Petworth (spr. pett-nörth), alte Marktstadt in West-Sussex (England), 22 km nordöstlich von Chichester, auf einer Anhöhe unweit des Westrother, mit gotischer Kirche, altertümlichen Häusern des 16. und 17. Jahrh., Getreide- und Viehhandel und (1901) 2503 Einw. Dabei Petworth House, Landsitz des Lord Leconfield (an Stelle eines alten Schlosses der Familie Percy 1730 errichtet), mit Gemäldegalerie und großem Park.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Petworth — infobox UK place country = England official name= Petworth static static image caption= Lombard Street looking towards St Mary s church. latitude= 50.98638 longitude= 0.60996 population = 2,775 (2001) shire district= Chichester shire county =… … Wikipedia
Petworth — Recorded in several spellings including Pettiward, Pedward, Pettiworth, Pittwood, and Petworth, this is an English medieval locational surname. It originates either from the town of Petworth in Sussex or the village of Pittworth in Dorset, or… … Surnames reference
Petworth — ▪ England, United Kingdom town (parish), Chichester district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England. The parish adjoins the great park of Petworth House (now owned by the National Trust). The mansion… … Universalium
Petworth — Original name in latin Petworth Name in other language State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 50.98669 latitude 0.61 altitude 60 Population 2349 Date 2010 05 24 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Petworth House — en 1986 … Wikipédia en Français
Petworth House — in Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th century mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s by Anthony Salvin. The site was previously occupied by a fortified manor house founded by Henry… … Wikipedia
Petworth, Washington, D.C. — Petworth is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, North Capitol Street to the east, Rock Creek Church Road to the south, and Kennedy Street NW to the north. Petworth and… … Wikipedia
Petworth Cottage Museum — Petworth Cottage Museum, at 346 High Street, Petworth, West Sussex is a Leconfield Estate worker s cottage. It has been restored and furnished as it might have been in about 1910 when the occupier was a Mrs. Mary Cummings. Mary worked as a… … Wikipedia
Petworth marble — Pet worth mar ble A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at Petworth, in Sussex, England; called also {Sussex marble}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petworth House — [Petworth House] a ↑stately home near ↑Chichester in southern England. It was first built in the Middle Ages but most of it was rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is well known for its collection of paintings by Turner 2, who used to stay … Useful english dictionary
