Severn (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Persons
- Claud SevernClaud SevernClaude Severn was a British colonial administrator. He was the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1911–1925 and he governed Hong Kong on various occasions as an acting administrator....
, British colonial governor of Hong Kong - Dan SevernDan SevernDaniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...
, American martial artist and professional wrestler - Edmund SevernEdmund SevernEdmund Severn was an American composer and violinist. Born in England, in Nottingham, he moved to the United States at four, settling in Hartford, Connecticut and studying violin with his father; he later took further musical study in Berlin...
, American violinist and composer - James SevernJames SevernJames Alexander R. M. Severn is an English footballer who plays for Derby County, as a goalkeeper. He is currently on loan at Eastwood Town until 31 December 2011.-Football career:...
, English association footballer - Joseph SevernJoseph SevernJoseph Severn was an English portrait and subject painter and a personal friend of the famous English poet John Keats...
, English portrait and subject painter - Severn Cullis-SuzukiSevern Cullis-SuzukiSevern Cullis-Suzuki is a Canadian environmental activist, speaker, television host and author. She has spoken around the world about environmental issues, urging listeners to define their values, act with the future in mind, and take individual responsibility.-Biography:Cullis-Suzuki was born and...
, environmental activist, speaker, television host and author - Severn DardenSevern DardenSevern Teakle Darden, Jr. was a comedian and actor, and an original member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe as well as its predecessor, the Compass Players...
, American comedian - Severn Teackle WallisSevern Teackle WallisSevern Teackle Wallis was an American lawyer.-Biography:Severn Wallis graduated from St. Mary's College, Baltimore, in 1832, studied law with William Wirt, attorney general, and with John Glenn...
, American lawyer - James, Viscount SevernJames, Viscount SevernJames, Viscount Severn is the second child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh...
, British Royal Family member, the son of the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Places
Australia- Severn, New South Wales
Canada
- Severn, OntarioSevern, OntarioSevern is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, located between Lake Couchiching, and the Severn River in Simcoe County...
and Port Severn - Severn Bridge, OntarioSevern Bridge, OntarioSevern Bridge, Ontario is a small community in the Town of Gravenhurst, Ontario of the District of Muskoka in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located around 100 kilometres north of Toronto, on the Severn River, roughly halfway between Orillia and Gravenhurst. Its population is around 300 ....
- Fort Severn, a Hudson's Bay Company post at the mouth of the Severn River (northern Ontario)Severn River (northern Ontario)The Severn River is a river in northern Ontario. The northern Ontario river has its headwaters near the western border of the province. From the head of the Black Birch River, the Severn River is long and its drainage basin is 102,800 km² , a small portion of which is in Manitoba...
- Fort Severn First Nation, the northernmost community in Ontario
United Kingdom
- Severn BeachSevern BeachSevern Beach is a village on the mouth of the river Severn in South Gloucestershire, England. A riverside footpath, which is part of the Severn Way, leads beneath the Second Severn Crossing bridge...
, South Gloucestershire, England
United States
- Fort SevernFort SevernFor the trading post in Canada see Fort Severn First Nation Fort Severn, in present-day Annapolis, Maryland, was built in 1808 on the same site as an earlier American Revolutionary War fort of 1776. Although intended to guard Annapolis harbor from British attack, it never saw action during the War...
, one of the three original military bases that now make up the United States Naval Academy - Severn, MarylandSevern, MarylandSevern is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 35,076 at the 2000 census, which is a 30 percent increase over the 24,499 population of 1990...
, a census-designated place - Severn, North CarolinaSevern, North CarolinaSevern is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Severn is located at ....
, a town - Severn SchoolSevern SchoolSevern School was founded in 1914 by Rolland M. Teel in Severna Park, Maryland, as a preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy. Today, Severn is a day school enrolling boys and girls in grades 6 through 12...
, an independent preparatory school in Severna Park, Maryland
Fictional
- Severn Valley (Cthulhu Mythos)Severn Valley (Cthulhu Mythos)The Severn Valley is the setting of several fictional towns and other locations created by horror writer Ramsey Campbell. Part of the Cthulhu Mythos started by H. P. Lovecraft, the fictional milieu is arguably the most detailed mythos setting outside of Lovecraft Country itself.-Real-world...
, a setting in the writings of Ramsey Campbell
United Kingdom
- River SevernRiver SevernThe River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
, the river which gave its name to the other Severn Rivers in what were at the time of British colonies - Severn EstuarySevern EstuaryThe Severn Estuary is the estuary of the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain. Its high tidal range means it has been at the centre of discussions in the UK regarding renewable energy.-Geography:...
, the estuary of that river
Ships
- HMS SevernHMS SevernNine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn: was a 50-gun fourth-rate launched in 1695, rebuilt in 1739, captured by the French in 1746, and recaptured by the Royal Navy in 1747 but not taken back into service. was a 50-gun fourth-rate launched in 1747 and sold in...
, the name of nine ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy - USS Severn (1867)USS Severn (1867)The first USS Severn was a wooden screw sloop of war in commission in the United States Navy from 1869 to 1871. She was named for Severn River in Maryland....
, a ship from the American Civil War
In the UK
- Severn BridgeSevern BridgeThe Severn Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the River Severn between South Gloucestershire, just north of Bristol, England, and Monmouthshire in South Wales, via Beachley, a peninsula between the River Severn and River Wye estuary. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and...
, a toll bridge across the River Severn - Second Severn CrossingSecond Severn CrossingThe Second Severn Crossing is a bridge which carries the M4 motorway over the River Severn between England and Wales, inaugurated on 5 June 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales to augment the traffic capacity of the original Severn Bridge built in 1966...
, a toll bridge across the River Severn - Severn Railway BridgeSevern Railway BridgeThe Severn Railway Bridge was a crossing across the River Severn between Sharpness and Lydney, Gloucestershire. It was badly damaged in an accident involving river barges in 1960 and demolished in 1970.-Construction:...
, a now demolished rail bridge across the River Severn - Severn TunnelSevern TunnelThe Severn Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn....
, a rail tunnel under the River Severn - Severn Tunnel Junction, a railway station in Wales, close to the Severn Tunnel
- Severn Beach LineSevern Beach LineThe Severn Beach Line is a local railway in Bristol, UK. It runs from Narroways Hill Junction to Severn Beach, and is the successor to the Bristol Port Railway and Pier, which ran from a Bristol terminus in the Avon Gorge to a station and pier on the Severn Estuary.Passenger trains run from Bristol...
, a local UK railway in Bristol - Severn Valley RailwaySevern Valley RailwayThe Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route...
, a tourist railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire running through the River Severn valley
Others
- Severn BarrageSevern BarrageThe Severn Barrage refers to a range of ideas for building a barrage from the English coast to the Welsh coast over the Severn tidal estuary. Ideas for damming or barraging the Severn estuary have existed since the 19th century. The building of such a barrage would be a huge engineering feat,...
, a proposed power-generating facility across Bristol Channel - Severn class lifeboatSevern class lifeboatAt long, the Severn class lifeboat is the largest lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution . Introduced to service in 1996, the class is named after the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain...
, the largest class of lifeboat used by the RNLI - Severn-Cotswold tombSevern-Cotswold tombSevern-Cotswold is a name given to a type of Megalithic chamber tomb built by Neolithic peoples in Wales and South West England around 3500 BC.-Description:...
, a megalithic burial chamber - Severn SoundSevern SoundHeart Gloucestershire is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts to Gloucestershire, England. The station now has just two programmes a day broadcasting live from Gloucestershire with the majority of its output being the same as most other stations in the Heart network, owned by Global...
, a UK Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts throughout Gloucestershire - Severn TrentSevern TrentSevern Trent plc is a British public utility. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.Severn Trent is a group of companies employing more than 15,000 people across the UK, US and mainland Europe, with some involvement in the Middle East.The main...
, a British water/sewerage utility company - The Severn (radio)The Severn (radio)The Severn is a local commercial station owned by MNA Broadcasting which is split into three areas covering Shrewsbury & Central Shropshire, Oswestry & North Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin in the United Kingdom. The Shrewsbury and Oswesrty radio stations launched at 7am on Monday 18 September 2006...
, a radio station serving Shrewsbury and Oswestry - A codename of an early beta version of Fedora (operating system)Fedora (operating system)Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
, then known as Red Hat Linux 9.0.93