William Beamont was a Victorian solicitor and local philanthropist, living in the town of Warrington, in the north-west of England. Warrington is a large town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...
He founded Warrington's municipal library, the first rate-aided library in the UK, in 1848. His diaries, stored in the library, are a valuable source of social history. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A high school, a junior school and an infants school in the town are named after him.
His grave lies in the churchyard of Christ Church, Padgate, one of several Church of England churches that he helped found. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ...
Having worked at WilliamBeamont Community School for the past 37 years he is responsible for the physical education of generations and his commitment today is as fresh as it was all those years ago.
WilliamBeamont would not be the school it is without the fantastic efforts of 'our Fred' Good luch Fred noone deserves this recognition more than you.
I've worked at WilliamBeamont for 5 years and in that time I have always known Fred to be a true professional.
WilliamBeamont I am led to believe, is the person who founded Warrington Library, This text was published some 40 yrs previous to the more well known J H Lane, 1914, History of Newton-le-Willows books.
Thus, William, Earl of Boulogne, Moreton, and Warren, son of King Stephen, who died in 1160, granted the office of king's bailiff of Makerfield to Walter de Waleton, and King John, in the first year of his reign, confirmed Henry, the son of Gilbert, the son of Walter, in the office.
William le Proctor being indicted for stealing a bull, one Henry Crowe, at his request, became surety for his appear-ance, whereupon Proctor was discharged and his surety was detained ; and when Proctor failed to give himself up, the borough hanged the surety and allowed the principal to escape.
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