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The Railway Companies' Association was a co-ordinating body for British railway companies from 1867 until nationalisation in 1948. Its purpose was to protect the interests of the companies and their shareholders, chiefly against parliamentary interference. It was an early example of a lobby organisation.
Tendring District is a local government district in north-east Essex, England.Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea, the largest town.Other towns are Brightlingsea, Harwich, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.
Little Oakley Hall. Little Oakley is a village in Essex, England, on the western outskirts of Harwich. The parish population at the 2011 census was 1,171. [1] It is the site of a fourth-century Roman villa, excavated between 1951 and 1975. [2] Just north-east of the village is Little Oakley Channel Deposit, a geological Site of Special ...
Elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 3 May 2007. Labour retained overall control of the council. There had been a number of boundary changes since the 2003 elections.
Oakley hall. Oakley Hall is an early 18th century 14,929 sf mansion house at Mucklestone, Staffordshire near to the Shropshire town of Market Drayton. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Chetwode family who from about the 13th century owned the Chetwode Manor estate in Buckinghamshire also held the manor of Oakley. There was a substantial ...
Oakley is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio.Located in the eastern part of the city, it borders Pleasant Ridge, Madisonville, and Hyde Park.Oakley is a primary thoroughfare and a major crosstown artery in Cincinnati, and contains multiple shopping centers.
The Corps of Invalids was a British unit that provided garrison troops for the defence of England and Great Britain between 1688 and 1802. The men and officers were all veterans of the British Army chosen by the commissioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea to serve in lieu of a place at the hospital or receipt of a pension.
Great Northern Locomotive History, Volume 2: 1867–95 The Stirling Era. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-74-6. Groves, Norman (1990). Great Northern Locomotive History, Volume 3a: 1896–1911 The Ivatt Era. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-69-X. Groves, Norman (1992).