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  2. Compo Simmonite - Wikipedia

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    Compo was born in 1919 into a poor, lower-class family in Holmfirth.He claims that his mother, a rag-and-bone woman, said that immediately after he was born the sun began to shine and that a swallow began to sing.

  3. Bill Owen (actor) - Wikipedia

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    William John Owen Rowbotham (14 March 1914 – 12 July 1999) was an English actor and songwriter. He is best known for portraying Compo Simmonite in the Yorkshire-based BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine for over a quarter of a century. He died on 12 July 1999, his last appearance on-screen being shown in April 2000.

  4. Torrent file - Wikipedia

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    Torrent files are normally named with the extension.torrent. A torrent file acts like a table of contents (index) that allows computers to find information through the use of a torrent client. With the help of a torrent file, one can download small parts of the original file from computers that have already downloaded it.

  5. Upperthong - Wikipedia

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    The name Upperthong may derive from Old English 'uferra' (upper) + 'thwang' (narrow strip [of land]); since there is also a Netherthong, which is situated on lower ground than Upperthong, the names could designate lower and higher strips of land. [4] The village used to be in the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley. [5]

  6. File:King King Holmfirth 2.jpg - Wikipedia

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  7. File:Natalia Luis-Bassa in Holmfirth Park, April 2015.jpg

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  8. Graveship - Wikipedia

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    Graveship (Old English: grafansċip) was a subdivision of a medieval estate each was under a grave that was selected every year. An example is the manor of Wakefield, which was managed with 12 graveships. The OED defines a graveship as: "In the West Riding of Yorkshire: a district, in some instances a subdivision of a large parish, in others ...

  9. Grave (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Grave accent, a diacritical mark; Backtick or backquote, character on computer keyboards; Grave (phonetic), a term used to classify sounds; Grave (tempo), a term for a slow and solemn music tempo or a solemn mood in general; Grave (band), a Swedish death metal band