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2 unusual facts about Crofton


Borough of Fareham

The present boundaries date from 1932 when the parishes of Crofton, Hook with Warsash, Portchester, Sarisbury and Titchfield, all previously part of the Fareham Rural District were added to Fareham urban district.

Crofton, Cumbria

Notable landmarks were Crofton Place, the seat of Sir Wastel Brisco, Bart.


Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton

Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton (11 January 1751 – 12 August 1817) was an Irish suo jure peeress.

The honour was instead bestowed on his widow Anne, Lady Crofton, who on 1 December 1797 was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baroness Crofton.

BMC E-Series engine

A purpose built production facility was built at Crofton Hackett south of Longbridge Birmingham to build the units.

Cancer bacteria

Other researchers and clinicians who worked with the theory that bacteria could cause cancer, especially from the 1930s to the 1960s, included Eleanor Alexander-Jackson, William Coley, William Crofton, Gunther Enderlein, Franz Gerlach, Josef Issels, Elise L'Esperance, Milbank Johnson, Arthur Kendall, Royal Rife, Florence Seibert, Wilhelm von Brehmer, and Ernest Villequez.

Maryland House of Delegates District 33A

Located in Anne Arundel County, the district includes the communities of Crofton, Gambrills, Odenton, Davidsonville, Millersville, and Severna Park.

Mummel Gulf National Park

Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) and blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) are the main weeds of concern in the park.

Snakehead Terror

Swarm of the Snakehead is an independently produced creature comedy based on the same Crofton incident, and the only one of the three actually filmed in Maryland.

Watt steam engine

This was used to pump water for the Kennet and Avon Canal; on certain weekends throughout the year the modern pumps are switched off and the two steam engines at Crofton still perform this function.


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