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| Avon (town), New York |
Avon is a town located in Livingston County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,443. The town in named after the river Avon in England. (references) |
| Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
Avon & Somerset Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Somerset and the districts of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; these districts were the now defunct county of Avon hence the force's name. (references) |
| Avon Cities Skiffle Group |
Avon Cities Skiffle Group featuring Ray Bush was founded in England during 1949 by members of the Avon Cities Jazz Band. The group became a part of the skiffle craze that swept the UK in 1957 and made several recordings and appeared on BBC Light Programme shows. (references) |
| Avon Dam Reservoir |
The Avon Dam Reservoir is a dam in Devon, in the United Kingdom, built in 1957. (references) |
| Avon Descent |
The first dam, near the start line at NorthamThe Avon Descent is an annual, two-day, white water event involving both paddle craft (kayaks, surf skies) and small motor boats. It runs from Northam to Perth, Western Australia, and is held in August of every year. (references) |
| Avon Gorge |
The Avon Gorge is a 2.5km (1.5mi) long gorge on the River Avon in Bristol, South West England. The gorge runs south to north through a limestone ridge 2km west of Bristol city centre and about 5km from the mouth of the river at Avonmouth. The gorge forms the boundary between the unitary authorities of North Somerset and Bristol. In the past, when Bristol was an important port, the gorge formed a spectacular defensive gateway to the city. (references) |
| Avon Inflatables, Ltd |
Avon Inflatables, Ltd is a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment. The company is based in Dafen, near the town of Llanelli in South Wales, United Kingdom, and supplies the leisure, commercial and military markets. (references) |
| Avon Lake High School |
Avon Lake High School is a secondary school located in Avon Lake, Ohio. (references) |
| Avon Old Farms |
Avon Old Farms is an all-boys boarding school located in Avon, Connecticut. It was founded by Theodate Pope Riddle, a RMS Lusitania survivor and a master architect. It opened in 1927 and closed for a period during World War II to become a hospital for soldiers. The current headmaster is Mr. Kenneth H. LaRocque, a Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University graduate. (references) |
| Avon River, Victoria |
The Avon River is located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Along with the Latrobe and Thomson Rivers, it flows into Lake Wellington, the western most of the Gippsland Lakes. The Avon River rises on the slopes of Mount Wellington (altitude 1634m) in the eastern highlands and flows south to Lake Wellington. The major tributaries of the Avon River include Valencia Creek, Freestone Creek and the Perry River which joins just before Lake Wellington. (references) |
| Avon Rubber plc |
Avon Rubber plc is a manufacturer of high technology rubber products, principally components for a number of manufacturing sectors; its largest division produces components for the automative sector. Its headquarters is in the town of Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire, England. (references) |
| Avon Safety Wheel |
The Avon Safety Wheel was a new type of wheel for cars, invented by the Avon Tyre Company of Britain in the early 1970s. With the advent of radial tyres, taking over from the older crossply type, it was found that in the event of a puncture or blowout, the tyre would be much more prone to detach from the rim, which would make a bad situation somewhat worse. (references) |
| Avon Valley Path |
The Avon Valley Path is a 34 mile long-distance footpath in England from Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire to Christchurch Priory in Dorset. (references) |
| Avon Valley Railway |
The Avon Valley Railway is a two mile long heritage railway between Oldland Common and Bitton in South Gloucestershire, England. The railway is part of the otherwise dismantled LMS branch line from Mangotsfield to Bath, which was closed during the Beeching Axe of the 1960s as the Great Western Railway a few miles to the south also connected Bristol to Bath. (references) |
| Avon Valley School |
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College is a self-governed specialist school in the British town of Rugby, Warwickshire. (references) |
| Avon Valley, Western Australia |
Avon Valley usually refers to the fertile land in the catchment of the Avon River in Western Australia. It may also refer to the Avon Valley National Park. (references) |
| Avon Wildlife Trust |
The Avon Wildlife Trust aims to protect and promote wildlife in the area of the former county of Avon - now Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The trust manages 37 nature reserves, covering a total of 7 km² including 12 Sites of Special Scientific Interest. (references) |
| Bard of Avon |
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Ben Avon |
Ben Avon is a mountain in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. The highest point of the massif, known as Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuide (Bed of the Yellow Stag) is classified as both a Munro and a Marilyn. (references) |
| Bradford on Avon |
Bradford on Avon is a town in west Wiltshire, England. The population is about 10,000, the smallest of the five towns in West Wiltshire. (references) |
| Earl of Avon |
The title Earl of Avon was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1961 for the former Prime Minister Anthony Eden, together with the subsidiary title Viscount Eden. The title became extinct on the death of the 2nd Earl. (references) |
| James Avon Clyde |
James Avon Clyde (1863 - 1944) was a Scottish politician and judge. (references) |
| Little Avon River |
The Little Avon River is a small river partly in southern Gloucestershire and partly in South Gloucestershire. For much of its length it forms the boundary between these two counties. It rises to the east of Wickwar, passes near Charfield, Stone and Berkeley, and enters the River Severn via Berkeley Pill. It was formerly navigable up to moorings at Berkeley, (but a flood-prevention scheme, built in the 1960s, now prevents navigation more than a few hundred metres upstream). (references) |
| Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad |
The Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad is a Class III short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York. (references) |
| Lord Lieutenant of Avon |
The Lord Lieutenant of the County of Avon from the creation of the county in 1974 to its abolition in 1996 was Colonel Sir John Vernon Wills, 4th Baronet, TD, FRICS, JP. He later became Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. (references) |
| Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon |
The Right Honourable Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon (October 3, 1930- August 17, 1985), British politician and son of Prime Minister Anthony Eden. He served as Under Secretary of State for the Environment under Margaret Thatcher from 1983 until shortly before his death from AIDS. He died unmarried at the age of 54 and his titles became extinct. (references) |
| River Avon |
1: A river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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2: A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Rolls-Royce Avon |
The Avon turbojet was Rolls-Royce's first axial flow jet engine, and went on to become one of their most successful post-WWII engine designs. It was used in a wide variety of aircraft, both military and civilian, and only ended production in 1974, after almost 25 years of production. (references) |
| Upper Avon |
A river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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