Dinsdale
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- Dinsdale, formerly a common name of Low DinsdaleLow DinsdaleLow Dinsdale is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county ofCounty Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south-east of Darlington.Historically the village was commonly known as Dinsdale...
, a village in County Durham, England- Dinsdale railway stationDinsdale railway stationDinsdale railway station serves the village of Middleton St George in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham. It is located on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
, serving Low Dinsdale and Middleton St George - Dinsdale ParkDinsdale ParkDinsdale Park is a 19th century mansion and former Spa hotel at Low Dinsdale, near Darlington, County Durham, England now converted into residential apartments...
, a house and former hotel at Low Dinsdale - Over DinsdaleOver DinsdaleOver Dinsdale is a small village and civil parish in the Local Government District of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England. The village straddles an ancient Roman road on the border with County Durham. Over Dinsdale is located on a peninsula in the River Tees, approximately 6 miles from Darlington...
, a village in North Yorkshire, near Low Dinsdale
- Dinsdale railway station
- Dinsdale, New ZealandDinsdale, New ZealandDinsdale is the westernmost suburb of Hamilton in New Zealand. Originally called Frankton West, it was renamed on July 1961 after Thomas Dinsdale. Dinsdale grew rapidly in the 1960s...
, a suburb of Hamilton
People
- George DinsdaleGeorge DinsdaleGeorge Dinsdale was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Conservative representative in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 until his death....
, a British-born Canadian politician - Reece DinsdaleReece DinsdaleReece Dinsdale is an English actor of stage, screen and television.-Acting career:He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 1977 until 1980...
, a British actor - Shirley DinsdaleShirley DinsdaleShirley Dinsdale Layburn , better known by her maiden name of Shirley Dinsdale, was an American ventriloquist and television and radio personality of the 1940s and early 1950s....
, an American ventriloquist - Walter DinsdaleWalter DinsdaleWalter Gilbert Dinsdale, PC, DFC was a Canadian politician.Born in Brandon, Manitoba, he graduated from Brandon College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937 from McMaster University...
, a Canadian politician - Tim DinsdaleTim DinsdaleTimothy Dinsdale, ARAeS was famous as a seeker of the Loch Ness Monster. He attended King’s School, Worcester, served in the Royal Air Force and worked as an aeronautical engineer. He was survived by his wife, Wendy Dinsdale and four children.Tim believed Nessie was real, and he was eager to...
, filmed footage supposedly of the Loch Ness MonsterLoch Ness MonsterThe Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next....
Fictional characters
- One of the Piranha BrothersPiranha Brothers"Piranha Brothers" is a Monty Python sketch, first seen in Series 2, Episode 1 of Monty Python's Flying Circus, originally transmitted on September 15, 1970...
in a sketch from the British comedy programme Monty Python's Flying Circus - A character in the British film The Ruling ClassThe Ruling ClassThe Ruling Class is a 1972 British black comedy film. It is an adaptation of Peter Barnes' satirical stage play which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic British nobleman who inherits a peerage. The film costars Alastair Sim, William Mervyn, Coral Browne, Harry Andrews, Carolyn Seymour,...
starring Peter O'Toole