Cockshutt
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Cockshutt may refer to:
- Cockshutt, ShropshireCockshutt, ShropshireCockshutt is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.-Cockshutt-cum-Petton:Cockshutt-cum-Petton is the name of the combined parish council of the two historic, single-village parishes of Cockshutt and Petton. These two villages, as well as the hamlet of English Frankton, make up the main...
, a village and civil parish - Cockshutt, part of HighleyHighleyHighley is a large village in Shropshire, England, on the west bank of the River Severn and on the B4555 road. Highley has a population of approximately 3,100, but is beset by transport problems due to the lack of a road bridge, resulting in a high unemployment rate.-History:Highley began as a...
also in Shropshire
- Ignatius CockshuttIgnatius CockshuttIgnatius Cockshutt was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. The son of James Cockshutt and Mary Nightingale, he was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England...
, Canadian businessman and father of … - James G. CockshuttJames G. CockshuttJames G. Cockshutt was a Canadian manufacturer. The son of Ignatius Cockshutt, he was born in Brantford, Canada West and educated there....
, founder, with his father, of … - Cockshutt Plow CompanyCockshutt Plow CompanyCockshutt was a large tractor and machinery manufacturer based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.Originally founded as the Brantford Plow Works by James G. Cockshutt in 1877, the name was changed to the Cockshutt Plow Company when it was incorporated in 1882. After James died shortly thereafter, his...
, a Canadian company - Henry CockshuttHenry CockshuttHenry Cockshutt was the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada.Born in Brantford, Ontario, a son of Ignatius Cockshutt and Elizabeth Foster, he started in the family business, Cockshutt Plow Company, in 1884, becoming treasurer in 1888, secretary-treasurer in 1891, and President in 1911...
, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario and another son of Ignatius - William Foster CockshuttWilliam Foster CockshuttWilliam Foster Cockshutt was a Canadian politician.Born in Brantford, Canada West, the son of Ignatius Cockshutt, Cockshutt was educated in Brantford and at the Galt College Institute...
, Canadian politician and another son of Ignatius
- cockshutCockshootIn fowl hunting, a cockshoot, also called cockshut or cock-road, was a broad glade, an opening in a forest, through which woodcock might shoot. During the day, woodcocks remain out of sight, unless disturbed; but at night, they take flight in search of water. Flying generally low, they will follow...
, a broad opening in a forest