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Chalfont St Giles


Chalfont St Giles is a village in south east Bucks on the edge of the Chilterns, 25 miles from London, and near to Seer Green, Jordans, Chalfont St Peter, Little Chalfont and Amersham. Chalfont means chalk spring, in reference to the water carrying capacities of the local terrain. St Giles was a saint. There is a Norman church originally built between 1150-1180, with a fine example of a lychgate. There is also a duck pond, which receives it's water from the River Misbourne. Separated from Chalfont St Peter in 1237, Chalfont St Giles can be considered a village in its own right from this date, though it did not have its own parish council till 1894. During the Great Plague of 1665, John Milton retired to Chalfont St Giles, which is where he completed his epic poem Paradise Lost. His cottage is still located in the village, and is open to the public. The inspiration for Paradise Regained is said to have been found in this parish from a conversation with one of the local residents. Chalfont St Giles is also the burial place of Bertram Mills and the birthplace of J.T. Hearne one of the greatest bowlers of the 1890s and 1900s, who also died here in 1944.

  • http://www.chalfontstgiles.org.uk/ Village website
  • http://www.miltonscottage.org/ Milton's cottage
  • http://chalfontstgiles.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp CSG Cricket Club website Category:Villages in Buckinghamshire

    St Giles Cathedral


    thumbnail|200px|St Giles Cathedral A prominent feature of the Edinburgh skyline, St Giles Cathedral decorates the midpoint of the Royal Mile with its rounded hollow-crown tower. The cathedral is the High Kirk of Edinburgh, and is a very important part of the city's spiritual life, and has been for at least 900 years. Today it is often regarded as the mother church of Presbyterianism; since the Church of Scotland became Presbyterian in the 17th century, St Giles is no longer a cathedral in the technical sense, although the name survives colloquially. As the name implies, it is dedicated to Saint Giles, who was the patron saint of cripples and lepers and a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. The oldest parts of the building are four massive central pillars, dating from 1120. Over the years many chapels have been added and by the middle of the sixteenth century (before the Reformation) there were about fifty altars in the church. Today the chapel of the Order of the Thistle is attached to the eastern end of St Giles. In 1637 King Charles I attempted to impose Anglican services on the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. On Sunday July 23, when Dean John Hanna began to read from the new Book of Prayer, Jenny Geddes, a market-woman or street-seller, threw her folding stool at his head starting riots. This led to the National Covenant and hence the Bishops' Wars; the first part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which included the English Civil War. Its many monuments and memorials, as well as its sheer size and location, has made it a very popular tourist attraction, drawing special notice during the annual Edinburgh Festival, which centers on the Royal Mile.thumbnail|200px|St Giles Cathedral on the Edinburgh Old Town skyline

    http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk St Giles Cathedral website
    http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/stgiles/ Undiscovered Scotland
    http://www.aboutbritain.com/StGilesCathedral.htm About Britain
    http://thecapitalscot.com/reform/2giles.html

    Wimborne St Giles


    Wimborne St Giles is a village in east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase seven miles north of Wimborne Minster, north of Poole. The village has a population of 366 (2001).

  • http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/97f2a9b851d14c3c80256ec500373350?OpenDocument Census data Category:Villages in Dorset

    St. Giles Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)


    St. Giles Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario. It was formed in 1925 by a minority group from Glebe Presbyterian, and a few other congregations, that did not support the vote to enter the United Church of Canada. It is located on the north-east corner of Bank and First Streets in the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa. The building was completed in 1928, and a hall, and offices are found on the south side of First Avenue.

    External link

  • http://www.stgilesottawa.org Church website Category:Churches in Ottawa


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