Brereton, Illinois | |
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  Brereton  Brereton | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′39″N90°01′33″W / 40.61083°N 90.02583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Fulton |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 309 |
| GNIS feature ID | 404817 [1] |
Brereton is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Brereton is located on Illinois Route 78, north of Canton.
Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 33,609. Its county seat is Lewistown, and the largest city is Canton. Fulton County comprises the Canton, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area.
Laurence John "Laurie" Brereton is an Australian former politician who was a state minister, a federal member of cabinet, and kingmaker in the election of several Australian Labor Party leaders, including Paul Keating and Mark Latham. He was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales. He is credited with building Sydney's controversial monorail.
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, 13 September 1604–7 April 1661, was an English religious Independent, author, and landowner from Cheshire. He was Member of Parliament for Cheshire at various times between 1628 and 1653, and during the First English Civil War, commander of Parliamentarian forces in the North Midlands.
Lewis Hyde Brereton was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. A 1911 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he began his military career as a United States Army officer in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps prior to World War I, then spent the remainder of his service as a career aviator.
Robert Pearson Brereton was an English railway engineer. He worked under Isambard Kingdom Brunel for more than twenty years and, following Brunel's death, completed many of his projects.
Dermott Hugh Brereton is an Australian former professional Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League (AFL) who is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. Of Irish descent, he was known for his aggressive style of play. Brereton kicked 464 goals and played in five premierships for Hawthorn during his 211-game career. He is a former director of the Hawthorn Football Club and is currently an AFL commentator on Foxtel's 24-hour AFL channel, Fox Footy, as well as on radio station SEN 1116.
Daniel Alan Brereton is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.
The Second Battle of Middlewich took place on 26 December 1643 near Middlewich in Cheshire during the First English Civil War. A Royalist force under Lord Byron defeated a Parliamentarian army commanded by Sir William Brereton.
Brereton may refer to:
Canton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,703 and it contained 6,376 housing units.
Leo Brereton was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
Brereton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 1,012, increasing to 1,190 at the 2011 Census. Brereton is mentioned in the Domesday book as the Manor of Bretune. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Brereton Green, Brereton Heath, Smethwick Green, Medhurst Green, Sandlow Green and Davenport.
Henry Evan Brereton was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
St Oswald's Church is north of the village of Brereton Green, adjacent to Brereton Hall, in the civil parish of Brereton, Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Croco. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is described as "an unusually complete late Perpendicular church". It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton. Its benefice is combined with those of Christ Church, Eaton, and St Michael, Hulme Walfield.
Hitchin' Posts is a 1920 American drama film directed by John Ford. It is considered to be a lost film.
Maurice "Mocky" Patrick Brereton is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1970 and 1972 World Cups and one match in the 1975 World Championship Series.
Benjamin Anthony Brereton, commonly known as Ben Brereton Díaz, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Villarreal and the Chile national team.
Jack Edgar Brereton is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Stoke-on-Trent South constituency since the 2017 general election and a former councillor of Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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