Hanham is a village near Bristol, England, situated on the A431 between Bristol and Bath. Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Palladian-style Pulteney Bridge and the weir at Bath. ...

The village is reputed to have one of the oldest public houses in Britain, The Blue Bowl - thought to have started life as a tavern for Roman soldiers. There is no firm evidence for the age of the pub but Roman coins have been discovered nearby and St Lyte wrote in 1480 that it was an old established hostelry. An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ...

John Wesley is known to have preached on Hanham mount where there is now an 80ft high beacon in his honour. For entries on other people named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation). ...

Oliver Cromwell also stayed in the village, at the Blue Bowl Inn, which was used as his regional headquarters. Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ...

Tom Cribb, once world champion bare-knuckle boxer, was born in Hanham. Tom Cribb (1781-11 May 1848) was an English bare-knuckle boxer of the 19th century, so successful that he became world champion. ... Bare-knuckle is a phrase often used to distinguish between boxing with gloves and the more ancient form of combat sport performed by two individuals fighting without any gloves or other form of padding on their hands. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ...

Cliff Britton was born in Hanham in 1909. He was famous as an Everton and England footballer and later as manager of Burnley F.C., Everton, Preston North End and Hull City. Cliff Britton was a footballer and football manager. ... Everton Football Club are an English football club from the city of Liverpool, founded in 1878. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Burnley F.C. is a professional football club based in Burnley, in north-east Lancashire, England. ... Everton Football Club are an English football club from the city of Liverpool, founded in 1878. ... Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ... Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium) in Kingston upon Hull. ...

External links

• Blue Bowl history
• Hanham Mount