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10 unusual facts about Howick


Bruce Dalling

He went farming in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, but still served as an assessor in high court cases.

George Edmund Byron Bettesworth

Betteworth's body was buried at Howick, Northumberland, in the vault of the Grey family, on 27 May 1808.

Howick High School

Howick High School is situated in the picturesque village of Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands just 20 minutes drive from Pietermaritzburg.

Howick, KwaZulu-Natal

Two other towns were named "Howick" at the same time: one in New Zealand, and the other in Ontario, Canada.

He was Earl Grey, and had recently acquired the title of Lord Howick.

Howick, Northumberland

The original Earl Grey tea was specially blended by a Chinese mandarin to suit the water at Howick, and was later marketed by Twinings.

Howick, Ontario

The township was named after George Grey who entered Parliament in 1829 as Lord Howick, taking the name from Howick Hall, his family's estate in England.

Joseph Greenwood

He served in the first and second New Zealand Parliaments, representing the Pensioner Settlements electorate consisting of the Auckland suburbs of Howick, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and Panmure.

Pansy Wong

Collins had originally indicated to seek nomination for the seat of Howick (which the Electoral Commission later redrew and renamed to Botany following objections to the boundaries to the neighbouring electorate of Pakuranga), but then stood for the Papakura seat, which also shared common boundaries with Clevedon.

Tim Slyfield

Timothy "Tim" James Slyfield (born 30 January 1975 in Howick, New Zealand) is a New Zealand judoka who won a bronze medal in the 64–69 kg (half-middleweight) division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.


Cockle Bay, New Zealand

The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the 13 administrative divisions of Auckland city and currently under governance of the Auckland Council.

East Auckland

The East Auckland area includes some south-eastern suburbs within the boundaries of the old Manukau City and Auckland City areas, typified by Howick and including but not limited to Pakuranga, Half Moon Bay, Mount Wellington and Dannemora.

Manukau

The area immediately to the south of the Otahuhu isthmus, as far east as Maraetai and Kawakawa Bay including Howick and Clevedon, and as far south as Manurewa, was previously known as Manukau City, however it should not be confused with the suburb of Manukau.

Pennyman baronets

Member of Parliament for Scarborough 1770-74 and Beverley 1774-1796, married Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Sir Henry Grey, Baronet of Howick, Northumberland

Prehistoric Britain

Excavations at Howick in Northumberland uncovered evidence of a large circular building dating to c.

Quebec Route 203

From there, it proceeds north toward Saint-Chrysostome, from there it follows the north shore of the Rivière des Anglais until it connects with Route 138 in Très-Saint-Sacrement just northeast of the enclaved municipality of Howick.

Shelly Park

The suburb is in the Howick ward, one thirteen electoral divisions of the Auckland Council.

Tamaki River

In 1865, the estuary was first crossed by a steel swing bridge, located at Panmure, to improve connection between Auckland and Howick.

William Streatfeild

William's father, Rev. William Champion Streatfeild, was the sometime Vicar of Howick, Ryton-on-Tyne, Kings Worthy and Frant.

William Watson Ogilvie

Arriving there in 1800, he purchased a large property at Howick on the Chateauguay River.