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'''Claim of "Birth of England" AD937''' |
'''Claim of "Birth of England" AD937''' |
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It is suggested that the site of the [[Battle of Brunanburh]] was [[Bromborough#History|Bromborough]] in AD937 between King Athelstan and a Scots-Viking-Irish coalition. There are even suggestions that is was the fairway of 11th hole at Brackenwood golf course. The outcome has been described as [[Bebington|"Birth of England"]] with the continued separation of the British Isles into distinct nations <ref>BBC News, [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4112301.stm |
It is suggested that the site of the [[Battle of Brunanburh]] was [[Bromborough#History|Bromborough]] in AD937 between King Athelstan and a Scots-Viking-Irish coalition. There are even suggestions that is was the fairway of 11th hole at Brackenwood golf course. The outcome has been described as [[Bebington|"Birth of England"]] with the continued separation of the British Isles into distinct nations <ref>BBC News, [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4112301.stm "Birthplace of Englishness 'found' "], ''BBC'' ,20 December 2004 </ref>. |
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'''[[Cheshire_cheese|Cheshire Cheese]]''': There are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580. <ref>Helen Carter, [http://www.theguardian.com/global/the-northerner/2011/apr/27/cheshire-cheese-revival-sales-plummet "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese"], ''The Guardian'', 3 April 2011</ref> |
'''[[Cheshire_cheese|Cheshire Cheese]]''': There are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580. <ref>Helen Carter, [http://www.theguardian.com/global/the-northerner/2011/apr/27/cheshire-cheese-revival-sales-plummet "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese"], ''The Guardian'', 3 April 2011</ref> |
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Inventions & Discoveries
Polythene invented in 1933, at ICI in Northwich [1] [2]
Pulsation Engine a precursor to Hydraulic_ram, invented by John Whitehurst in Oulton Park.
First observation of extragalactic radio source The Andromeda nebula (M31) made at Jodrell Bank in 1950 [3] [4]
Innovations & Firsts
Claim of "Birth of England" AD937 It is suggested that the site of the Battle of Brunanburh was Bromborough in AD937 between King Athelstan and a Scots-Viking-Irish coalition. There are even suggestions that is was the fairway of 11th hole at Brackenwood golf course. The outcome has been described as "Birth of England" with the continued separation of the British Isles into distinct nations [5].
Cheshire Cheese: There are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580. [6]
UK's First Neighbourhood Watch
First publicly funded civic park in Britain
First known stagecoach ran between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637
First Dementia Friendly Checkout Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia friendly checkout.
See also
References
- ^ Rob Sharp, Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags, The Independent, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ BBC Manchester, "History of the World: the first piece of polythene ", BBC, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ Jodrell Bank, "The Early History", University of Manchester, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31).", Nature Publishing Group, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ BBC News, ["Birthplace of Englishness 'found' ", BBC ,20 December 2004
- ^ Helen Carter, "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese", The Guardian, 3 April 2011
- ^ Chester Chronicle, "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout", Chester Chronicle, 3 June 2015