A surname, family name, or last name is the portion of a personal name that indicates a person's family. Depending on the culture, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations based on the cultural rules.
Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to:
The River Soar is a major tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands and is the principal river of Leicestershire. The source of the river is midway between Hinckley and Lutterworth. The river then flows north through Leicester, where it is joined by the Grand Union Canal. Continuing on through the Leicestershire Soar Valley, it passes Loughborough and Kegworth until it reaches the Trent at the county boundary. In the 18th century, the Soar was made navigable, initially between Loughborough and the Trent, and then through to Leicester. It was not until the early 19th century that it was linked by the Grand Union Canal to the wider network to the south and to London.
Donisthorpe is a village in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England.
Anonychomyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.
Oakthorpe is a village in the English county of Leicestershire.
Richard Donisthorp was an English clockmaker in Loughborough. He used the surname spelt Donisthorp as an engraved signature on the clock faces he made and was a member of the Donisthorp family who were Leicestershire clockmakers. The name of Donisthorp appears in records also as Donisthorpe.
Jones is a surname of English and Welsh origins, meaning "John's son". It is most popular in Wales and south central England.
William Carr Crofts (1846–1894) was an English architect and entrepreneur who was a photographic pioneer.
The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway was a pre-grouping railway company in the English Midlands. Construction began in 1869 and the railway was opened in 1873. The railway was built to serve the Leicestershire coalfield. It linked Moira and Coalville Town with Nuneaton.
English names are names used in, or originating in, England. In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name or Christian name, and a family name or surname, also referred to as a last name. There can be several given names, some of these being often referred to as a second name, or middle name(s).
Mackney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
National Cycle Route 63 is a route of the National Cycle Network, running from Burton on Trent to Wisbech.
Vollenhovia is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Philip Naviasky was an English artist based in Leeds. He specialised in watercolour and oil painting.
Donisthorpe railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Donisthorpe, North West Leicestershire, from 1874 to 1931. The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The site has since been filled in and is now a footpath to Measham and Moira. The only trace of the former railway is the footpath to Measham.
Measham railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Measham, North West Leicestershire from 1874 to 1931. The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The station is the only building on the Ashby - Shackerstone section to still be in situ. The trackbed has since been filled in and is now a footpath to Moira. The goods shed is also still standing at Measham.
Snarestone railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Snarestone, North West Leicestershire from 1874 to 1931. The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The station building has since been demolished but the station master's house and goods shed survive as private dwellings. Platforms are also evident but inaccessible.
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