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14 hours ago · Parts of Holland was one of the three medieval divisions, called ' Parts ', of Lincolnshire (the other two being Lindsey and Kesteven) which had long had separate county administrations (quarter sessions). Under the Local Government Act 1888 it obtained a county council, which it retained until 1974. At that point the three county councils were ...
14 hours ago · Retford cemetery is a Victorian era cemetery, with the site's first burial dating back to 1854 (when it was built). Prior to the cemetery, maps dating back to 1835 confirm that the area was covered by farmland. It is approximately 25 acres (10 ha) in size, situated between Babworth Road and North Road.
14 hours ago · Newark is a home to numerous governmental offices, largely concentrated at Government Center and the Essex County Government Complex. Cultural venues include the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark Symphony Hall, the Prudential Center, The Newark Museum of Art, and the New Jersey Historical Society.
14 hours ago · Sheffield is within a green belt region that extends into the wider surrounding counties, and is in place to reduce urban sprawl, prevent the towns and areas in the Sheffield built-up area conurbation from further convergence, protect the identity of outlying communities, encourage brownfield reuse, and preserve nearby countryside. This is achieved by restricting inappropriate development ...
14 hours ago · Official website. NBA.com. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). It is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world.
14 hours ago · Ohio (/ oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ / ⓘ oh-HY-oh) [ 14 ] is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area.
14 hours ago · The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [ 4 ] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [ 5 ] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [ 6 ] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. [ 2 ] It has a number of unique adaptations to its habitat and ...
