Cressy
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Places
- Cressy, TasmaniaCressy, TasmaniaCressy is a small town located south-west of Launceston, Tasmania. It came into existence in the 1850s to service the surrounding wheat farms. At the 2006 census, Cressy had a population of 670...
, Australia - Cressy, VictoriaCressy, VictoriaCressy is a country town in Victoria, Australia, about 38 km north of Colac on the Ballarat road. At the 2006 census, Cressy and the surrounding area had a population of 122.-History:...
, Australia - Cressy, Seine-MaritimeCressy, Seine-MaritimeCressy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some south of Dieppe, at the junction of the D22 and the D296 roads.-Heraldry:-Population:...
, a commune in France - Cressy, Switzerland, a village in the municipality of BernexBernex, SwitzerlandBernex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.-History:Bernex is first mentioned in 1256 as Brenay. In 1793 the municipality of Bernex-Onex-Confignon was created. In 1850, Bernex separated from the other two, to form the municipalities of Bernex and...
- Cressy, California, former name of Cressey, CaliforniaCressey, CaliforniaCressey is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located north-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 167 feet . The population was 394 at the 2010 census....
, United States
Ships
- Cressy (ship)Cressy (ship)The Cressy was one of the first four ships in 1850 to carry emigrants from England to the new colony of Canterbury in New Zealand. The Cressy was the last to arrive on 27 December. The other ships were Charlotte-Jane, Sir George Seymour and Randolph.The passengers aboard these four ships were...
, a passenger ship to New Zealand in 1850. - Cressy class cruiserCressy class cruiserThe Cressy class cruiser was a class of six armoured cruisers launched between December 1899 and May 1901, for the Royal Navy.-Service:...
, a class of ships. - HMS CressyHMS CressyFour ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cressy, after the Battle of Crécy. was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1810 and broken up in 1832. was an 80-gun screw propelled third rate launched in 1853 and sold in 1867...
, the name of four Royal Navy ships - Cressy, the canal boat of L. T. C. RoltL. T. C. RoltLionel Thomas Caswall Rolt was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford...
, credited with starting the restoration movement for English canals with the publication of Narrow Boat (1944)
Events
- Battle of Cressy is an alternative rendering of the Battle of CrécyBattle of CrécyThe Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War...
, which was one of the most significant battles of the Hundred Years' War