Addington
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Addington as a place name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Eadda's estate'.In Australia:
- Addington, VictoriaAddington, VictoriaAddington is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located at the junction of Langi Kal-Kal Road and Edmonston Road, about 28 kilometres north-west of Ballarat....
In Canada:
- Addington, Ontario
- Addington County, OntarioAddington County, OntarioAddington County is a historic county in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario.It was named after Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. As an upper-tier municipality, the county of Addington was created on paper in 1792, but has never existed as a discrete municipal entity. From 1792...
(now Lennox and Addington County, OntarioLennox and Addington County, OntarioLennox and Addington County, Ontario is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Greater Napanee. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario.It includes the following municipalities:...
) - Addington Highlands, OntarioAddington Highlands, OntarioAddington Highlands is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington.Bon Echo Provincial Park is for the most part located in the township.-Communities:...
- Addington Parish, New Brunswick
- Addington (electoral district)Addington (electoral district)Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904.It was created in the British North America Act of 1867....
In England:
- Addington, Bradford
- Addington, BuckinghamshireAddington, BuckinghamshireAddington is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, about west of Winslow and south east of Buckingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 145....
- Addington, CornwallAddington, CornwallAddington is a residential area of north-east Liskeard, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located at .Addington is on the A390 road from Liskeard to Callington and has its own post office and a chip shop, separate from the main town. Addington was originally a separate settlement but has...
- Addington, KentAddington, KentAddington is a village in the English county of Kent close to the M20 motorway between Wrotham Heath and West Malling. It was known as Eddintune in the Domesday Book. The meaning of Addington is Æddi's estate...
- Addington long barrowAddington long barrowAddington long barrow is a badly damaged Neolithic chambered long barrow near Addington in the English county of Kent. It is one of a group of monuments known as the Medway megaliths....
an archaeological site nearby
- Addington long barrow
- Addington, Lancashire, near Carnforth
- Addington, LondonAddington, LondonAddington is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Croydon. It is situated south south-east of Charing Cross.-History:...
, site of the following:- Addington PalaceAddington PalaceAddington Palace is an 18th century mansion in Addington near Croydon, South London, England.-History:The original manor house called 'Addington Place' was built about the 16th century....
- Addington ParkAddington ParkAddington Park is a park situated in Addington in the London Borough of Croydon. The park covers an area of .- History :The ground of the park was acquired in 1930 following negotiations with the owners of the Addington Palace Estate...
- Addington Village tram stopAddington Village tram stopAddington Village tram stop, also known as Addington Interchange, is a light rail stop and associated bus station serving Addington Village in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London....
- Addington Cricket ClubAddington Cricket ClubAddington is about three miles south-east of Croydon. It is only a small place but Addington Cricket Club fielded one of the strongest cricket teams in England from about the 1743 season to the 1752 season....
- Addington Palace
- New AddingtonNew AddingtonNew Addington is an area on the edge of South London in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a large local authority estate surrounded by open countryside, woodland and golf courses. The Prime Meridian crosses the eastern edge of New Addington...
, site of the following:- Addington ValeAddington ValeAddington Vale is a park situated in New Addington in the London Borough of Croydon. The park is located on the two Milne Park roads . It extends from King Henry's Drive in the north to Arnhem Drive in the south, Queen Elizabeth's Drive runs along the western side, and Godric Crescent and Hares...
park - Addington High SchoolAddington High SchoolAddington High School is a secondary school located in the New Addington area of the London Borough of Croydon, England. Addington is a mixed gender school. The School takes its pupils mainly from the Addington, New Addington, Forestdale, Selsdon and Shirley areas, and recently gained Specialist...
- New Addington tram stopNew Addington tram stopNew Addington is a terminal tram stop serving New Addington, in the London Borough of Croydon, in the southern suburbs of London. The tram stop is served by Tramlink route 3, which connects New Addington with Wimbledon via central Croydon.-Connections:...
- Addington Vale
- Addington HillsAddington HillsAddington Hills is a park in Upper Shirley, London, England. It is managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It was part of the old parish of Addington before the suburb of Shirley was developed in the 1930s. The site consists largely of woodland on a gravel bed, with London's largest area of...
park, in Upper Shirley, formerly part of Addington - Great AddingtonGreat AddingtonGreat Addington is a small village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It lies near the west bank of the River Nene, about 5 miles east of Kettering. It consists of approximately 100 houses; at the time of the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 319 people...
, Northamptonshire
In New Zealand:
- Addington, New ZealandAddington, New ZealandAddington is a major suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is sited south-west of the city centre.-Description:The suburb was named for the country residence of Bishop John Sumner, one of the leading members of the Canterbury Association....
In the United States:
- Addington, CaliforniaAddington, CaliforniaAddington is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located southeast of Hayden Hill.A post office operated at Addington from 1890 to 1894, and from 1908 to 1910. The name honored Joseph and Jess Addington, local farmers.-References:...
- Addington Mill, North Carolina
- Addington, OklahomaAddington, OklahomaAddington is a town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 117 at the 2000 census.-History:The post office was established on January 8, 1896. The name of the town comes from the name of its first postmaster, James P...
- Addington, Virginia
People
- Anthony AddingtonAnthony AddingtonDr. Anthony Addington , father of Henry Addington, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he took the degree of M.A. on May 13, 1740, and of M.D. on January 24, 1744...
(1713-1790), physician, writer - Crandell AddingtonCrandell AddingtonCrandell Addington is an entrepreneur and poker player who is best known as one of the founders of the World Series of Poker, and is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.- Poker :...
, poker player, one of the founders of the World Series of Poker - David AddingtonDavid AddingtonDavid Spears Addington , was legal counsel and chief of staff to former Vice President Dick Cheney, and is now vice president of domestic and economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation....
, chief of staff to Dick Cheney - Deborah Addington, an American author
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount SidmouthHenry Addington, 1st Viscount SidmouthHenry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC was a British statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804....
, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804 - Stephen AddingtonStephen AddingtonStephen Addington D.D. was a scholarly English dissenting clergyman and teacher.-Life:...
(1729-1796), minister - Steve AddingtonSteve AddingtonSteve Addington is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup crew chief for the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet currently driven by Tony Stewart and owned by Stewart-Haas Racing. Previously, he was the crew chief of the #22 Pennzoil Dodge Charger driven by Kurt Busch, and the #18 M&Ms Toyota driven by...
, NASCAR crew chief - Addington BruceAddington BruceHenry Addington Bayley Bruce was an American journalist and author, born in Toronto, Canada, and educated at Upper Canada College and Trinity College, Toronto...
, Canadian/American journalist and author - John Addington SymondsJohn Addington SymondsJohn Addington Symonds was an English poet and literary critic. Although he married and had a family, he was an early advocate of male love , which he believed could include pederastic as well as egalitarian relationships. He referred to it as l'amour de l'impossible...
, (1840-1893) English poet and literary critic
Other
- Baron AddingtonBaron AddingtonBaron Addington, of Addington in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 July 1887 for the businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament, John Hubbard. He was head of the firm of John Hubbard & Co and also sat as a Member of Parliament for...
, a title in the Peerage of the UK - Addington Field, an airport serving Elizabethtown, Kentucky
- Addington WorkshopsAddington WorkshopsThe Addington Railway Workshops was a major railway facility established in the Christchurch suburb of Addington in May 1880 by the New Zealand Railways Department. The workshops were previously in Carlyle Street and closed in 1990.-Description:...
, a railway facility in Christchurch, New Zealand