Astbury
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Astbury is a surname
and may refer to:
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and may refer to:
- Andrew AstburyAndrew AstburyAndrew Astbury is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 . In 1984 he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe...
, English swimmer - Ian AstburyIan AstburyIan Astbury is an English rock musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band, The Cult.-Pre-Cult:...
, English rock singer - William AstburyWilliam AstburyWilliam Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the alpha helix...
, English physicist and molecular biologist - David AstburyDavid AstburyDavid Astbury is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League...
, Australian Rules footballer
It may also refer to:
- Newbold AstburyNewbold Astburythumb|AstburyNewbold Astbury is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north-west of England. It is situated to the south of Congleton on the A34 road to Scholar Green; the A34 forms one side of the triangular village green...
, often just Astbury, a village in CheshireCheshireCheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...