Digory Chamond (died 1611), of Launcells, Cornwall, was an English politician.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bodmin in 1559, and sheriff of Cornwall in 1606–7. [1]
The Magician's Nephew is a fantasy children's novel by C. S. Lewis, published in 1955 by The Bodley Head. It is the sixth published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). In recent editions, which sequence the books according to Narnia history, it is volume one of the series. Like the others, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes whose work has been retained in many later editions. The Bodley Head was a new publisher for The Chronicles, a change from Geoffrey Bles who had published the previous five novels.
The Saint-Chamond tank was the second French tank to enter service during the First World War, with 400 manufactured from April 1917 to July 1918. Although not a tank by the present-day definition, it is generally accepted and described as such in accounts of early tank development. It takes its name from the commune of Saint-Chamond where its manufacturers Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécourt (FAMH) were based. Born of the commercial rivalry existing with the makers of the Schneider CA1 tank, the Saint-Chamond was an underpowered and fundamentally inadequate design. Its principal weakness was its Holt caterpillar tracks. They were much too short in relation to the vehicle's length and weight. Later models attempted to rectify some of the tank's original flaws by installing wider and stronger track shoes, thicker frontal armour and the more effective 75mm Mle 1897 field gun. Altogether 400 Saint-Chamond tanks were built, including 48 unarmed caisson tanks. The Saint-Chamond tanks remained engaged in various actions until October 1918, belatedly becoming more effective since combat had moved out of the trenches and onto open ground. Eventually, the Saint-Chamond tanks were scheduled to be entirely replaced by imported British heavy tanks.
Professor Digory Kirke is a fictional character from C. S. Lewis' fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. He appears in three of the seven books: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Magician's Nephew, and The Last Battle.
Degory Priest was a member of the Leiden contingent on the historic 1620 voyage of the ship Mayflower. He was a hat maker from London who married Sarah, sister of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton in Leiden. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact in November 1620 and died less than two months later.
Polly Plummer (1889-1949) is a major fictional character from C. S. Lewis's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. She appears in two of the seven books: The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle.
Sheriffs and high sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall.
Anderton is a settlement in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located at grid reference SW 431 519. There are also places called Anderton in the parishes of Launcells and St Juliot. This Anderton is according to the Post Office at the 2011 Census included in the civil parish of Maker-with-Rame.
Kilkhampton is a village and civil parish in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is on the A39 about four miles (6 km) north-northeast of Bude.
Launcells is a hamlet and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bude.
Sir William Godolphin (1567−1613), of Godolphin in Cornwall, was an English knight, soldier, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611.
Sir John Chamond, of Launcells, Cornwall, was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament.
Grimscott is a village in north Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated in the civil parish of Launcells, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the town of Bude.
Launcells Cross is a hamlet in the parish of Launcells in Cornwall, England. It is on the B3254 road between Grimscott and Red Post.
Red Post is a crossroads near Launcells in Cornwall, England. It is on the A3072 Holsworthy to Stratton road where it is crossed by the B3254 road.
Christopher Harris of Lanrest in the parish of Liskeard in Cornwall, was a Member of Parliament for West Looe in Cornwall (1621). He should not be confused with his great-uncle Christopher Harris (c.1553-1625) of Radford in the parish of Plymstock in Devon, MP for Plymouth in 1584, whose heir apparent he was.
Stratton Rural District was a local government division of Cornwall in England, UK, between 1894 and 1974. Established under the Local Government Act 1894, the rural district underwent boundary changes in both 1934 and 1966 with adjacent districts.
Soldon in the parish of Holsworthy Hamlets, Devon, England, is a historic estate, a seat of the Prideaux family. The manor house is a grade II listed building dating from the mid-16th century with later alterations. It was sold in 2014 as an eight bedroomed house with an acre and a half of grounds for an asking price of £750,000.
Chamond is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Emmanuel Chamond, of the Middle Temple and St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, was an English politician.