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Marion County, Missouri

Marion County is a county located in the northeastern portion of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,525. Its county seat is Palmyra. Unique from most third-class counties in the state, Marion has two county courthouses, the second located in Hannibal. The county was organized on December 23, 1826 and named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," who was from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War. The area was known as the "Two Rivers Country" before organization.

Marion County is part of the Hannibal, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 sqmi, of which 437 sqmi is land, and 7.4 sqmi (1.7%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Lewis County (north)
 * Adams County, Illinois (northeast)
 * Pike County, Illinois (southeast)
 * Ralls County (south)
 * Monroe County (southwest)
 * Shelby County (west)

Major Roadways

 * I-72 (MO).svg I-72
 * US 24.svg US-24
 * US 36.svg US-36
 * US 61.svg US-61
 * MO-6.svg Route 6
 * MO-79.svg Route 79
 * MO-168.svg Route 168
 * GreatRiverRoad.svg Great River Road
 * Hannibal Expressway (proposed)

Transit

 * Burlington Trailways
 * OATS Transit
 * Amtrak Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg (proposed)

Railroads

 * BNSF Railway
 * Norfolk Southern Railway

History
Marion County was created by the state legislature in 1845 from parts of Ralls and Shelby Counties. It was settled from Virginia and Kentucky by farmers looking for cheap farmland; some owned slaves. It was named after Francis Marion, a general in the Revolutionary War. The county seat is Palmyra, which was established in 1833 and became a locally important river port on the Mississippi. By the late 1800s, the county was the center of a thriving agricultural community. Tobacco was the main crop, though cotton, wheat, barley, oats, and hay were also grown. Livestock included horses, mules, and cattle. The best known native son is Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) born in 1835, in the village of Florida. His youthful experiences in Hannibal became the setting for the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Other prominent locals included Governor John S. Phelps, and Confederate General A.P. Morehead. The region was bitterly divided in the Civil War but Unionist elements prevailed. Palmyra was the site of a skirmish in 1862, and the county was the site of several other battles and raids. Today, Marion County continues to be primarily an agricultural county. It is home to a number of historic sites and buildings, with a major tourist industry focused on Mark Twain characters and settings.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 28,781 people, 11,066 households, and 7,524 families residing in the county. The population density was 65 PD/sqmi. There were 12,443 housing units at an average density of 28 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 93.26% White, 4.62% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Approximately 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.5% were German, 25.6% American, 11.0% Irish, and 10.3% English ancestry.

There were 11,066 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,774, and the median income for a family was $41,290. Males had a median income of $30,935 versus $20,591 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,964. About 9.30% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Hannibal Public School District No. 60 – Hannibal
 * Veterans Elementary School (K-05)
 * A.D. Stowell Elementary School (K-05)
 * Mark Twain Elementary School (K-05)
 * Oakwood Elementary School (K-05)
 * Eugene Field Elementary School (K-05)
 * Early Childhood Center (PK)
 * Hannibal Middle School (06-08)
 * Hannibal High School (09-12)
 * Palmyra R-I School District – Palmyra
 * Palmyra Elementary School (K-04)
 * Palmyra Middle School (05-08)
 * Palmyra High School (09-12)
 * Marion County R-II School District – Philadelphia
 * Marion County Elementary School (K-06)
 * Marion County High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * Holy Family Catholic School – Hannibal (K-09) – Roman Catholic
 * St. John’s Lutheran School – Hannibal (K-06) – Lutheran

Post-secondary

 * Hannibal–LaGrange University – Hannibal – A private, four-year Southern Baptist university.

Public libraries
Hannibal Free Public Library
 * Palmyra Bicentennial Public Library

Cities and towns

 * Hannibal
 * Monroe City (mostly in Monroe County and a small part in Ralls County)
 * Palmyra (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

 * Barkley
 * Bellville
 * Benbow
 * Cave City
 * Ely
 * Emerson
 * Heather
 * Helton
 * Hester
 * Little Union
 * Mungers
 * Naomi
 * Nelsonville
 * Newmarket
 * North River
 * Philadelphia
 * Sharpsburg
 * Smileyville
 * Taylor
 * Uva
 * Warren
 * West Ely
 * West Quincy
 * White Bear
 * Withers Mill
 * Woodland

Former communities

 * Cherry Dell
 * Lamb
 * Mark

State
Marion County is in Missouri's 5th district in the Missouri House of Representatives, represented by Lindell F. Shumake (R-Hannibal).

All of Marion County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate; it is represented by Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown).

Federal
Marion County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Historically a Democratic county in the 20th century, with the exception of Republican landslides in 1972 and 1984, Marion County has been reliably Republican since 2000. The last Democrat to receive 40% or more of the vote was Al Gore that same year.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,587, than any candidate from either party in Marion County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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Maries County, Missouri

Maries County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,432. Its county seat is Vienna. The county was organized March 2, 1855, and named for the Maries River and Little Maries River. The word "Maries" is derived from the French word marais, which means "marsh, lake, or pond".

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 530 sqmi, of which 527 sqmi is land and 2.9 sqmi (0.6%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Osage County (north)
 * Gasconade County (northeast)
 * Phelps County (southeast)
 * Pulaski County (southwest)
 * Miller County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 63.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 63
 * [[Image:MO-28.svg|20px]] Route 28
 * [[Image:MO-42.svg|20px]] Route 42
 * [[Image:MO-52.svg|20px]] Route 52
 * [[Image:MO-68.svg|20px]] Route 68
 * [[Image:MO-133.svg|20px]] Route 133

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,903 people, 3,519 households, and 2,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 /mi2. There were 4,149 housing units at an average density of 8 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.43% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Approximately 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,519 households, out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,925, and the median income for a family was $39,187. Males had a median income of $28,524 versus $20,705 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,662. About 10.10% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Maries County R-I School District – Vienna
 * Vienna Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Vienna High School (07-12)
 * Maries County R-II School District – Belle
 * Belle Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Maries County Middle School (06-08)
 * Belle High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * Visitation Inter-Parish School – Vienna (K-08) – Roman Catholic

Public libraries

 * Heartland Regional Library System

Local
The Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Maries County. Democrats currently hold all but four of the elected positions in the county.

State
All of Maries County is a part of Missouri's 62nd District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Tom Hurst (R-Meta).

All of Maries County is a part of Missouri's 6th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City).

Federal
All of Maries County is included in Missouri's 3rd Congressional District and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 844, than any candidate from either party in Maries County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Cities and towns

 * Argyle (also in Osage County)
 * Belle (a small portion extends into Osage County)
 * Vienna (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

 * Bend
 * Brinktown
 * Hayden
 * High Gate
 * Lanes Prairie
 * Light
 * Lindell
 * Lois
 * Paydown
 * Safe
 * Stickney
 * Sudheimer
 * Summerfield
 * Tavern
 * Van Cleve
 * Venus
 * Vichy

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Talk:Perivale

Perivale in the Doomsday book
Looking at the Open Domesday book I can't find the reference to Perivale as an orchard in Greenford, can anyone help locate this piece of information? Sciencefish (talk) 23:24, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

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Madison County, Missouri

Madison County is a county located in the Lead Belt region of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,626. Its county seat and largest city is Fredericktown. The county was officially organized on December 14, 1818, and was named after President James Madison.

Mining has been a key industry in this area with Madison County recorded as having the oldest lead mine west of the Mississippi River.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 498 sqmi, of which 494 sqmi is land and 3.2 sqmi (0.6%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * St. Francois County (north)
 * Perry County (northeast)
 * Bollinger County (east)
 * Wayne County (south)
 * Iron County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 67.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 67
 * [[Image:MO-72.svg|20px]] Route 72

National protected area

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,800 people, 4,711 households, and 3,330 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 /mi2. There were 5,656 housing units at an average density of 11 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.30% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Approximately 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,711 households, out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,421, and the median income for a family was $37,474. Males had a median income of $27,670 versus $15,909 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,825. About 12.80% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.60% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Madison County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Madison County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (37.87%), Independent/Non-Charismatic Churches (17.42%), and National Association of Free Will Baptists (12.10%).

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Madison County, 68.6% possesses a high school diploma while 7.8% holds a bachelor's degree as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Fredericktown R-I School District - Fredericktown
 * Fredericktown Elementary School (PK-02)
 * Fredericktown Intermediate School (03–05)
 * Fredericktown Middle School (06–08)
 * Fredericktown High School (09–12)
 * Marquand-Zion R-VI School District - Marquand
 * Marquand-Zion Elementary School (K-06)
 * Marquand-Zion High School (07–12)

Private schools

 * Faith Christian Academy - Fredericktown

Public libraries

 * Fredericktown Branch Library

Local
Both the Republican and Democratic parties split control of the local elected offices in Madison County.

State
All of Madison County is a part of Missouri's 145th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Rick Francis (R-Perryville). The 156th District includes all of Bollinger and Madison counties as well as most of Perry County, Missouri.

All of Madison County is a part of Missouri's 27th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by State Senator Holly Rehder (R-Scott City). The 27th Senatorial District includes all of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, Perry and Scott counties.

Federal
Madison County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
In the 2008 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary, voters in Madison County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes (a total of 971) in Madison County during the 2008 primaries than any candidate from either party.

Cities

 * Fredericktown (county seat)

Town

 * Marquand

Villages

 * Cobalt
 * Junction City

Census-designated places

 * Cherokee Pass
 * Mine La Motte

Other unincorporated communities

 * Allbright
 * Buckhorn
 * Catherine Place
 * Cornwall
 * Faro
 * French Mills
 * Hahns Mill
 * Higdon
 * Jewett
 * Lance
 * Millcreek
 * Oak Grove
 * Roselle
 * Saco
 * Saint Michel
 * Silver Mine
 * Tin Mountain
 * Twelvemile
 * Zion

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Macon County, Missouri

Macon County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,209. Its county seat is Macon. The county was organized January 6, 1837, and named for Nathaniel Macon, a Revolutionary War hero and North Carolina politician.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 812 sqmi, of which 801 sqmi is land and 11 sqmi (1.4%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Adair County (north)
 * Knox County (northeast)
 * Sullivan County (northwest)
 * Shelby County (east)
 * Randolph County (south)
 * Monroe County (southeast)
 * Chariton County (southwest)
 * Linn County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 36.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 36
 * [[Image:US 63.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 63
 * [[Image:MO-3.svg|20px]] Route 3
 * [[Image:MO-149.svg|20px]] Route 149
 * [[Image:MO-156.svg|20px]] Route 156

Townships

 * Bevier
 * Callao
 * Chariton
 * Drake
 * Eagle
 * Easley
 * Hudson
 * Independence
 * Jackson
 * Johnston
 * La Plata
 * Liberty
 * Lingo
 * Lyda
 * Middle Fork
 * Morrow
 * Narrows
 * Richland
 * Round Grove
 * Russell
 * Ten Mile
 * Valley
 * Walnut Creek
 * White

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 15,556 people, 6,501 households, and 4,381 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 /mi2. There were 7,502 housing units at an average density of 9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.18% White, 2.21% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.8% were of German, 21.8% American, 13.9% English and 10.8% Irish ancestry.

There were 6,501 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,195, and the median income for a family was $36,370. Males had a median income of $26,408 versus $18,275 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,189. About 8.30% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Atlanta
 * Bevier
 * Callao
 * Elmer
 * Ethel
 * La Plata
 * Macon (county seat)
 * New Cambria

Village

 * South Gifford

Census-designated place

 * Excello

Other unincorporated places

 * Anabel
 * Ardmore
 * Axtell
 * Barnesville
 * Barryville
 * Bloomington
 * Cardy
 * College Mound
 * Cottage
 * Cox
 * Economy
 * Goldsberry
 * Hammack
 * Kaseyville
 * Kellogg
 * Keota
 * Kern
 * Lingo
 * Love Lake
 * Mercyville
 * Nickellton
 * Redman
 * Seney
 * Sue City
 * Ten Mile
 * Walnut
 * Woodville

Ghost towns

 * Hart
 * Longville
 * Tullvania

Public schools

 * Atlanta C-3 School District – Atlanta
 * Atlanta Elementary School (K-06)
 * Atlanta High School (07-12)
 * Bevier C-4 School District – Bevier
 * Bevier Elementary School (K-08)
 * Bevier High School (09-12)
 * Callao C-8 School District – Callao
 * Callao Elementary School (K-08)
 * La Plata R-II School District – La Plata
 * La Plata Elementary School (PK-06)
 * La Plata High School (07-12)
 * Macon County R-I School District – Macon
 * Macon Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Macon Middle School (06-08)
 * Macon High School (09-12)
 * Macon County R-IV School District – New Cambria
 * Macon County Elementary School (K-06)
 * Macon County High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * Tri County Christian School – Macon (PK-06) – Nondenominational Christian
 * Immaculate Conception School – Macon (K-08) – Roman Catholic

Public libraries

 * Laplata Public Library
 * Macon Public Library

Local
The accompanying table (below right) shows the county elected officials and their party affiliation. As is tradition, the majority ran as Republicans.

State
All of Macon County is in district 6 of the Missouri House of Representatives, represented by Tim Remole (R-Excello).

All of Macon County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzingler (R-Williamstown).

Federal
All of Macon County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-St. Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Is this London or USA?
This article appears to make detailed mention of the Richmond in Massachussets (USA), I had to re-read it to check it was an article about the one in London (UK). Anyone agree. Robdav69, June 20, 2006.

 * On second thoughts I've decided to remove the rediculous overt references to the other Petersham's in USA and Australia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Robdav69 (talk • contribs).

Petersham or Ham?
The boundary between Ham and Petersham is not clear and is disputed but, that said, I think that some of the references in here are to Ham (e.g. Ham House and Ham Polo) rather than Petersham.

The best definition of Petersham is given by the boundary of the Petersham Conversation Area http://www.richmond.gov.uk/petersham_conservation_area_6.pdf/. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reesmf (talk • contribs) 14:35, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

 * Whilst it is mostly academic these days as LBRUT tend to lump Ham and Petersham together, the traditional boundary with Ham runs south from the river west of Ham House and thus both House and Polo Club and field lie within Petersham, though some of the Ham House outbuildings such as the Stables lie in Ham. If you persevere with the interface on http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html you will see the boundary of Ham Urban District for example which tallies with the traditional description of the parish boundary. This part of the boundary at least also existed on the tithe map that predates Ordnance survey. Had it been otherwise, presumably the Dysarts would have had to traipse to Kingston Parish Church every Sunday, instead of the quick jaunt down to St Peter's :) Just using the definition of the Conservation Area cited would exclude other parts of Petersham such as Petersham Common as well as several areas of housing. --KenBailey (talk) 12:07, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation
So is it Peter-sham (as one might think at first glance), or Peters-ham (as one would expect from comparison with other hams like Birmingham, Rotherham etc.? Paul Magnussen (talk) 21:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, it's Peter-sham, if anyone wants to convert that to phonetic spelling. GrindtXX (talk) 00:08, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

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Talk:Petts Wood

I added some information yesterday about places of worship in Petts Wood and I notice that it has been removed without explanation. It seems a perfectly normal thing to write about, so I've put most of it back. If it shouldn't be included, please explain why and I'll take it out again. regards Andy

-- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andy1971 (talk • contribs) 11:32, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * This page is part of the WikiProject London: please add information about this area to this article

'''During the 1990s the area declared its independance and gained UN recognition as the Peoples Republic Of Petts Wood, with the parliament meeting in Morrsions, before the ill fated invasion of Orpingtion (1999) resulted in the defeat on Croften Lane (near the Cost-Cutter) and the disasterous retreat back into Sparrow Woods, despite heroic resistance the UK forces overran the Republic and political and military collapes resulted in the end of the new nation. Petts Wood has attmepted to gain gradual, consitional reform and a parliament was established in 2004. Since then Petts Wood has began a space program and established several North American colonies.'''

I don't know who added the above, but I thought it was quite funny. So I've put it here instead.

De Gaulle in Petts Wood
I have elaborated on De Gaulle's period of residence during Second World War exile, dating it to 1940, cited to a Shropshire newspaper. I omitted to log in so it initially did not bear my user name - I have since rephrased the sentence, having remembered to log in. The account of his places of exile was in a Shropshire newspaper whose sub headline to the story on his reported death was headed 'The year of exile in Salop', which I hasten to point out for French users/readers was a (non-obscene) colloquial name for Shropshire.Cloptonson (talk) 19:43, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Cited the Keith Waterhouse Reference
I got hold of his book and found the quote. There's a lot more in there, he talks about newspapermen (and they were all men) having "Petts Wood marriages" where the wife very rarely saw her husband both awake and sober. Farcical anecdotes of a rather seaside-postcard nature are retold. He never lived there himself.

Question
Why did Petts Wood have an all-night train service?

Sources and personal testimony
I was born and raised in Petts Wood between 1955 and 1983.

A History of Petts Wood was published in several editions by the Residents Association. The author was Peter Waymark, a Times Journalist. The town is remarkable as an instance of 1930s urban development. It started as a railway station and two estate agents, still there, in cabins on the top end of the Station Square. The first road, Fairway, ran parallel with the railway on the far side of the square, continuing in a huge loop within the lines of the railway to connect with the original Crofton Lane. On the southern corner of the square lay the Dunstonian Garage, on the north, a hardware merchants, in the middle a pub, The Daylight Inn, on the east side, a line of shops. An Express Dairy dairy delivery depot was next to the garage. The bombs dropped demolished a few houses on the railway side of Fairway, now occupied by some small shops, including a Chinese restaurant, on the southern edge of the shops. As described, the next was on the site now used as the library, and the third in the scrubland behind. The Waymark text omits them from the map, but lists a good many more.

The reason Petts Wood was successful was the choice of railway services, particularly into the small hours of the morning, attracting the attention of journalists and the performing arts, both of whom needed trains later than the usual 1030 departures from the centee of town. An additional bonus was that both Victoria and Charring Cross were served, the latter picking up Waterloo and London Bridge. It was arguably the first 24-hour service, as the first milk train was at 0430! Yet the only bus service was the 161 to Chiselhurst and Woolwich: to get to Orpington, you walked, a muddy experience alongside farmland, or to Bromley, to the A21, equally far. Or caught the train, an expensive exercise, and awkward with a pram: the luggage crossings at rail level were much in use.

Although Waymark describes coal deliveries coming from further afield, he's wrong: the railway had coal staithes behind Fairway, which they would replenish in the wee small hours after services finished. Between the hooting of a steam engine and clatter of coal, we wouldn't get much sleep those nights, I'm still a five hor a day man. I used the time reading, at first from the original library, with bookshelves on every flat wall surface, and then in the new library: I'd an advanced readers card aged seven, and took my full quota of textbooks every Saturday. 9 books a week! And not kids texts either. Rationing continued until 1955, but it's systems continued: you dropped off an order and took what was delivered, with no choice of suppliers. It made for a discontented client base, which left as soon as a Spar supermarket opened a few doors away. Then the Embassy became a modern medium-sized store, and a delicatessen on the top end of Petts Wood Road. Why's there no road bridge? Because it would shift traffic away from the shops, something the developers hated. Mind you, it gave us some interesting moments at the far end of Fairway, as cars would turn the corner and misjudge the angle - it's about 75° - and demolish our front fence. As we grew, Dad took proutective measures, with a strategically-placed rockery in the front corner to launch the more rapid offenders intto the air to nail themselves on a line of cut-off fence posts just beyond. It invoked a guardian angel, as nobody ever came that way again!

That doesn't mean Petts Wood was devoid of personalities. From Sir Geraint Evans to the hearily loathed Charles de Gaule, i had on one side of me the Duke of Norfolk's nanny and on the other, a Bermondsey docker, with his cockney Rom wife. You don't get a much broader gamut of kids to play with than England's premier peer and it's first Licensed Conveyancer! My rugrat mates went on to create the ubiquitous Centronics computer printer plug, and the first digital knitting machine (Brother met Meccano!), and I was their worthy peer.

The Dunstonian was also the owner of two veteran cars dating from the 1890s, regulars in the London-Brighton car rally. We'd also occasionally get steam traction engines pass, and one memorable Sunday, the entire stock of steam railway engines from across the south of England passed, on their way to the breakers at Ashford.

That's Petts Wood for you - a country village surrounded by towns now, but protected by railway main lines. It produces excellence as a result: it's music shop, tucked away in the oddest shack imaginable, might see Bavid Bowie, Kate Bush, Emma Johnson, all looking for something! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.9.39.250 (talk) 18:34, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

location
petts wood is considered greater south east london, it was historically kent but is now a london borough. 2A00:23C8:960D:6401:E9A5:4BD9:46ED:7B39 (talk) 10:28, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

 * Yes, that is correct. Someone recently replaced the lead with an incorrect one. I have put the correct information back. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 11:14, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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Can someone check the bit about transport? I think someone's put in some fictional buses!

The second paragraph about Chris Stark belongs on a page devoted to him because it deviates from the topic of Pinner. Thedoctor98 (talk) 08:15, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Pinner as an affluent area
An IP editor is persistently removing references to Pinner as an affluent area. Based on the information and sources provided, the IP editor is correct. There is nothing sourced which shows that the area has above average income or any other reasonable surrogate for affluence. In the absence of a good source, I would suggest that any reference to affluence is omitted. I am aware that some residents of the area regard themselves as affluent but that cuts little ice here.  Velella  Velella Talk 23:20, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

 * A source has now been added. However, I agree with you. There are probably quite a few other areas in London which are affluent or wealthy. Should we change this on every page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.96.107.130 (talk) 04:23, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Guidelines on how to write about UK counties
There is a discussion here if anyone is interested. Opinions are welcome. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 09:35, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

fictitious residents
Somewhere I read that Private Eye's Lunchtime O'Booze lived in Pinner. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.195.229.26 (talk) 15:53, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

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McDonald County, Missouri

McDonald County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,303. Its county seat is Pineville. The county was organized in 1849 and named for Sergeant Alexander McDonald, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. The county has three sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Old McDonald County Courthouse and the Powell Bridge.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 540 sqmi, of which 539 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (0.04%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Newton County (north)
 * Barry County (east)
 * Benton County, Arkansas (south)
 * Delaware County, Oklahoma (west)
 * Ottawa County, Oklahoma (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-49 (MO).svg|20px]] Interstate 49
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 71
 * [[Image:MO-43.svg|20px]] Route 43
 * [[Image:MO-59.svg|20px]] Route 59
 * [[Image:MO-76.svg|20px]] Route 76
 * [[Image:MO-90.svg|20px]] Route 90

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,681 people, 8,113 households, and 5,865 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 /mi2. There were 9,287 housing units at an average density of 17 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 89.66% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 2.88% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 3.70% from other races, and 3.30% from two or more races. Approximately 9.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.0% were of American, 11.5% German, 10.5% Irish and 6.6% English ancestry.

There were 8,113 households, out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,010, and the median income for a family was $31,530. Males had a median income of $23,434 versus $18,157 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,175. About 15.60% of families and 20.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 17.20% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * McDonald County R-I School District - Anderson
 * Noel Primary School (PK-02) - Noel
 * Pineville Primary School (PK-02) - Pineville
 * Anderson Elementary School (PK-05) - Anderson
 * Noel Elementary School (03-08) - Noel
 * Pineville Elementary School (03-08) - Pineville
 * Rocky Comfort Elementary School (PK-08) - Rocky Comfort
 * Southwest City Elementary School (PK-08) - Southwest City
 * White Rock Elementary School (PK-08) - Jane
 * Anderson Middle School (06-08) - Anderson
 * McDonald County R-I High School (09-12) - Anderson

History of McDonald County R-I School District
The present McDonald County R-I School District is the result of consolidations of several county school districts. The first two school districts to consolidate were the Pineville and Anderson school districts. This was the first step in what was a long-range plan to combine all of the remaining high schools in the county with the exception of the Goodman School District which would become a part of the Neosho school system. The plan for the Pineville–Anderson consolidation was approved and the state offered a $50,000 matching grant for the building of a new high school. If the remaining high schools were to have joined, an additional $200,000 in matching grants would have been recurred.

The first consolidated class from Pineville and Anderson was the Class of 1966. David Alumbaugh was a member of that class and remembers it was the class that elected the school mascot as the mustang and the school colors of red and black. There was not a new high school so each town maintained a high school faculty but all activities including athletics were combined. When asked what the mood of the people in Pineville was concerning the school consolidation, Alumbaugh said, "I don't remember it being a great deal; most people considered it inevitable it was going to happen sooner or later." It was something that could not be stopped, according to Larry Warner who taught during the first year (1966) at the Pineville campus and then at the new high school in Anderson its next year. "It was something that was really needed. The faculty at the old Pineville High School was not very good either at the end of their careers or just beginning. The kids got along fine at the new school but it was the parents who fought."

The next school district to consider joining Pineville and Anderson was the Noel School District. Noel Lawmen had a serious concern on where the new high school, which would serve all students, would be located. The proposed site was about a mile east of the city of Anderson at the junction of Highway 76 and then new Highway 71. The Noel patrons wanted a site more close to the center of the county which would be just north of the Indian River Bridge at the city of Lanagan. The Noel School Board sent a letter to the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education calling for a vote of the people of McDonald County on the site but this didn't happen. The reasoning for there not being a countywide vote couldn't be found, but the proposed new high school site had already been approved by the Missouri Department of Education. ...... Once a school district was asked to be included in the reorganized district the people of the district asked to be included and the people of the reorganized district both voted. What this meant was that the people of Pineville and Anderson could vote in other districts even if that other district's patrons didn't want to come into the reorganized district, they had to. This led to many of the hard feelings that last even today in McDonald County about the school consolidation. With the addition of Noel to the reorganization there were only the high schools of Goodman, Rocky Comfort and Southwest City left. The school district of Goodman decided to join the school district of Neosho. This left Southwest City with its school population of 89 and Rocky Comfort with its high school population of 107 as the only other two schools left in the county. Southwest City, located only miles from the Arkansas and Oklahoma borders, had no other choice. There were no Missouri schools close to it so it asked and was voted into the reorganized plan. Rocky Comfort is located on the eastern edge of McDonald County and would have been much closer to reorganize with the town of Wheaton in Barry County. Rocky Comfort ended up joining the reorganization of the McDonald County schools.

Public libraries

 * McDonald County Library

Cities and Towns

 * Anderson
 * Ginger Blue
 * Goodman
 * Jane
 * Lanagan
 * Noel
 * Pineville (county seat)
 * Southwest City

Unincorporated Communities

 * Arnett
 * Bethpage
 * Caverna
 * Cove
 * Coy
 * Cyclone
 * Erie
 * Hart
 * Havenhurst
 * Jacket
 * Longview
 * May
 * McNatt
 * Pack
 * Powell
 * Rocky Comfort
 * Simcoe
 * Splitlog
 * Tiff City

Local
The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in McDonald County. Republicans hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.

State
All of McDonald County is a part of Missouri's 159th district in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Bill Lant (R-Pineville).

All of McDonald County is a part of Missouri's 29th District and is currently represented in the Missouri Senate by David Sater (R-Cassville).

Federal
All of McDonald County is included in Missouri's 7th Congressional District and is represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political culture
Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, McDonald County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. George W. Bush carried McDonald County in 2000 and 2004 by more than two-to-one margins, and like many other rural and exurban counties throughout Missouri, McDonald County strongly favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008. Despite the strength of Republicans at the presidential level here, Democrat Jimmy Carter did manage to carry McDonald County in 1976, making it the only county in Southwest Missouri to have been won by any Democrat in the past 50 years.

Like most areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in McDonald County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed McDonald County with 84.42 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in McDonald County with 57.02 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite McDonald County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed McDonald County with 76.37 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 1,285, than any candidate from either party in McDonald County during the 2008 Missouri Presidential Primaries.

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Population?
Accourding to the article, Plumstead has a population of 47 billion, is this correct? Seems a bit off to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.19.42 (talk) 23:22, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Edwin Hughes
I challenge the description of Edwin Hughes, in the list of people buried at Plumstead Cemetery, as "leader of the Conservative party between 1885 and 1902" - in what context? Regarding national leaders of the Conservative party, (see article) in his lifetime this position rotated between the Prime Minister during a Conservative government and the Leaders of the party in the Houses of Lords and Commons when the party were in opposition during his lifetime and no Chairman of the party organization was appointed before 1911. If the description cannot be qualified, I propose the statement be deleted and substituted with "Conservative politician" or "Conservative MP" (preferably stating constituency).Cloptonson (talk) 10:05, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Quite simply, he wasn't ever a Conservative party leader. Should just have fixed the error. Done now. 94.192.51.5 (talk) 16:45, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

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Livingston County, Missouri

Livingston County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,557. Its county seat is Chillicothe. The county was organized January 6, 1837, and named for U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 539 sqmi, of which 532 sqmi is land and 6.2 sqmi (1.2%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Grundy County (north)
 * Linn County (east)
 * Chariton County (southeast)
 * Carroll County (south)
 * Caldwell County (southwest)
 * Daviess County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 36.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 36
 * [[Image:US 65.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 65
 * [[Image:MO-190.svg|20px]] Route 190

Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 15,195 people, 5,871 households and 3,834 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 /mi2. There were 6,730 housing units at an average density of 12 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 95.39% White, 2.42% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Approximately 1.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,871 households, of which 29.59% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.29% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 29.94% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.

Age distribution was 21.91% under the age of 18, 7.74% from 18 to 24, 25.34% from 25 to 44, 26.81% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 81.02 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.47 males.

The median household income was $39,683, and the median family income was $53,325. Males had a median income of $38,282 versus $24,944 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,295. About 15.8% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Chillicothe R-II School District – Chillicothe
 * Chillicothe Early Learning Center (PK)
 * Chillicothe Elementary School (K-01)
 * Field Elementary School (02-03)
 * Dewey Elementary School (04-05)
 * Chillicothe Middle School (06-08)
 * Chillicothe High School (09-12)
 * Livingston County R-III School District – Chula
 * Livingston County Elementary School (PK-08)
 * Southwest Livingston County R-I School District – Ludlow
 * Southwest Livingston County Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Southwest Livingston County High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * Bishop Hogan Memorial School – Chillicothe (K-09) – Roman Catholic

Public libraries

 * Livingston County Library

Cities

 * Chillicothe (county seat)
 * Chula
 * Wheeling

Villages

 * Ludlow
 * Mooresville
 * Utica

Census-designated place

 * Dawn

Other unincorporated place

 * Avalon
 * Bedford
 * Farmersville
 * Norville
 * Sampsel
 * Springhill
 * Sturges

Notable people

 * Bower Slack Broaddus, U.S. Federal Judge
 * Courtney W. Campbell, U.S. Representative from Florida (1953-1955)
 * Ray and Faye Copeland, serial killers
 * Claude B. Hutchison, botanist, professor, and Mayor of Berkeley, California (1955-1963)
 * Mike Lair, Missouri State Representative (2009–2016) and former teacher
 * Jerry Litton, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1973-1976)
 * Charles H. Mansur, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1887-1893)
 * Shirley Collie Nelson, country music artist/actress
 * Henry Moses Pollard, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1877-1879)
 * John Quinn, Missouri State Representative (2001-2009)
 * William Y. Slack, brigadier general and politician
 * Clarence Edwin Watkins, publisher

Local
The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Livingston County. Republicans hold a majority of the elected positions in the county.

State
All of Livingston County is a part of Missouri's 7th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe).

All of Livingston County is a part of Missouri's 21st District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg).

Federal
All of Livingston County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Gena Ross.

Livingston County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford).

Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

Political Culture
At the presidential level, Livingston County has become solidly Republican in recent years. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Livingston County in 1996 with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Like most rural areas throughout northern Missouri, voters in Livingston County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings, at least on the state and national levels. Despite support for socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 67.72% of Livingston County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.

2020
The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Livingston County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat Trump in the general election.

Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Livingston County and statewide by large margins.

2016
The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall and won a plurality of the vote in Livingston County. He went on to win the presidency.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) carried Livingston County by a single vote.

2012
The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Livingston County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008
In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination.

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Livingston County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

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Linn County, Missouri

Linn County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,874. Its county seat is Linneus. The county was organized January 1, 1837, and named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 621 sqmi, of which 616 sqmi is land and 5.8 sqmi (0.9%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Sullivan County (north)
 * Adair County (northeast)
 * Macon County (east)
 * Chariton County (south)
 * Livingston County (west)
 * Grundy County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 36.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 36
 * [[Image:MO-5.svg|20px]] Route 5
 * [[Image:MO-11.svg|20px]] Route 11
 * [[Image:MO-129.svg|20px]] Route 129
 * [[Image:MO-139.svg|20px]] Route 139

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,754 people, 5,697 households and 3,760 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 /mi2. There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of 11 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.98% White, 0.60% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.15% from other races and 0.76% from two or more races. Approximately 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,697 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.00% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64 and 20.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,242, and the median income for a family was $36,134. Males had a median income of $25,635 versus $18,820 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,378. About 11.30% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Brookfield R-III School District – Brookfield
 * Brookfield Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Brookfield Middle School (05-08)
 * Brookfield High School (09-12)
 * Bucklin R-II School District – Bucklin
 * Bucklin Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Bucklin High School (07-12)
 * Linn County R-1 School District – Purdin
 * Linn County Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Linn County High School (06-12)
 * Marceline R-V School District – Marceline
 * Walt Disney Elementary School (K-05)
 * Marceline Middle School (06-08)
 * Marceline High School (09-12)
 * Meadville R-IV School District – Meadville
 * Meadville Elementary School (K-06)
 * Meadville High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * Father McCartan Memorial School – Marceline (K-09) – Roman Catholic
 * Locust Creek Mennonite School – Laclede (02-09) – Mennonite

Public libraries

 * Brookfield Public Library
 * Marceline Carnegie Library

Cities and towns

 * Brookfield
 * Browning (partly in Sullivan County)
 * Bucklin
 * Laclede
 * Linneus (county seat)
 * Marceline
 * Meadville
 * Purdin

Unincorporated communities

 * Bear Branch
 * Enterprise
 * Eversonville
 * Forker
 * Fountain Grove
 * Garner
 * Grantsville
 * Haseville
 * Hecla
 * Leverton
 * Lowell
 * New Boston
 * North Salem
 * St. Catharine
 * Sedgwick
 * Shafter
 * Shelby

Notable people

 * Doris Akers, gospel singer and composer, was born in Brookfield and resided there until age five.
 * Gene Bartow, Hall of Fame college basketball coach and NBA executive.
 * Walt Disney, lived on a farm near Marceline as a young boy.
 * John J. Pershing, four-star General of the Armies, was born in Laclede.
 * Jeff Roe, Republican political consultant, born in Brookfield

State
Linn County is split between two districts in Missouri's House of Representatives, both of which are represented by Republicans.

 * District 6 — Tim Remole (R-Excello). Consists of a thin slice of the eastern part of the county.

 * District 7 — Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe). Consists of the central and western parts of the county.

All of Linn County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzingler (R-Williamstown).

Federal
All of Linn County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Wartime bombings
This section currently covers WWI in some detail. It would be helpful to add information on WWII bomb damage. - Fayenatic (talk) 12:50, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I have set the ball rolling with mention of the borough's civilian losses from enemy action recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.Cloptonson (talk) 22:47, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Poplar, London
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Poplar, London's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "history": From Richard Spratly:  From Victoria Park, London:  From All Saints Church, Poplar: Between Poplar High Street and East India Dock Road: All Saints' Church and Rectory, Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 176–180. From Canary Wharf:

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Lincoln County, Missouri

Lincoln County is located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,574. Its county seat is Troy. The county was founded December 14, 1818, and named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln of the American Revolutionary War.

Lincoln County is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
According to Goodspeed's History of Lincoln County, Missouri (1888), Lincoln County was named by Major Christopher Clark, the first permanent white settler in an address to the Territorial Legislature. He said, "I was born, sir, in Link-Horn County, N.C., I lived for many years in Link-Horn County in old Kain-tuck. I wish to die in Link-Horn County, in Missouri; and I move, therefore, that the blank in the bill be filled with the name Link-Horn." The motion was carried unanimously and the clerk, not adopting the frontier parlance of the Major, wrote "Lincoln" in the blank space of the bill. Others say it was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 640 sqmi, of which 627 sqmi is land and 14 sqmi (2.2%) is water. The county's eastern border with Illinois is formed by the Mississippi River.

Adjacent counties

 * Pike County (north)
 * Calhoun County, Illinois (east)
 * St. Charles County (southeast)
 * Warren County (southwest)
 * Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 61.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 61
 * [[Image:MO-47.svg|20px]] Route 47
 * [[Image:MO-79.svg|20px]] Route 79
 * [[Image:MO-147.svg|20px]] Route 147

Transit

 * Burlington Trailways
 * OATS Transit

Railroads

 * BNSF Railway

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,944 people, 13,851 households, and 10,554 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 PD/sqmi. There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 25 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.13% White, 1.74% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Approximately 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.7% were of German, 17.0% American, 10.9% Irish and 7.4% English ancestry.

There were 13,851 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 19.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,592, and the median income for a family was $47,747. Males had a median income of $35,564 versus $23,270 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,149. About 6.20% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Silex R-I School District – Silex
 * Silex Elementary School (K-06)
 * Silex High School (07-12)
 * Elsberry R-II School District – Elsberry
 * Clarence Cannon Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Ida Cannon Middle School (05-08)
 * Elsberry High School (09-12)
 * Lincoln County R-III School District – Troy
 * Early Childhood Education Center (Pre-K & PAT)
 * Boone Elementary School (K-05)
 * Claude Brown Elementary School (K-05)
 * Cuivre Park Elementary School (K-05)
 * Hawk Point Elementary School (K-05)
 * Lincoln Elementary School (K-05)
 * Main Street Elementary School (K-05)
 * William R. Cappel Elementary School (K-05)
 * Troy Middle School (06-08)
 * Troy South Middle School (06-08)
 * Ninth Grade Center (09)
 * Troy Buchanan High School (10-12)
 * New Horizons High School (10-12)
 * Winfield R-IV School District – Winfield
 * Winfield Elementary School (PK-02)
 * Winfield Intermediate School (03-05)
 * Winfield Middle School (06-08)
 * Winfield High School (09-12)
 * Wright City R-II School District - Wright City
 * Additionally, the Wright City R-II serves southern portions of Lincoln County.

Private schools

 * Calvary Christian School – Winfield (01-12) – Pentecostal
 * First Baptist Christian Academy - Troy (K-08) - Baptist
 * Immaculate Conception School – Old Monroe (K-08) – Roman Catholic
 * Sacred Heart School – Troy (K-08) – Roman Catholic
 * St. Alphonsus School – Silex (PK-08) – Roman Catholic
 * Troy Holiness School – Troy (K-12) – Methodist

Public libraries

 * Powell Memorial Library

Cities and villages

 * Cave
 * Chain of Rocks
 * Elsberry
 * Foley
 * Fountain N' Lakes
 * Hawk Point
 * Moscow Mills
 * Old Monroe
 * Silex
 * Troy (county seat)
 * Truxton
 * Whiteside
 * Winfield

Unincorporated communities

 * Apex
 * Argentville
 * Auburn
 * Brevator
 * Briscoe
 * Brussells
 * Cap au Gris
 * Chantilly
 * Corso
 * Dameron
 * Davis
 * Ethlyn
 * Fairview
 * Famous
 * Louisville
 * Mackville
 * Millwood
 * New Hope
 * Okete
 * Olney
 * South Troy

Politics
Lincoln County is a reliable state bellwether, having voted for Missouri's statewide winner in every presidential election since 1956.

Local
The Republican Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Lincoln County. Republicans hold all but four of the elected positions in the county.

State
Lincoln County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.

 * District 40 — Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green). Consists of the northernmost section of the county.

 * District 41 — Doyle Justus (R-Troy). Consists of most of the county and includes the communities of Cave, Foley Troy, Truxton, and Whiteside.

 * District 64 — Tony Lovasco (R- O'Fallon) Includes the southeast corner of the county and the communities of Chain of Rocks, Fountain N' Lakes, Moscow Mills, Old Monroe, and Winfield.

All of Lincoln County is a part of Missouri's 10th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Jeanie Riddle (R-Fulton).

Federal
All of Lincoln County is included in Missouri's 3rd Congressional District and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Lewis County, Missouri

Lewis County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,032. Its county seat is Monticello. The county was organized January 2, 1833, and named for Meriwether Lewis, the explorer and Governor of the Louisiana Territory.

Lewis County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 511 sqmi, of which 505 sqmi is land and 5.8 sqmi (1.1%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Clark County (north)
 * Hancock County, Illinois (northeast)
 * Adams County, Illinois (southeast)
 * Marion County (south)
 * Shelby County (southwest)
 * Knox County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 61.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 61
 * [[Image:MO-6.svg|20px]] Route 6
 * [[Image:MO-16.svg|20px]] Route 16
 * [[Image:MO-81.svg|20px]] Route 81
 * [[Image:MO-156.svg|20px]] Route 156

Transit

 * Burlington Trailways
 * OATS Transit

Railroads

 * BNSF Railway

History
Lewis County, located in the northeastern part of Missouri, across the Mississippi River from Illinois. It was established in 1833 and named after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The county was largely settled by farmers from Virginia and Kentucky. They brought slaves and were attracted to the fertile land and easy river transportation. The economy was based on subsistence agriculture, timber harvesting, and lead mining. In addition. Canton supplied riverboats on the Mississippi. During the Civil War, the county became the base for rival pro-Confederate and pro-Union sympathizers; there was some violence but the Unionists prevailed.

After the Civil War, the slaves were emancipated and the county's economy shifted towards commercial agriculture, with the production of corn, wheat and timber that were shipped through Canton, a port on the Mississippi River. In the late 19th and early 20th century, farm youth moved into small towns, particularly in the western part of the county. Mark Twain lived in the county briefly and was inspired by the natural beauty of the river region for his writing.

Today, Lewis County is all rural, with a few small towns under 2500 population, and Canton at 2800. The economy us built on soybeans, corn and timber, as well as higher education. Canton is the home of Culver–Stockton College. The National Register of Historic Places celebrates 12 historic locations in the county.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 10,211 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Approximately 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.9% were of German, 18.3% American, 11.2% English and 10.8% Irish ancestry.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age was 36 years.

Median income for a household in the county was $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $19,679 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the poverty line.

Public schools

 * Canton R-V School District – Canton
 * Canton Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Canton High School (07-12)
 * Lewis County C-1 School District – Ewing
 * Highland Elementary School (K-06)
 * Highland Junior-Senior High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * Cedar Falls School – Canton (K-12) – Nonsectarian

Post-secondary

 * Culver-Stockton College – Canton – A private, four-year Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) university.

Public libraries

 * Canton Public Library
 * Labelle Branch Library
 * Lagrange Branch Library

Cities and towns

 * Canton
 * Ewing
 * La Belle
 * La Grange
 * Lewistown
 * Monticello (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

 * Argola
 * Benjamin
 * Deer Ridge
 * Derrahs
 * Dover
 * Durgen
 * Durham
 * Gilead
 * Laura
 * Maywood
 * Midway
 * Salem
 * Santuzza
 * Sellers
 * Steffenville
 * Ten Mile
 * Tolona
 * Weber
 * Williamstown

Local
Chris Flanagan was appointed to the position of County Clerk by Governor Jay Nixon. The office had previously been held by Regina Dredge.

State
All of Lewis County is included in Missouri's 4th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Craig Redmon (R-Canton).

All of Lewis County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown).

Federal
All of Lewis County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 619, than any candidate from either party in Lewis County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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Talk:Pratt's Bottom

Nearest places
I have edited the "nearest places" out of this page. Pratts Bottom is on the south-eastern fringe of Greater London, Thamesmead is right against the Thames, and Goodmayes and Becontree are on the North Eastern part of Greater London. In other words, the "nearest places" entries were completely wrong.

There's no apostrophe in the name. Shame about the juvenelia, but it's removed at least193.22.89.2 13:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Pratt's Bottom is shown with an apostrophe on Ordnance Survey maps. CarolGray 17:23, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Etymological error?
This is stated in the article:
 * The meaning is likely to be valley of a family called Pratt.

Notwithstanding the citation, but if the place name was originally "Spratts Bottom" as also stated in the article, then wouldn't the meaning actually be valley of a family named Spratt? A minor point, but on first reading, the impression is that one of the statements is wrong. 71.200.138.188 (talk) 18:09, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Pratt's Bottom and Admiral Insurance
Pratt's Bottom has featured in a UK commercial for Admiral Insurance where the name of the place is a road sign with the idiot man going "Let's name it after that place!" seeing a road sign then sighing uphappi;ly "Ohh!" when seeing the name of the road. The commercial was about Admiral's Multicover insurance covering house and car. The Admiral in the commercial is a woman who is a super-clever boss and the "helper" is a bumbling idiot bloke with a terrible neck-beard and a badly fitting suit. - 2A02:C7F:EDA0:6400:A036:49F4:5AA4:F1B3 (talk) 22:14, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

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Lawrence County, Missouri

Lawrence County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri, in the area of the Ozarks. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,001. Its county seat is Mount Vernon. The county was organized in 1845 and named for James Lawrence, a naval officer from the War of 1812 known for his battle cry, "Don't give up the ship!"

A previous Lawrence County, established in 1815 with its county seat at what is now Davidsonville Historic State Park in Arkansas, covered much of what is now southern Missouri and the northern third of Arkansas. When the Arkansas Territory was created from Missouri Territory in 1819, some of that earlier county became organized as Lawrence County, Arkansas.

Just before that, in 1818, Missouri divided its part of the old Lawrence County into Wayne County and Madison County; with population increases, those counties were later divided into others, including the present Lawrence County.

Racial history
Following the Reconstruction era, southwestern Missouri became increasingly hostile to African Americans, and whites attacked blacks in Lawrence and other counties, seeking to expel them from the region. An African-American man was lynched in Verona, Missouri on January 26, 1894; his name was not recorded. On August 19, 1901, three men were lynched by a white mob in the county seat, Pierce City, in Lawrence County. The mob also burned down some black homes, and drove roughly 30 families, a total of 300 African Americans, out of the city altogether. Whites took over their properties and the African Americans were never compensated for losses.

As a result of such incidents, many African Americans left Southwest Missouri in the early 20th century. The extrajudicial murders were part of a pattern of discrimination, repeated violence and intimidation of African Americans in southwest Missouri from 1894 to 1909. Whites in Greene conducted a mass lynching of three African-Americans in 1906 in the courthouse square.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 613 sqmi, of which 612 sqmi is land and 1.6 sqmi (0.3%) is water. Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge is located in Lawrence County.

Adjacent counties

 * Dade County (north)
 * Greene County (northeast)
 * Christian County (southeast)
 * Stone County (southeast)
 * Barry County (south)
 * Newton County (southwest)
 * Jasper County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-44 (MO).svg|20px]] Interstate 44
 * [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 60
 * [[Image:US 66.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 66 (1926–1985)
 * [[Image:MO-39.svg|20px]] Route 39
 * [[Image:MO-96.svg|20px]] Route 96
 * [[Image:MO-97.svg|20px]] Route 97
 * [[Image:MO-266.svg|20px]] Route 266

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,204 people, 13,568 households, and 9,728 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 /mi2. There were 14,789 housing units at an average density of 24 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 95.68% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 3.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,568 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,239, and the median income for a family was $36,846. Males had a median income of $27,309 versus $18,990 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,399. About 11.00% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.50% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Aurora R-VIII School District – Aurora
 * Pate Early Childhood Center (PK-02)
 * Robinson Elementary School (03-04)
 * Robinson Intermediate School (05-06)
 * Aurora Junior High School (07-08)
 * Aurora High School (09-12)
 * Marionville R-IX School District – Marionville
 * Marionville Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Marionville Middle School (06-08)
 * Marionville High School (09-12)
 * Miller R-II School District – Miller
 * Central Elementary School (K-06)
 * Miller High School (07-12)
 * Mt. Vernon R-V School District – Mt. Vernon
 * Mt. Vernon Elementary School (PK-02)
 * Mt. Vernon Intermediate School (03-05)
 * Mt. Vernon Middle School (06-08)
 * Mt. Vernon High School (09-12)
 * Pierce City R-VI School District – Pierce City
 * Central Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Pierce City Middle School (06-08)
 * Pierce City High School (09-12)
 * Verona R-VII School District – Verona
 * Verona Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Verona High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * Aurora Christian Academy – Aurora (K-12) – Baptist (Special Education Emphasis)
 * Harvest Christian Academy – Aurora (K-12) – Nondenominational Christian
 * Round Grove Christian Academy – Miller (PK-09) – Baptist
 * Trinity Lutheran School – Freistatt (PK-08) – Lutheran
 * St. Mary’s Catholic School – Pierce City (PK-08) – Roman Catholic

Public libraries

 * Barry-Lawrence Regional Library

Cities

 * Aurora
 * Marionville
 * Miller
 * Monett
 * Mount Vernon (county seat)
 * Pierce City
 * Stotts City
 * Verona

Villages

 * Freistatt
 * Halltown
 * Hoberg

Census-designated place

 * Chesapeake

Other unincorporated places

 * Albatross
 * Bowers Mill
 * Clarkson
 * Elliott
 * Grays Point
 * Heatonville
 * Lawrenceburg
 * Logan
 * McKinley
 * Minden
 * Olinger
 * Opal
 * Orange
 * Paris Springs Junction
 * Phelps
 * Plew
 * Red Oak
 * Rescue
 * Round Grove
 * Spencer
 * Stinson

Local
The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Lawrence County. Republicans hold all elected positions in the county.

State
Lawrence County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are held by Republicans.

 * District 157 — Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove). Consists of most of the entire county.

 * District 158 — Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob). Consists of a part of the southwest corner of the county, including about half of Pierce City.

All of Lawrence County is a part of Missouri's 29th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by David Sater (R-Cassville.

Federal
All of Lawrence County is included in Missouri's 7th Congressional District and is currently represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Voters in Lawrence County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally. Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 2,628, than any candidate from either party in Lawrence County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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Talk:Purley, London, England

 * This page is part of the WikiProject London: please add information about this area to this article

Does 213.253.40.68 know just how far Kensal Green, Willesden, Harlesde and Brondesbury are from Croydon and Purley? The whole of London is inbetween as these four places are in North London and Purley is near the boundary line between South London and Surrey to which both Croydon and Purley once belonged. I know this is Li'le Ole England but we aren' t that small. I shall have to remove your entry re nearest places because it just isn' t true. Dieter

Thank you for removing the items. I am sorry but I have also reinstated the Greater London Borough bit, but as I have pointed out in the Talk Page for Croydon, there is a Website which shows in its Chronology that the original London Council has been replaced by Act of Parliament of 1963 with Greater London. The Greater London Council (GLC) thus came into being. It isn' t just a bit of boasting on my part. See the following Website www.rootsweb.com/~engmdx/chronology.html

I am sorry to be bearer of bad news

Dieter

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Talk:Putney

Light Industry
Should the article include industrial employers? There was a car antenna factory which was a local landmark (during the 70s and 80s commuters on the district line trains traveling at roof height could identify the factory by the car "parked" on its roof). Zagubov (talk) 12:15, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Website addition
Hello,

I would like to add the following website to this link. Admittedly I am involved with this site so do appreciate the Wiki policy regarding getting other views before this is added.

The website provides additional information about areas above what the Wiki Page can provide (e.g. environemnt, greenspace, schools, etc) It also has additional search functionality.

I would welcome wider views on if this website is appropriate for inclusion.

www.liveanddo.co.uk

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aptw01 (talk • contribs) 10:41, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Why no etymology?
How to pronounce it: /ˈpʊtni/ or /ˈpʌtni/? JLincoln (talk) 19:39, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

 * Done - Stevekeiretsu (talk) 01:46, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Source #35
That is a Times Online source. Could someone please eMail me the content of that? I'd like to write an article on Putney High Street.-- Laun  chba  ller  13:29, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅, but not a lot of help: it just says Putney High Street was fifth most "anonymous" (because full of branches of standard chains) out of 27 London high streets in a survey. JohnCD (talk) 15:31, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I am amazed by the fact that it can't tell the difference between Wimbledon High Street and Wimbledon Broadway.-- Laun  chba  ller  18:00, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

Cokayne
George Cokayne has his own article which does not mention the spelling "Cockayne". The fact that the incorrect spelling is more common does not mean it should supplant the correct one. He should really be linked in this and in the Wimbledon Common article.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 20:20, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * You're absolutely right. He should be linked.  Sorry I didn't notice that he had a Wikipedia article.  Will fix. —     Bill W.     (Talk)  (Contrib)  — 20:28, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Translation request
What is this sentence supposed to mean?
 * The benefice of the parish remains a perpetual curacy whose patron is the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral.

I've followed all the links and looked up most of those words in wiktionary but I still don't know what it's trying to say. I know I'm at a disadvantage because I'm American but it would be great if someone could translate this into something understandable to non-British English speakers. -- Qwerty0 (talk) 18:18, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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Talk:Roehampton

Is it even possible to add citations to the list of notable residents? The way it is formatted, I don't see how it is possible but I may be missing something. If citations are not possible in this format, then someone should remove the box about it. CallMeBarcode (talk) 19:58, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

title: Talk:Roehampton