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Tilbury
Tilbury, Canada, UK 1. Canada (Ontario): founded as Tilbury West Township and Tilbury East Township at the end of the 18th century. They merged into Henderson after the postmaster, David Henderson, in 1871. In 1887 this was changed to Tilbury Centre; the ‘Centre’ was dropped in 1895. Lying on the River Thames, the town was named after the Tilbury in England, which also lies on the River Thames.2. UK (England): formerly Tilaburg and Tiliberia, most likely ‘Tila's Stronghold’ from an Old English personal name and burh.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tilbury." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tilbury." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tilbury.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tilbury." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tilbury.html |
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Tilbury Town
Tilbury Town, fictitious setting of many poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, a place of conventional and materialistic values, presumably modeled on his hometown, Gardiner, Me. In it dwell such characters as Miniver Cheevy, Flammonde, Annandale, Richard Cory, John Evereldown, Mr. Flood, and Luke Havergal, whose characterizations and soliloquies reveal their conflicts with the prevailing town mores. Sixty‐three of the poems were gathered as Tilbury Town (1953) by Lawrance Thompson.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Tilbury Town." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Tilbury Town." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-TilburyTown.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Tilbury Town." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-TilburyTown.html |
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Tilbury
Tilbury Thurr. Tilaburg 731, Tiliberia 1086 (DB). Probably ‘stronghold of a man called Tila’. OE pers. name + burh (dative byrig). Alternatively the first element may be a lost stream-name *Tila ‘the useful one’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Tilbury." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Tilbury." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tilbury.html A. D. MILLS. "Tilbury." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tilbury.html |
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Tilbury
Tilbury in 1588, the point on the north bank of the River Thames at which troops for the defence of England against the Armada were assembled, and the site of Elizabeth I's speech to her forces.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tilbury." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tilbury." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Tilbury.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tilbury." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Tilbury.html |
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"tilbury." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tilbury." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tilbury.html "tilbury." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tilbury.html |
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