Turton
Encyclopedia
As a surname
See also Turton BaronetsTurton Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Turton, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
for Turton Baronetcies
- John TurtonJohn TurtonJohn Turton was born in Staffordshire and trained as a physician.He became the doctor of King George III of Great Britain and treated that monarch during bouts of his madness. His house, Brasted Place, was designed by architect Robert Adam and is one of the finest country houses in Kent. He was...
(d 1806), the doctor of King George III of Great Britain; treated that monarch during bouts of his madness - William TurtonWilliam TurtonWilliam Turton was a British naturalist.Turton was born at Olveston, Gloucestershire and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He commenced in practice at Swansea, but devoted his leisure time to natural history, especially conchology...
(1762–1835), British naturalist - Sir Thomas Turton, 1st Baronet of Starborough Castle, Surrey (1764–1844), MP for Southwark 1806–1812
- Thomas TurtonThomas TurtonThomas Turton, DD was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He was Dean of Peterborough, Bishop of Ely and composer of Anglican hymns....
DD (1780–1864), mathematician and Anglican bishop, appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University in 1822, Dean of Westminster from 1842 and Bishop of Ely 1845 - Sir Thomas Edward Michell Turton, 2nd Baronet of Starborough Castle, Surrey (1790–1854), Legal Advisor to Lord Durham, British North America 1838
- Sir Thomas Turton (barrister), Advocate General of Bengal
- Henry Hanson TurtonHenry Hanson TurtonHenry Hanson Turton was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.He represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate from 1863 to 1864, when he resigned.-References:...
(1818–1887), Member of Parliament (1863–1864) in Taranaki, New Zealand - Henry Turton (1820–1880), chess problem composer
- Major Richard TurtonRichard TurtonCaptain Richard Turton was an officer of the 40th Regiment stationed at Sydney. He was selected to lead the first party of convicts in the re-establishment of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island. The island had been abandoned since the first convict settlement was finally removed in 1814...
, British colonial military officer who re-established the convict settlement at Norfolk Island - Thomas Trevor Turton (b 1830), Lieutenant General, East India Company and British Indian Army officer, illegitimate son of Sir Thomas Edward Mitchell Turton, Bt
- Sir Edmund Turton, 1st Baronet of Upsall, York (1857–1929), British Conservative Party politician for Thirsk and Malton 1915–1929
- Robin Turton, Baron TranmireRobin Turton, Baron TranmireRobert Hugh Turton, Baron Tranmire KBE, MC, PC, JP, DL was a British Conservative Party politician....
(1903–1994), Life Peer and British Conservative Party politician for Thirsk and Malton (1929–1974) - The Honourable Gerald Turton of Upsal, York, High Sheriff of North Yorkshire, son of Baron Tranmire
- Edmund TurtonEdmund TurtonEdmund Turton is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who competed mainly in the middle distance events....
(b 1930), retired Olympic athlete from Trinidad and Tobago - Sir Francis Turton-Hart, KBE, Member of the Nigerian Federal House of Representatives; Lagos Chamber of Commerce President (1960–1963)
- Enid BakewellEnid BakewellEnid Bakewell played for the English women's cricket team in 12 Tests between 1968 and 1979, and in 23 one-day international matches. A right-handed bat and slow left-arm bowler, on her figures she has a strong claim to be regarded as the best all-rounder that the English women's game has produced...
(1940–present) (née Turton), played for the English women's cricket team (1968–1979) - Harriet BridgemanHarriet BridgemanVictoria Harriet Lucy Bridgeman, Viscountess Bridgeman is the founder of the Bridgeman Art Library, which encompasses the world's largest collection of fine art images....
, Viscountess Bridgeman (b 1942) (née Victoria Harriet Lucy Turton), editor and author, founder of the Bridgeman Art Library - Geoff TurtonGeoff TurtonGeoff Turton , who also recorded under the name Jefferson, was a British singer. His musical career began as the falsettist lead singer, and rhythm guitarist of The Rockin' Berries in 1961, who scored a number of hits in the UK and Europe...
(born Geoffrey Turton) (1944–present), British singer from The Rockin' Berries (1961–1990s); also recorded under the name Geoff Jefferson - Kett TurtonKett TurtonBirkett Kealy "Kett" Turton is a Canadian actor.Kett was born in Portland, Oregon, United States and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He started acting in local theater when he was 4 years old...
(1982–present), born Birkett Kealy Turton, Canadian television and film actor - Stefan Turton, (1983-present), percussionist, based in Germany
- Lucy Turton, (1999-present), scientist, based in England.
- Sam Turton, (1995-present), Sam Turton the singer look a like .
- Dr. Anthony Richard Turton, born 23/6/1954 at Newcastle, Natal, to Clarence Stanley Turton and Heather Kathleen Jordaan. Middle child of three surviving children, Patricia Anne Turton (O'Hare)and Andrew Charles Turton. Older brother Clarence Stanley Turton II died in 1953 of Diptheria. Farmer, soldier, scientist, author, environmentalist. Based in South Africa. Married to Anna Visser with two children, Anthony Rex Turton (Perth, Australia) and Melissa Turton (South Africa).
As a middle name
- Geoffrey Shaw, DMus (1879–1943) (full name Geoffrey Turton Shaw), English composer and musician specializing in Anglican church music
- Sir John Randall (physicist)John Randall (physicist)Sir John Turton Randall, FRS, FRSE, was a British physicist and biophysicist, credited with radical improvement of the cavity magnetron, an essential component of centimetric wavelength radar, which was one of the keys to the Allied victory in the Second World War. It is also the key component of...
, FRSE (1905–1984) (full name John Turton Randall), British physicist and biophysicist - Sir Richard GozneyRichard GozneySir Richard Hugh Turton Gozney KCMG CVO KStJ is a British career diplomat. He has been Governor and Commander in Chief of Bermuda since 12 December 2007.-Background and education:...
, KCMG, CVO (1951–present) (full name Richard Hugh Turton Gozney), British career diplomat; Governor and Commander in Chief of Bermuda (2007–present)
Australia
- Point Turton, town on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia
- Turton's Creek, locality in the South Gippsland Shire, Victoria
United Kingdom
- North TurtonNorth TurtonNorth Turton is a civil parish of the Unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the civil parish has a population of 3,736.-Landscape:...
, civil parish of the Unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire - South TurtonSouth TurtonSouth Turton is an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern slopes of the West Pennine Moors, and has a population of 25,067....
, unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester - Turton Urban District, former township and urban district in Lancashire
- Turton and Edgworth railway stationTurton and Edgworth railway stationTurton and Edgworth railway station was situated on what is now the Northern Rail 'Ribble Valley Line'.In spite of its name, it was actually in the village of Chapeltown, Lancashire...
, formerly situated on what is now the Northern Rail 'Ribble Valley Line' - Turton and Entwistle ReservoirTurton and Entwistle ReservoirTurton and Entwistle Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire. The reservoir's existence is due to the Entwistle Dam. When constructed in 1832 the Entwistle Dam was the highest in Britain; it rises 108 feet from the base...
, water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire - Turton TowerTurton TowerTurton Tower is a manor house in Chapeltown in North Turton, Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is a scheduled ancient monument and Grade I Listed building....
, Chapeltown, Lancashire, once the home of the Lords of the Manor of Turton, dates back to the 12th century
Organisations
- Turton Charity, one of several charities established in England to assist the Poor
- Turton F.C.Turton F.C.Turton F.C. are an association football club based in Edgworth, in the North Turton district of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.They are members of the Lancashire Football Association, and in the 2011–12 season their senior team is playing in the West Lancashire League Division One,...
, Lancashire County Football Association club based in Edgworth, in the North Turton district of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire - Turton High SchoolTurton High SchoolFor an English School of the same name see South Turton.Maybe you are looking for Turton High School Media Arts College in Bolton, UKTurton High School of Turton, South Dakota, operated from 1915 to 1956, when it was closed due to a shortage of funds, teachers and too few students to qualify for...
(1915–1956), secondary school in Turton, South Dakota - Turton High School Media Arts CollegeTurton High School Media Arts CollegeTurton High School Media and Arts College is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Bromley Cross, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.-History and information:...
, mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Bromley Cross, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Culture
- Turton doublingTurton doublingTurton doubling is a manoeuvre in chess in which a piece moves along a line , then a similarly-moving piece moves onto the same line in front of it, then this second piece moves again along this line, in the opposite direction to that of the first...
, a manoeuvre found in chess problems, first used by Henry - The character Sir Basil Turton (Michael Alrdridge) in List of Tales of the Unexpected episodes#Series one, episode 6
- The character Lady Turton (Joan Collins) in List of Tales of the Unexpected episodes#Series one, episode 6