Brunton
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Brunton can refer to several places in the United Kingdom, among them:
Brunton as a surname can refer to:
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- Brunton, Fife, Scotland
- Brunton, NorthumberlandBrunton, NorthumberlandBrunton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :Brunton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, England (near Alnwick) - Low Brunton, NorthumberlandLow BruntonLow Brunton is a small village in Northumberland, England. Nearby settlements include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Walwick.-Early history:...
, England (near Hexham) - Brunton, WiltshireBrunton, WiltshireBrunton is a small hamlet adjacent to the village of Collingbourne Kingston in Wiltshire. Records of Brunton's existence date back to the 10th century, under Saxon ownership, and it is near the sites of several barrows....
, England
Brunton as a surname can refer to:
- Colin BruntonColin BruntonColin Brunton is a Canadian producer and director. After creating the short films The Last Pogo , A Trip Around Lake Ontario and The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada , Genie Award winner for Best Live Action Short), Brunton produced the feature films Roadkill and Highway 61 with director Bruce...
(born 1955), Canadian film director - Gordon BruntonGordon BruntonSir Gordon Charles Brunton KBE is an English businessman, publisher and racehorse owner/breeder.- Early life :Educated at Cranleigh School, Surrey and studied under Harold Laski at the London School of Economics...
(born 1921), English businessman - Guy BruntonGuy BruntonGuy Brunton OBE was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Badarian culture. He married Winifred Newberry on 28 April 1906...
(1878-1948), English archeologist and Egyptologist - James BruntonJames BruntonJames Brunton is a judge on the Quebec Superior Court who in late 2005 ruled that no restrictions should be placed upon Karla Homolka's freedom following the completion of her jail term earlier that year. In 2006 he refused to extradite eleven residents of Eastern Townships, Quebec to Vermont in...
, Canadian judge - Joseph BruntonJoseph BruntonJoseph A. Brunton, Jr. was a career professional for the Boy Scouts of America, and served the BSA National Council as the fourth Chief Scout Executive from 1960 to 1966.-BSA career:...
(1902-1988), American Boy Scout leader - Lauder Brunton (1844-1916), Scottish physician and first of the Brunton BaronetsBrunton BaronetsThe Brunton Baronetcy, of Stratford Place in St Marylebone, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1908 for the physician Lauder Brunton. As of 2007 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2007...
- Mary BruntonMary BruntonMary Brunton was a Scottish novelist.-Life:Mary was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Balfour of Elwick, a British Army officer and Frances Ligonier, daughter of Colonel Francis Ligonier and sister of the second earl of Ligonier. She was born on 1 November 1778 on Burray in the Orkney Islands...
(1778-1818), Scottish novelist - Matt BruntonMatt BruntonMatthew Brunton was an English professional footballer who played as a inside forward. He played for numerous Football League clubs in the early 20th century.-References:...
(1878-1962), English soccer player - Neil BruntonNeil BruntonNeil Brunton is a former Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League .-References:...
(born 1969), Australian rules footballer - Paul BruntonPaul BruntonPaul Brunton was probably born as Hermann Hirsch of German Jewish origin. Later he changed his name to Raphael Hurst, and then Brunton Paul and finally Paul Brunton. He was a British philosopher, mystic, traveler, and guru...
(1898-1981), British philosopher and mystic - Richard Henry BruntonRichard Henry BruntonRichard Henry Brunton FRGS MICE was the so-called "Father of Japanese lighthouses". Brunton was born in Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland...
(1841-1901), Scottish lighthouse builder active in Japan - Robbie BruntonRobbie BruntonRobbie Brunton was an Irish soccer player during the 1990s and 2000s.He joined famous nursery club Belvedere FC at the age of 8 and played for them for 9 years until he signed for Stoke City as an apprentice in 1991...
(born 1973), Irish soccer player - Ron BruntonRon BruntonDr Ron Brunton is an Australian anthropologist. He is currently the Director of Encompass Research Pty Ltd and was a Director of the Board of the public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for a five year term from 1 May 2003....
, Australian anthropologist - Samuel BruntonSamuel BruntonSamuel Brunton is a Cook Islands rugby league player. He plays as a lock or hooker. He is a Cook Islands international.-Early years:Brunton was a Howick Hornets and Mangere East Hawks junior.-Playing career:...
(born 1990), Cook Islands rugby league player - Violet BruntonViolet BruntonViolet Brunton was an English artist who honed her talent at the Liverpool School of Art where she studied woodcarving, miniature painting and book illustration...
(1878-1951), English artist - William BruntonWilliam BruntonWilliam Brunton was a Scottish engineer and inventor.He was the eldest son of Robert Brunton of Dalkeith, where he was born...
(1777-1851), Scottish engineer and inventor - Winifred BruntonWinifred BruntonWinifred Mabel Brunton née Newberry was a painter most famous for her portraits of Egyptian pharaohs, published as Kings and Queens of Ancient Egypt and Great Ones of Ancient Egypt . She married Egyptologist Guy Brunton on 28 April 1906...
(1880-1959), South African painter
Other
- Brunton, Inc.Brunton, Inc.Brunton, Inc. is a manufacturer of technical gear for outdoor activity located in Riverton, Wyoming. Brunton is well known for innovation in the categories of recreational compasses and navigation gear, binoculars, backpacking equipment, family camping, GPS, headlamps, solar panels for portable...
, manufactureres of the Brunton compassBrunton compassA Brunton compass, properly known as the Brunton Pocket Transit, is a type of precision compass made by Brunton, Inc. of Riverton, Wyoming. The instrument was patented in 1894 by a Canadian-born Colorado geologist named David W. Brunton. Unlike most modern compasses, the Brunton Pocket Transit... - Brunton Stalker, kitcar made by Brunton automotive
- Colmar BruntonColmar BruntonColmar Brunton is an international market research agency. It is also Australia's largest independent market research agency.Its head office is in Sydney, Australia, with other offices in the Australian cities of Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra, as well as in New Zealand and...
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