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Bushey is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England.It had a population of 25,328 in the 2011 census, rising to 28,416 in the 2021 census, an increase of 12.19%.
Bushey Museum covers local history through the Bushey Museum Trust's collections of artefacts, documents, maps and works of art. The displays tell the story of Bushey, Hertfordshire, with an emphasis on the unique artistic history of the village. They include works by members of the Monro Circle which flourished in the early 19th century.
Haywards Heath, West Sussex Raised track dual 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) [66] Bushey Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) UK Hertfordshire A 5 in (127 mm) gauge miniature railway in Bushey, Herts consisting of 230 ft or 70 m ground level track with various sidings and two bridges. A private railway, but viewing and rides are available ...
Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief, and killer.
Ridgeley was born in Windlesham, Surrey, [1] to Jennifer Jill (née Dunlop) (1943–2009) and Alberto Mario Zacharia (1933–2015), who later changed his surname to Ridgeley; his mother was of English and Scottish descent and his father was Jewish of Italian, Yemeni and Egyptian descent; his father's family were expelled from Egypt as a result of the Suez Crisis.
Shady Rest Land and Water Reserve is a 28-acre (110,000 m 2) natural area which protects a roughly 0.25-mile (0.40 km) segment of the Sangamon River west of White Heath, Illinois. [1] The landscape includes a river, moraine , a forest with under-story herbs and wildlife, a rail-trail that moves through the site, and cultural history spots.
An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) [1] [2] is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the Middle Ages. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or their widows, and at elderly people who could no longer pay ...