DARTINGTON

Meaning of DARTINGTON in English

a centre for arts and country crafts in and around Dartington Hall, a large 14th-century house in Devon in south-west England. It was started in the 1920s. Until 1987 there was also a school there, which was known for its freedom and new ideas on methods of education. Since 1991 a 10-day festival of literature has been held there every year.

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DARTINGTON — County: Devon Post Code: TQ9
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DARTINGTON HALL — Dar ‧ ting ‧ ton Hall /ˌdɑːtɪŋtən ˈhɔːl $ ˌdɑːr-/ BrE AmE the name of a school and a music …
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FROUDE, WILLIAM — born Nov. 28, 1810, Dartington, Devon, Eng. died May 4, 1879, Simonstown, S.Af. British engineer and naval architect. He was …
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FROUDE, JAMES ANTHONY — born April 23, 1818, Dartington, Devon, Eng. died Oct. 20, 1894, Kingsbridge, Devon English historian and biographer. He was influenced …
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MADERNA, BRUNO — born April 21, 1920, Venice died Nov. 13, 1973, Darmstadt, W.Ger. Italian composer of avant-garde and electronic music and a …
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LABAN, RUDOLF — born Dec. 15, 1879, Bratislava, Austria-Hungary [now in Slovakia] died July 1, 1958, Weybridge, Surrey, Eng. also called Rudolf Von …
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JOOSS, KURT — born Jan. 12, 1901, Wasseralfingen, Ger. died May 22, 1979, Heilbronn, W.Ger. German dancer, teacher, and choreographer whose dance dramas …
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FROUDE, WILLIAM — born Nov. 28, 1810, Dartington, Devon, Eng. died May 4, 1879, Simonstown, S.Af. English engineer and naval architect who influenced …
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FROUDE, RICHARD HURRELL — born March 25, 1803, Dartington, Devon, Eng. died Feb. 28, 1836, Dartington Anglican churchman and a leader of the Oxford …
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FROUDE, JAMES ANTHONY — born April 23, 1818, Dartington, Devon, Eng. died Oct. 20, 1894, Kingsbridge, Devon English historian and biographer whose History of …
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DEVON — administrative, geographic, and historic county of England, forming part of the Southwest Peninsula of Great Britain and bounded on the …
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FROUDE, WILLIAM — born Nov. 28, 1810, Dartington, Devon, Eng. died May 4, 1879, Simonstown, S.Af. British engineer and naval architect. He was …
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FROUDE, JAMES ANTHONY — born April 23, 1818, Dartington, Devon, Eng. died Oct. 20, 1894, Kingsbridge, Devon English historian and biographer. He was influenced …
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