydney state nsw lga Camden Council New South Wales Camden Council postcode 2570 pop 2,639 2001 stategov Electoral district of Camden Camden fedgov Division of Macarthur Macarthur near nw Camden, New South Wales Camden near n Kirkham, New South Wales Kirkham near ne Narellan, New South Wales Narellan near w Camden, New South Wales Camden near e Narellan, New South Wales Narellan near sw Camden South, New South Wales Camden South near s Spring Farm, New South Wales Spring Farm near se Narellan Vale, New South Wales Narellan Vale dist1 60 location1 Sydney CBD END suburb infobox Elderslie is a suburb of the Macarthur, New South Wales Macarthur Region of Sydney, Australia Sydney in the state of New South Wales , Australia in Camden Council New South Wales Camden Council . In addition, it is located on the east side of the Nepean River . It has a small local shop, high school, primary school, netball courts, cricket, AFL, Football Rugby League oval, a BMX track and a historic house John Oxley Cottage built in the1890s and converted into the Camden Visitors centre in 1989. It was named after explorer John Oxley who held an early grant of land in the area. History The area now known as Elderslie was probably originally ..., earning it the name Cowpastures. In 1805 in Australia 1805 , a small hut was built at Elderslie ... s suburban sprawl reached the town of Camden and modern suburbs like Elderslie were subdivided into housing ... of Elderslie had a population of 2,639 people. Statistically, it is a very homogeneous community with 94 ... 2001 AUS id SSC11836 name Elderslie State Suburb accessdate 2007 06 30 quick on ref Governance Elderslie lies in the south ward of Camden Council New South Wales Camden Council , currently represented ... Category Towns in the Macarthur Region ro Elderslie, New South Wales ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Elderslie image name caption line Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway manager Glasgow and South Western Railway locale Elderslie borough Renfrewshire latitude 55.8387 longitude 4.4751 gridref NS450634 years 21 July 1840 events Opened years1 14 February 1966 events1 Closed platforms 4 Elderslie railway station was a train station railway station serving the west of Elderslie , Scotland , originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway now the Ayrshire Coast Line . History The station opened on 21 July 1840. ref name butt90 Butt, page 90 ref The station was grand in design, and had four platforms, with the station building extended out over the two central platforms. It had a covered walkway out into Elderslie Main Road. It was a busy railway intersection, as all mainline traffic from Glasgow Ayr Stranraer passed through it, as well as the Paisley Canal Line , the Dalry and North Johnstone Line , and the Bridge of Weir Railway . Ref Lost railway lines south of Glasgow A. Wham, 2000 ref To the east of the station was Canal Junction, with the line dividing between the line to Glasgow via Paisley Gilmour Street railway station Paisley Gilmour Street and the line via Paisley Canal whilst to the west a dive under junction provided connections to the North Johnstone line and the line to Greenock Princes Pier , via Kilmacolm. Elderslie station closed on 14 February 1966 and was demolished shortly after, ref name butt90 however it remained a junction until the closure of the Paisley Canal Line through to Kilmacolm in 1983. Following the Ayrshire Coast Line electrification in 1986, an Up Passenger Loop remains, and the line to the south west is signalled for bi directional working. All that remains of the station now is the bricked off entrance on the main road, which once led to the covered walkway, and a large brick abutment adjacent to the current Glasgow to Ayr line. ref A History of Elderslie ref References Notes ... more details
Bridge of Weir Railway The Bridge of Weir Railway ran from Elderslie , Scotland, to Bridge of Weir . It was closed in January 1983. Formation The line from Elderslie to Bridge of Weir was built originally as the Bridge of Weir Railway , which had opened to passengers in 1864 between Johnstone and Bridge of Weir. On 1 August 1865 it was vested in the Glasgow and South Western Railway and closed on 18 May 1869 reopening between Elderslie and Bridge of Weir, on 23 December 1869, as part of the Elderslie to Bridge of Weir branch. This then met the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway , end on at Bridge of Weir, which ran to stnlnk Greenock Princes Pier . ref name Awdry63 Closure Following closure of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway beyond Kilmacolm, passenger services continued from Glasgow, via the Paisley Canal Line , to Kilmacolm using diesel multiple units . The line closed completely to passengers in January 1983. References Notes reflist Sources Awdry RailCo Jowett Atlas Jowett Nationalised http www.gswra.org.uk The Glasgow & South Western Railway Association http railscot.co.uk Bridge of Weir Railway frame.htm RAILSCOT on Bridge of Weir Railway Historical Scottish railway companies Category Glasgow and South Western Railway Category Pre grouping British railway companies Category Transport in Glasgow Category Closed railway lines in Scotland Category Railway lines opened in 1864 Scotland rail transport stub ... more details
Paisley is now an unincorporated community , a village in the Municipality of Arran Elderslie, Ontario Arran Elderslie in Bruce County, Ontario Bruce County , Ontario , Canada . Paisley is defined by its position at the confluence of the Saugeen River and the Teeswater River , and at the junction of Bruce Roads 1, 11, and 3. History Image Hose tower paisley 2009 tac.jpg thumb Historic Hose Tower in Paisley built in 1891 Paisley began, with the settlement in 1851 of Simon Orchard and Samuel T. Rowe at the site of what would become the village of Paisley. Sources cite web publisher William Briggs via ouroots.ca title The History of the County of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada url http www.ourroots.ca e page.aspx?id 719806 accessdate 2008 10 09 first Norman last Robertson year 1906 External links http paisleyvillage.ca Paisley and District Chamber of Commerce http www.arran elderslie.com Municipality of Arran Elderslie http www.brucecounty.on.ca Bruce County Official Website Category Communities in Bruce County, Ontario ... more details
This is a list of city cities , town s and village s in the Counties of Scotland county of Renfrewshire in Scotland Expand list date August 2008 compactTOC NOTOC B Bishopton, Renfrewshire Bishopton , Bridge of Weir , Brookfield, Renfrewshire Brookfield C Carruthmuir , Craigends , Crosslee E Elderslie , Erskine H Houston, Renfrewshire Houston , Howwood, Renfrewshire Howwood J Johnstone K Kilbarchan L Langbank , Linwood P Paisley R Ranfurly, Renfrewshire Ranfurly , Renfrew Category Lists of places in Scotland Renfrewshire Category Renfrewshire ... more details
Alexander Speirs died 5 October 1844 was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1835 to 1841. Speirs was the son of Archibald Speirs and his wife Margaret Dundas, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas . ref name Elderslie http gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk smihou smihou040.htm Elderslie House ref In 1835 Speirs was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond UK Parliament constituency Richmond . He held the seat until 1841. ref rayment hc r 1 ref He was Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire from 8 August 1838 until his death. ref name Elderslie Speirs married in 1836 Eliza Stewart Hagart, daughter of Thomas C. Hagart of Bantaskine and his wife Miss Stewart of the Field a well known Glasgow beauty. Their son Archibald Alexander Speirs was MP for Renfrewshire and their daughter married to Colonel Alexander of Ballochmyle, M.P. for Ayrshire. ref name Elderslie References Reflist External links hansard contribs mr Alexander Speirs Alexander Speirs s start s hon succession box before Archibald Campbell Scottish politician Archibald Campbell title Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire years 1838&ndash 1844 after James Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow The Earl of Glasgow s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Speirs, Alexander ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 5 October 1844 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Speirs, Alexander Category 1844 deaths Category Lord Lieutenants of Renfrewshire Category Year of birth missing Category People from Richmond, North Yorkshire Category Place of birth missing UK MP stub ... more details
Archibald Alexander Speirs 1840 30 December 1868 was a Scottish Liberal Party UK Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1865 to 1868. Speirs was the son of Alexander Speirs of Elderslie House, and his wife Eliza Stewart Hagart, daughter of Thomas C. Hagart of Bantaskine. His father was Lord Lieutenant of the county and M.P. for Richmond. ref http gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk smihou smihou040.htm Elderslie House ref At the United Kingdom general election, 1865 1865 general election Speirs was elected Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire UK Parliament constituency Renfrewshire . He held the seat until his death aged 28 in 1868. ref rayment hc r 1 ref Speirs married Anne Pleydell Bouverie, daughter of Jacob Bouverie, 4th Earl of Radnor, on 3 September 1867. They lived at Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. ref http www.thepeerage.com p3429.htm the Peerage.com ref References Reflist External links hansard contribs mr Archibald Speirs Archibald Speirs s start s par uk s bef before Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, 7th Baronet Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bt s ttl title Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire UK Parliament constituency Renfrewshire years United Kingdom general election, 1865 1865 Renfrewshire by election, 1869 1868 s aft after Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare Henry Bruce s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Speirs, Archibald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 1840 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 30 December 1868 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Speirs, Archibald Category 1840 births Category 1868 deaths Category Liberal Party UK MPs Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Scottish constituencies Category UK MPs 1865 1868 Category UK MPs 1868 1874 Scotland MP stub Liberal UK MP stub ... more details
leaving Paisley West station, near Ferguslie, the line continued to Elderslie Junction rail junction ... Gilmour Street station to Johnstone, and beyond. After stnlnk Elderslie , the line terminated at North ... out map Glasgow and the Clyde ref Between Paisley West and Elderslie, the line of the railway deviated ... was used to hold cooling water for the cotton thread mills at Ferguslie. At Elderslie Junction ... terminated at a station at North Johnstone, however another junction near Elderslie provided access ... and South Western Railway Canal Junction Elderslie with the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr ... to Shields Junction. Elderslie railway station Elderslie station closed in 1966 and was demolished ... of the day being around 7pm. The line between Elderslie and Kilmacolm closed completely and between Elderslie and Shields Junction to scheduled passenger services on 10 January 1983. ref name wham A Wham, Journey A ref Use as a diversionary route The tracks between Shields Junction and Elderslie ... Line , to bypass the main line between Elderslie Junction, Paisley Gilmour Street Station and Glasgow ... with the AyrLine electrification project resulting in the severing of the line at Elderslie. Disposal of land at Paisley Canal and beyond The rails between Elderslie and Paisley Canal station ... of the section between Paisley Canal station and Elderslie and the electrification of the line has ... more details
Dalry and North Johnstone Line The Dalry and North Johnstone Line also known as the Lochwinnoch Loop Line or Kilbarchan Loop Line was a branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway G&SWR in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire , Scotland, connecting the stations in Elderslie and Dalry, North Ayrshire Dalry via a route running parallel to the existing line built by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway . This provided additional line capacity for Ayrshire Coast and Kilmarnock services. The loop line was used for passenger services until the mid 1960s, when it was closed by the Beeching Axe . The majority of the line s trackbed has since been absorbed into the Sustrans National Cycle Network . History The line opened on 1 June 1905, ref name stansfield16 Stansfield, p. 16 ref replacing a short line which had run from Cart Junction to a terminal station to the north of Johnstone . The main reason for the line was to provide a loop to relieve the pressure from the main line between Paisley railway station Paisley and Kilwinning railway station Kilwinning , where traffic was very dense. ref name stansfield16 From the south the line left the G&SWR at Brownhill Junction, ref name stansfield16 situated between Dalry railway station Dalry and Glengarnock railway station Glengarnock railway stations, and rejoined the main line at Cart Junction, ref name stansfield16 situated between Johnstone railway station Johnstone and Elderslie railway station Elderslie railway stations. Prior to closure the line had about twelve return passenger journeys a day, running from St Enoch railway station St Enoch to Ardrossan , Ayr , Kilmarnock and Largs . ref name stansfield16 A casualty of the Beeching Axe , the line closed to regular passenger traffic on 27 June 1966. ref Hurst, p. 44 ref The line later closed to all traffic from Cart Junction to Kilbirnie on 3 July 1972, ref Hurst, p. 67 ref with the line between Kilbirnie and Brownhill Junction remaining open until 19 December 1977, re ... more details
The Glasgow based textile company James Templeton & Co was one of the leading carpet manufacturers in Britain during the 19th and 20th centuries. The firm was established in Bridgeton, Glasgow Bridgeton in 1839 by James Templeton 1802 1883. At its peak, its Bridgeton factory employed 3000 people before closing in 1979. In 1983, James Templeton & Co merged with A F Stoddard and Henry Widnell & Stewart to form Stoddard Carpets, with production moving to Elderslie . The Bridgeton factory building was converted by the Scottish Development Agency and became a business centre, Templeton On The Green , in 1984. References Fred H. Young, A Century of Carpet Making 1839 1939 , Collins, Glasgow, c.1940s Category Textile manufacturers of Scotland Category Companies based in Glasgow Category Companies established in 1839 Category 1839 establishments in Scotland Category 1979 disestablishments Scotland company stub ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Paisley West other name image name Paisleywestnowhighflats.JPG caption Location of demolished Paisley West station in 2007 line Paisley Canal Line manager Glasgow and South Western Railway locale Paisley borough Renfrewshire latitude 55.8392 longitude 4.4410 years 1 June 1897 events Opened ref name butt180 years1 14 February 1966 events1 Closed ref name butt180 platforms 2 For other railway stations in Paisley Paisley railway station disambiguation Paisley West railway station was a train station railway station in Paisley , Renfrewshire , Scotland . The station was originally part of the Paisley Canal Line . History The station opened on 1 June 1897, ref name butt180 Butt, page 180 ref and closed 14 February 1966. ref name butt180 Historical Rail Start rail line two to one previous1 Elderslie railway station Elderslie br small Line and station closed small previous2 Potterhill railway station Potterhill br small Line and station closed small next Paisley Canal railway station Paisley Canal br small Line closed station open small route1 Glasgow and South Western Railway br p style background e5e4e6 small Paisley Canal Line small route2 Glasgow and South Western Railway br p style background e5e4e6 small Barrhead Branch small col 66ba5a end box See also Paisley stations collapse yes References Notes Reflist Sources Butt Stations Jowett Atlas http homepage.ntlworld.com sealed paisley railpage canal.htm Google satellite image and photographs Category Disused railway stations in Renfrewshire Category Beeching closures in Scotland Category Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Category Railway stations opened in 1897 Category Railway stations closed in 1966 Scotland railstation stub ... more details
coord 55.838 4.404 display title region GB scale 50000 Abbey or sometimes Abbey Paisley was a civil parish in Renfrewshire , Scotland traditionally centred on the towns of Paisley and Johnstone and including the smaller settlements of Elderslie , Inkerman, Renfrewshire Inkerman , Hurlet , Nitshill , the Dovecothall area of Barrhead , and the hamlet s of Thorn and Quarrelton, now subsumed into Johnstone. ref name visionofbritain.org.uk http www.visionofbritain.org.uk gaztext page.jsp jsessionid EE97C7B58B823950E6A6E768926339B8?u id 10050996&c id 10107260 ref The parish owes its name to Paisley Abbey , the central religious site in the county and the parish church . ref name geo.ed.ac.uk http www.scottish places.info towns townhistory383.html ref The town of Paisley fell entirely within the Abbey Parish until 1736, when three parishes were formed within the burgh High, Middle and Laigh Low . A small portion of the Abbey Parish remained within the burgh after this time. ref name geo.ed.ac.uk For religious purposes, the towns of Johnstone and Elderslie formed their own quoad sacra parishes. ref name visionofbritain.org.uk Present day Following the decline in the importance of List of civil parishes in Scotland parishes in Scotland for local government , the parochial institutions of Abbey Parish have been replaced with various separate community councils serving the towns and villages, with a number representing the various areas of Paisley. ref http www.renfrewshire.gov.uk ilwwcm publishing.nsf Content Navigation cs Contacts CommunityCouncils HomePage ref References Reflist Category Renfrewshire Category Parishes of Scotland ... more details
Infobox City official name Chesley nickname motto Nicest Town Around image skyline image flag flag link flag size image shield shield link shield size image map Ontbru.png map caption Location of Bruce County, of which Chesley is centrally located coordinates region CA ON subdivision type Country subdivision name flagicon Canada Canada subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 flagicon Ontario Ontario subdivision type2 Census divisions of Ontario County subdivision name2 Bruce County, Ontario Bruce County subdivision type3 Township Canada Township subdivision name3 Arran Elderslie, Ontario Arran Elderslie leader title Mayor of Arran Elderslie leader name Ron Oswald leader title1 Member of Parliament Canada MP leader name1 Larry Miller politician Larry Miller leader title2 Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario MPP leader name2 Bill Murdoch leader title3 leader name3 established title Founded established date 1858 established title2 Established established date2 1865 established title3 Incorporated established date3 1879 area magnitude unit pref Metric area magnitude area total km2 area metro km2 area urban km2 elevation m 300 area footnotes population note population as of population total population density km2 population urban population metro population blank1 title Demonym population blank1 Chesleyite population footnotes timezone Eastern Time Zone North America EST utc offset 5 timezone DST Eastern Time Zone North America EDT utc offset DST 4 postal code type postal code N0G 1L0 area code 226, 519 website http www.arran elderslie.com arran elderslie.com latd 44 latm 18 lats latNS N longd 81 longm 06 longs longEW W blank name blank info blank1 name blank1 info Chesley originally Sconeville is a community in Bruce County, Ontario , Canada , located within the municipality of Arran Elderslie, Ontario Arran Elderslie . Its town slogan is The Nicest Town Around . Chesley is located north of both Walkerton, Ontario Walkerton on Bruce Road 19 and Hanover, Ontario ... more details
Arran may refer to TOC right Geography Arran Caucasus , historical region also known as Caucasian Albania Isle of Arran , Scotland Arranmore island, County Donegal, Ireland Aran Islands , County Galway, Ireland Arran, former township now in Arran Elderslie, Ontario , Canada Arran, Saskatchewan , village in Canada People First name Arran Brindle b.1981 as Arran Thompson , English cricketer f Arran Fernandez b.1995 , home educated English mathematics prodigy m Arran Lee Barrett b.1984 , English footballer m Surname Len Arran , English composer of film scores Title Earl of Arran , a title in the Peerages of Scotland and Ireland Beverages Arran Single Malt , a whisky distilled on the island of Arran, Scotland Arran Brewery on the island of Arran, Scotland Plants and animals Arran Whitebeams , 3 species of whitebeam from the island of Arran, Scotland Arran, another name for the freshwater turtle arrau Fiction Arran, a novice wizard role in the Xbox action adventure game Nightcaster Sami organizations and magazines rran the Lule S mi Center in the village in Tysfjord rran Sami publication the English language news and culture magazine See also Aran disambiguation disambig cs Arran de Arran fr Arran tr Arran ... more details
Shields Junction Shields Junction is the name given to the busy railway junction in the Shields Road area of Glasgow , Scotland . The junction is heavily used by both passenger and freight services running on three separate railway lines out of Glasgow Central railway station Glasgow Central station . Passenger services operated by First ScotRail run to Stnlnk Paisley Canal , Ayr , Largs , Ardrossan , Gourock and Wemyss Bay as well as the less frequent Stranraer service. Freight operations through the junction are usually from either Elderslie , Ayr Falkland Yard or Hunterston Terminal . Shields Junction is situated beside Shields Depot, which along with Corkerhill Depot are the main railway depots used by SPT on the south west side of Glasgow . Under plans for the proposed but later cancelled Glasgow Airport Rail Link GARL , the section of track between Shields Junction and Arkleston Junction on the Ayrshire and Inverclyde Lines was to be upgraded to 3 tracks along the five mile route to accommodate extra trains to Glasgow International Airport , Gourock and Ayr . As part of these works, Shields Junction was remodelled over the Christmas 2007 New Year 2008 period, resulting in a total closure of the lines through the junction. External links http www.scotcities.com railways shields.htm Photographs and historical maps of Shields Junction, Glasgow Category British railway junctions Category Railway lines in Scotland Scotland rail transport stub ... more details
MedalTop MedalSport Men s Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics lacrosse MedalCountry flag Canada 1868 MedalGold 1904 Summer Olympics 1904 St Louis Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics Team competition MedalBottom Hilliard Lyle December 21, 1879 &ndash May 21, 1931 was a Canada Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics . Lyle was born in Arran Elderslie, Ontario . In 1904 he was member of the Shamrock Lacrosse Team which won the gold medal in the lacrosse tournament. References http www.databaseolympics.com players playerpage.htm?ilkid LYLEH01 Hilliard Lyle s profile at databaseOlympics http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes ly hilliard lyle 1.html Hilliard Lyle s profile at Sports Reference.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lyle, Hilliard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1879 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1931 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lyle, Hilliard Category 1879 births Category 1931 deaths Category Canadian lacrosse players Category Lacrosse players at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category Olympic gold medalists for Canada Category Olympic lacrosse players of Canada Canada Olympic medalist stub Canada lacrosse bio stub it Hilliard Lyle no Hilliard Lyle ru , ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Johnstone North image name caption manager Glasgow and South Western Railway locale Johnstone borough Renfrewshire latitude 55.8399 longitude 4.5143 gridref NS426636 years 1 June 1905 events Opened years1 7 March 1955 events1 Closed platforms 2 For the station on the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Johnstone railway station Johnstone North railway station was a train station railway station serving the town of Johnstone , Renfrewshire , Scotland as part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway . History The station opened on 1 June 1905. ref name butt129 Butt, p. 129 ref An earlier terminus station, also called Johnstone North, on the Paisley Canal Line had operated nearby in 1885, but the opening of the Kilbarchan Loop made it redundant and so this station was built as a replacement. The station closed to passengers on 7 March 1955. ref name butt129 To the east of the station was Cart Junction with the Bridge of Weir Railway , and onwards to the triangular junction with the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway . The overbridge to the west of the station was removed as part of the construction associated with the Johnstone and Kilbarchan bypass A737 road in the late 1990s. In 2007 the site was flattened to make way for a new Morrisons Superstore. References Notes references Sources Butt Stations Jowett Atlas Historical Rail Start rail line one to two previous Kilbarchan railway station Kilbarchan br small Line and station closed small next1 Elderslie railway station Elderslie br small Line and station closed small next2 Johnstone railway station Johnstone br small Line and station closed small route1 Glasgow and South Western Railway br p style background G&SW light small Dalry and North Johnstone Line Bridge of Weir Railway small route2 Glasgow and South Western Railway br p style background G&SW light small Dalry and North Johnstone Line Bridge of Weir Railway small c ... more details
taxobox image Mirbelia oxylobioides.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae tribus Mirbelieae genus Mirbelia species M. oxylobioides binomial Mirbelia oxylobioides binomial authority F.Muell. ref name APNI Mirbelia oxylobioides is an erect and spreading shrub in the Family biology family Fabaceae . It is endemic to Australia . Description The species grows to 3 metres in height and has stems covered with soft downy hairs. ref name DPIPEWE The pointed leaves are narrow and ovate and arranged in pairs. ref name DPIPEWE They are 2 to 10 mm long and 1 to 4 mm wide. ref name DPIPEWE The pea flowers are orange yellow with red markings and are usually produced between October and January in the species native range. ref name DPIPEWE These are followed by down covered brown pods. ref name DPIPEWE cite web title Mirbelia oxylobioides work Threatened Flora of Tasmania publisher Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Tasmania url http www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au inter.nsf Attachments SSKA 7597EV FILE Mirbelia 20oxylobioides.pdf accessdate 2009 09 15 ref Taxonomy The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1861. ref name APNI cite web url http www.anbg.gov.au cgi bin apni?TAXON NAME Mirbelia oxylobioides title Mirbelia oxylobioides accessdate 2009 09 15 work Australian Plant Name Index APNI , IBIS database publisher Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra ref Distribution The species occurs in New South Wales , Victoria Australia Victoria and Tasmania . In the latter state, it is only found in the Heathy Hills Nature Reserve near Elderslie, Tasmania Elderslie where it is threatened by the effects of drought and the invasion of Ulex europaeus gorse . Consequently, it is classified as vulnerable under Tasmania s Threatened Species Protection Act . ref nam ... more details
Canadian School District schoolboardname Bluewater District School Board image Bwdsb.jpg officelocation Chesley, Ontario Chesley , Ontario , Canada communities schoolcount 42 elementary school s br 11 high school secondary school s br budgetyear 2009 2010 budget 190,228,049 studentcount 19,000 chairoftheboard Marg Gaviller directorofeducation John Bryant electedtrustees Terry Bell South Bruce Peninsula , Northern Bruce Peninsula John Chapman West Grey , Hanover Jim Dawson Southgate, Ontario Southgate , Grey Highlands Marg Gaviller Owen Sound Jan Johnstone Kincardine , Huron Kinloss Kevin Larson Saugeen Shores , Arran Elderslie Marilyn McComb Georgian Bluffs . Chatsworth, Ontario Chatsworth Fran Morgan Meaford, Ontario Meaford , The Blue Mountains, Ontario The Blue Mountains Dan Wong Brockton, Ontario Brockton , South Bruce superintendent Steven Reid url http www.bwdsb.on.ca The Bluewater District School Board is a school board in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario , with jurisdiction for the operation of schools in Bruce County, Ontario Bruce and Grey County, Ontario Grey counties. Its head office is located in Chesley, Ontario Chesley , in the municipality of Arran Elderslie, Ontario Arran Elderslie of Bruce County. The Bluewater District School Board has about 18,500 students in 42 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools. The BWDSB has 3,500 permanent staff, including teachers. There are also 9 elected Trustees on the Board and two appointed First Nations Trustees. Athletics of the BWDSB When playing sports at the secondary level you play through the Bluewater Athletics Association. Only High Schools in the BWDSB and the Bruce Grey District Catholic School Board. The winning team BAA Champions will go onto a Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association CWOSSA Tournament. Student Trustee From each high school in the BWDSB a Representative or Student Trustee Senator at some schools goes to monthly meetings at the school board office in Chesley, Ont ... more details
Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie October 26, 1923 September 7, 2005 was a Scotland Scottish Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Conservative and Unionist politician. Born in Elderslie , he was educated at Paisley Grammar School , St Edmund Hall, Oxford , and the Universities of University of Glasgow Glasgow and University of Edinburgh Edinburgh . He served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 to 1946. He was member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands UK Parliament constituency Edinburgh Pentlands between October 1964 and February 1974. Between 1970 and 1974 he held the title of Lord Advocate , having briefly been Solicitor General for Scotland from April to October 1964. He was a Senator of the College of Justice from 1974 to 1990, and later served as a Justice of Appeal in the Republic of Botswana from 1994 to 1996. His son Neville Wylie is an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham . External links http news.independent.co.uk people obituaries article311504.ece Tam Dalyell The Independent 10 September 2005 http www.nottingham.ac.uk politics staff neville.wylie start box s par uk succession box title Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands UK Parliament constituency Edinburgh Pentlands years United Kingdom general election, 1964 1964 &ndash United Kingdom general election, February 1974 Feb 1974 before John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon John Hope after Malcolm Rifkind s legal succession box title Solicitor General for Scotland before David Colville Anderson David Anderson after James Graham Leechman years Apr Oct 1964 succession box title Lord Advocate before Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside Henry Stephen Wilson after Ronald King Murray years 1970 1974 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wylie, Norman ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scotland Scottish Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Conservative and Unionist politician DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1923 PLACE OF BIRTH Elderslie DATE OF DEATH September ... more details
BEGIN Suburb infobox scroll down to edit main article text Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Narellan city Sydney region Macarthur, New South Wales Macarthur state nsw lga Camden Council New South Wales Camden Council postcode 2567 pop 6,962 2001 stategov Electoral district of Camden Camden fedgov Division of Macarthur Macarthur near nw Harrington Park, New South Wales Harrington Park near n Smeaton Grange, New South Wales Smeaton Grange near ne Currans Hill, New South Wales Currans Hill near w Narellan, New South Wales Narellan near e Mount Annan, New South Wales Mount Annan near sw Elderslie, New South Wales Elderslie near s Spring Farm, New South Wales Spring Farm near se Mount Annan, New South Wales Mount Annan dist1 60 location1 Sydney CBD END suburb infobox Narellan Vale is a suburb of the Macarthur, New South Wales Macarthur Region of Sydney, Australia Sydney in the state of New South Wales , Australia in Camden Council New South Wales Camden Council . History The area now known as Narellan Vale was probably originally home to the Tharawal people , based in the Illawarra region, although the Western Sydney based Darug people and the Southern Highlands, New South Wales Southern Highlands based Gandangara people were also known to have inhabited the greater Camden area. Very early relations with British settlers were cordial but as farmers started clearing and fencing the land affecting food resources in the area, clashes between the groups arose until 1816 when a number of indigenous people were massacred and the remainder retreated from direct conflict with the settlers. In 1805 in Australia 1805 , wool pioneer John Macarthur wool pioneer John Macarthur was granted 5,000 acres 20 km at Cowpastures now Camden . After the land was cleared, it was used for farming for most of the next 200 years until Sydney s suburban sprawl reached the town of Camden and modern suburbs like Narellan Vale were subdivided into housing blocks. ref name history cite we ... more details
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