Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
Derek H(arold) R(ichard), 1918–98, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
Sir Edmund, 1849–1920, Australian jurist and statesman: prime minister 1901–03.
a first name.
Sir Derek ( Harold Richard ). 1918–98, British organic chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1969) for his work on conformational analysis
Sir Edmund 1849–1920, Australian statesman; first prime minister of Australia (1901–03)
Elizabeth , known as the Maid of Kent . ?1506–34, English nun, who claimed the gift of prophecy. Her criticism of Henry VIII's attempt to annul his first marriage led to her execution
John ( Bernard Adie ). born 1928, British theatre director, noted esp for his productions of Shakespeare
Old English beretūn , from bere barley + tūn stockade; see town
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“We used to have these secret spots we could tell people about,” said Elisabeth Barton, owner of Yosemite Basecamp in Groveland, which offers lodging, trips by local outfitters, gear and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I just wasn’t prepared for that,” Barton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
White Mills Meadow is on the banks of the River Nene at Earls Barton, near Northampton, and it was given to the trust by the Thompson family.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Barton has no training and less than zero credibility, having been caught repeatedly peddling easily disproved lies.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Sitting at the big reception desk outside the door of the mayor’s office was the assistant guard, Barton Snode, the same one Lina had encountered her first time here.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
Half the camps in England are merely the ancient pound or barton as we call it in my part of the world.
From The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia
Come; see the oxen kneel "In the lonely barton by yonder coomb Our childhood used to know," I should go with him in the gloom, Hoping it might be so.
From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert
He drove on to the dairy, whose white walls now gleamed in the morning sun; made fast the horse to a ring in the wall, and entered the barton.
From The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid by Hardy, Thomas
‘They’ve just been saying down in barton that your father brings his young wife home from Anglebury to-morrow,’ the woman observed.
From Wessex Tales by Hardy, Thomas
For a long time I could not make up my mind to ask for work as a common labourer in a parish where I had been regarded as the owner of a barton.
From The Birthright by Hocking, Joseph
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