query: where is glastonbury uk?

title: Glastonbury

text: Glastonbury Glastonbury () is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbury is less than across the River Brue from Street, which is now larger than Glastonbury. Evidence from timber trackways such as the Sweet Track show that the town has been inhabited since Neolithic times. Glastonbury Lake Village was an Iron Age village, close to the old course of the River Brue and Sharpham Park approximately west of

title: Glastonbury

text: his farm nearby. Bill Bunbury moved on from Glastonbury to become a writer, radio broadcaster, and producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Athletes and sports players have also been resident. Cricketers born in the town include Cyril Baily in 1880, George Burrough in 1907, and Eustace Bisgood in 1878. The footballer Peter Spiring was born in Glastonbury in 1950. Glastonbury is twinned with: Glastonbury Glastonbury () is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of

title: Glastonbury

text: most prominent adherents of this faith in the United Kingdom. The local football team is Glastonbury Town F.C. They joined the Western Football League Division Two as Glastonbury in 1919 and won the Western Football League title three times in their history. They changed their name to Glastonbury Town in 2003. For the 2010–11 season, they were members of the Somerset County Football League Premier Division. Glastonbury Cricket Club competes in the West of England Premier League, one of the ECB Premier Leagues, the highest level of recreational cricket in England and Wales. The club plays at the Tor Leisure

title: Glastonbury

text: conventional archaeologists. Glastonbury is also said to be the centre of several ley lines. The town council is made up of 16 members, and is based at the Town Hall, Magdalene Street. The town hall was built in 1818 and has a two-storey late Georgian ashlar front. It is a Grade II* listed building. Glastonbury is in the local government district of Mendip, which is part of the county of Somerset. It was previously administered by Glastonbury Municipal Borough. The Mendip district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs,

title: Glastonbury

text: 4 electoral wards within "Glastonbury" having in total the same population as is mentioned above. Glastonbury falls within the Wells constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The Member of Parliament is Conservative, James Heappey, who replaced Tessa Munt of the Liberal Democrats in the 2015 General Election. It is within the South West England (European Parliament constituency), which elects six MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. Glastonbury is twinned with the Greek island

title: Glastonbury

text: now consists of areas of reedbed, wet scrub, open water and peripheral grassland and woodland. Bird species living on the site include the bearded tit and the bittern. The Whitelake River rises between two low limestone ridges to the north of Glastonbury, part of the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. The confluence of the two small streams that make the Whitelake River is on Worthy Farm, the site of the Glastonbury Festival, between the small villages of Pilton and Pylle. Along with the rest of South West England, Glastonbury has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder

title: Glastonbury

text: of the 19th century water was piped into Glastonbury from out of town. After lying derelict for many years, the water board sold off the well house, which is now maintained by a group of volunteers as a "water temple". On the outside of the building is a tap where visitors and locals can collect the water of the White Spring. The Glastonbury Canal ran just over through two locks from Glastonbury to Highbridge where it entered the Bristol Channel in the early 19th century, but it became uneconomic with the arrival of the railway in the 1840s. Glastonbury and

title: Glastonbury Festival 2008

text: criticism, Jay-Z opened his Glastonbury set with a tongue-in-cheek cover of Oasis's iconic song "Wonderwall". and later included the lines "That bloke from Oasis said I couldn't play guitar/Somebody should have told him I'm a fuckin' rock star" in his song "Jockin' Jay-Z". These are the performers which have been confirmed by the official Glastonbury Festival website: Glastonbury Festival 2008 The 2008 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 27 to 29 June 2008. The ticket registration system that was established in 2007 continued in 2008 having won numerous awards, including Best Innovation at the 2007 UK Festival

title: Glastonbury

text: set up by Arabella Churchill in 1981 to provide drama participation and creative play and to work creatively in educational settings, providing social and emotional benefits for all children, particularly those with special needs. Children's World International is the sister charity of Children's World and was started in 1999 to work with children in the Balkans, in conjunction with Balkan Sunflowers and Save the Children. They also run the Glastonbury Children's Festival each August. Glastonbury is one of the venues for the annual West Country Carnival. Glastonbury has been described as a New Age community where communities have grown up

title: Glastonbury chair

text: Hill in Twickenham, Middlesex. When the contents were sold in 1842, the then vicar of Glastonbury, the Reverend Lionel Lewis, made an impassioned speech telling the bidders the chair belonged in Glastonbury. Nobody bidding against him, Lewis took the chair to St John's Church in Glastonbury where it remains. However, this chair is now believed to be a later copy. The Glastonbury chair design has become popular with reenactors, owing to its simple construction, wide availability of plans, and the opportunity for extensive decorative carving. As a result, there are likely more chairs of this pattern in existence now than

title: Where the Heart Is (UK TV series)

text: West Yorkshire using the real life villages of Marsden, Golcar, Slaithwaite and Meltham for many of the external shots. The first series was mostly filmed in Slaithwaite, with some exterior shots filmed in the village of Baildon, but from series 2 onwards, Marsden was used as the principal filming location. DVDs of the series in the UK are listed below, released by Network DVD. So far Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been released. Where the Heart Is (UK TV series) Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite.

title: Glastonbury Canal

text: arched aqueduct and syphon over the South Drain. The remains of the three-arched aqueduct and syphon over the River Brue are still visible, near the old railway bridge, and from there the canal headed towards Glastonbury, passing the Ham Wall and Street Heath nature reserves and making a sharp right-hand turn just before its terminal basin, which was located near the old Glastonbury and Street railway station. Glastonbury Canal The Glastonbury Canal ran for approximately through two locks from Glastonbury to Highbridge in Somerset, England, where it entered the River Parrett and from there the Bristol Channel. The canal was

title: Glastonbury Canal

text: Glastonbury Canal The Glastonbury Canal ran for approximately through two locks from Glastonbury to Highbridge in Somerset, England, where it entered the River Parrett and from there the Bristol Channel. The canal was authorised by Parliament in 1827 and opened in 1834. It was operated by The Glastonbury Navigation & Canal Company. Most of it was abandoned as a navigation in 1854, when a railway was built along the towpath. An earlier canal had been built in the Middle Ages to supply Glastonbury Abbey and the town with stone and produce. In the early 19th century a new canal was

title: Glastonbury 2000

text: relationship with Worthy Farm and he told some wonderful stories about his first time at the Festival in 1971, when he stayed at the farmhouse and performed at 6am as the sun was rising. And he just played the perfect headline set. It really was a very special and emotional show." Emily's father Michael, the founder of the festival who first met Bowie at Glastonbury in 1971, said: "He's one of the three greatest of all-time: Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and David Bowie." All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted. Glastonbury 2000 Glastonbury 2000 is a live album

title: Glastonbury Festival

text: "safest ever" and gives the festival a glowing report in how it dealt with the floods. There was no festival in 2006. Instead, a documentary film directed by Julien Temple was released to make up for the lack of a festival. The film consists of specially shot footage by Temple at the festival, as well as footage sent in by fans and archive footage. "Glastonbury" was released in the UK on 14 April 2006. Glastonbury 2007 (20–24 June) was headlined by Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, and The Who on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Dame Shirley Bassey was also featured.

title: Glastonbury

text: of different temperatures in a steep thermal inversion where an atmospheric duct has formed. The Italian name "Fata Morgana" is derived from the name of Morgan le Fay, who was alternatively known as Morgane, Morgain, Morgana and other variants. Morgan le Fay was described as a powerful sorceress and antagonist of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere in the Arthurian legend. Glastonbury is less than across the River Brue from the village of Street. At the time of King Arthur the Brue formed a lake just south of the hilly ground on which Glastonbury stands. This lake is one of the

title: Glastonbury

text: village known as Glastonbury of the Irish. This was known to the Irish as Glastimbir na n-Gaoidhil 'Glastonbury of the Gaels'. (The Archaeology and History of Glastonbury Abbey - Courteney Arthur Ralegh Radford). This is the earliest source for the name Glastonbury. The modern Irish form for Glastonbury is Glaistimbir. Hugh Ross Williamson cites a tale about St. Collen, one of the earliest hermits to inhabit the Tor before the Abbey was built by St. Patrick, which has the Saint summoned by the King of the Fairies, Gwyn, to the summit of the Tor. Upon arrival there he beholds a

title: Glastonbury Fayre

text: 87-minute DVD of Glastonbury Fayre is available. The film includes performances from: Glastonbury Fayre Glastonbury Fayre is a 1972 documentary film directed by Nicolas Roeg and Peter Neal of the 1971 Glastonbury Festival (known then as the Glastonbury Fair) which was held on 20–24 June 1971. The film is the first attempt to document the Glastonbury Festival which in 1971 was in its second year. "Glastonbury Fayre" is notable for being photographed by Nicolas Roeg and being one of the first films produced by David Puttnam. The film is a mix of performances from the likes of Arthur Brown and

title: Glastonbury

text: to safeguard knowledge of a gate to the Otherworld on top of Glastonbury Tor. John Cowper Powys's novel "A Glastonbury Romance" is set in Glastonbury and is concerned with the Grail. The historical mystery novel “Grave Goods” by Diana Norman (writing under the pen name Ariana Frankin) is set in Glastonbury just after the abbey fire and concerns the supposed graves of Arthur and Guinevere, as well as featuring other landmarks such as the Tor. The Children's World charity grew out of the festival and is based in the town. It is known internationally (as "Children's World International"). It was

title: Glastonbury Fayre

text: Glastonbury Fayre Glastonbury Fayre is a 1972 documentary film directed by Nicolas Roeg and Peter Neal of the 1971 Glastonbury Festival (known then as the Glastonbury Fair) which was held on 20–24 June 1971. The film is the first attempt to document the Glastonbury Festival which in 1971 was in its second year. "Glastonbury Fayre" is notable for being photographed by Nicolas Roeg and being one of the first films produced by David Puttnam. The film is a mix of performances from the likes of Arthur Brown and Fairport Convention, as well as scenes of festival-goers enjoying the festival. It

title: Glastonbury

text: centre for commerce, which led to the construction of the market cross, Glastonbury Canal and the Glastonbury and Street railway station, the largest station on the original Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The Brue Valley Living Landscape is a conservation project managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust and nearby is the Ham Wall National Nature Reserve. Glastonbury has been described as a New Age community which attracts people with New Age and Neopagan beliefs, and is notable for myths and legends often related to Glastonbury Tor, concerning Joseph of Arimathea, the Holy Grail and King Arthur. Joseph is said to

title: Indract of Glastonbury

text: called Chapel where there is a holy well. There is a small modern chapel dedicated to St Indract at Halton Quay near St Dominic. Indract of Glastonbury Indract or Indracht was a saint who, along with his companions, was venerated at Glastonbury Abbey, a monastery in the county of Somerset in south-western England. In the High Middle Ages Glastonbury tradition held that he had been an Irish pilgrim — a king's son – on his way back from Rome who was molested and killed by a local thegn after he had stopped off to visit the shrine of St Patrick.

title: Glastonbury Anthems

text: authored at Abbey Road Studios. Directors: Gavin Taylor (1994, 1995) Janet Fraser Crook (1997-2004), Declan Lowney (1994-2004) & Phil Heyes (2004). A Visit To The Glastonbury Greenfields directed and Produced by Dorian Williams. Released by EMI. Glastonbury Anthems Glastonbury Anthems is a DVD featuring live performances from the Glastonbury Festival from 1994 to 2004. The performances on the DVD were voted for by fans on the official festival website. Extras include "A Visit to the Glastonbury Greenfields", Glastonbury by Air, a 1995 interview with Michael and Jean Eavis, a photo gallery and footage from the 1971 film "Glastonbury Fayre" Producer:

title: Where the Heart Is (UK TV series)

text: Where the Heart Is (UK TV series) Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone and focuses on the professional and personal lives of the district nurses who work in the town. The original leads were Sarah Lancashire and Pam Ferris, who played sisters-in-law and colleagues at the Skelthwaite Health Centre. Both actresses had left the series by 2000, but the format of at least two female leads continued with various actresses until the show's end. A

title: Glastonbury

text: in Magdalene Street. A Sufi charity shop was established in Glastonbury in 1999, and supports missionary work in Africa. This shop was opened after Sheikh Nazim came to Glastonbury to visit the Abbey. Here he declared, “This is the spiritual heart of England ... It is from here that the spiritual new age will begin and to here that Jesus will return". The Glastonbury Order of Druids was formed on Mayday 1988. Glastonbury has a particular significance for members of the Bahá'í Faith in that Wellesley Tudor Pole, founder of the Chalice Well Trust, was one of the earliest and

title: Glastonbury chair

text: monk who was the treasurer at the abbey. Arthur perished on Glastonbury Tor in 1539, hung, drawn and quartered alongside his master, Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, during the dissolution of the monasteries. The Abbot sat on a Glastonbury chair during his trial at Bishop's Palace, Wells, where one of the two original surviving examples (illustrated) can still be seen, together with other chairs of this age and later reproductions. Another chair of the same style, believed at the time to be of the same date, was owned by Horace Walpole and kept in his Gothic pile Strawberry

title: Glastonbury

text: "Glastonbury Fayre" and album, 1996 film "Glastonbury the Movie" and the 2005 DVD "Glastonbury Anthems". Glastonbury has been the birthplace or home to many notable people. Peter King, 1st Baron King was the recorder of Glastonbury in 1705. Thomas Bramwell Welch the discoverer of the pasteurisation process to prevent the fermentation of grape juice was born in Glastonbury in 1825. The judge John Creighton represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1770 to 1775. The fossil collector Thomas Hawkins lived in the town during the 19th century. The religious connections and mythology of the town have

title: A Glastonbury Romance

text: A Glastonbury Romance A Glastonbury Romance was written by John Cowper Powys (1873–1963) in rural upstate New York and first published by Simon and Schuster in New York City in March 1932. An English edition published by John Lane followed in 1933. It is the second of Powys's Wessex novels, along with "Wolf Solent" (1929), "Weymouth Sands" (1934) and "Maiden Castle" (1936). Powys was an admirer of Thomas Hardy and these novels are set in Somerset and Dorset parts of Hardy's mythical Wessex. The first two chapters of "A Glastonbury Romance" takes place in Norfolk, where the late Canon William

title: Glastonbury Festival 2008

text: Glastonbury Festival 2008 The 2008 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 27 to 29 June 2008. The ticket registration system that was established in 2007 continued in 2008 having won numerous awards, including Best Innovation at the 2007 UK Festival Awards. Registration was available throughout February, online and from Millets camping stores. It closed on 14 March, however due to tickets not selling out, registration for the festival was "re-opened" at 4 pm on Tuesday 8 April allowing those who hadn't previously registered to purchase tickets. In July 2007 site owner and organiser Michael Eavis stated that

title: Glastonbury Anthems

text: Glastonbury Anthems Glastonbury Anthems is a DVD featuring live performances from the Glastonbury Festival from 1994 to 2004. The performances on the DVD were voted for by fans on the official festival website. Extras include "A Visit to the Glastonbury Greenfields", Glastonbury by Air, a 1995 interview with Michael and Jean Eavis, a photo gallery and footage from the 1971 film "Glastonbury Fayre" Producer: Ben Challis. Co-producer: Caroline McGee. Executive producers for EMI: Stefan Demetriou and Jo Brooks. Executive producers for the BBC: Mark Cooper and Alison Howe. Artwork Alex Creedy. Festival Organisers Michael Eavis & Emily Eavis. Mastered and

title: Glastonbury

text: Somerset Levels and Moors and managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. The project commenced in January 2009 and aims to restore, recreate and reconnect habitat, ensuring that wildlife is enhanced and capable of sustaining itself in the face of climate change, while guaranteeing farmers and other landowners can continue to use their land profitably. It is one of an increasing number of landscape-scale conservation projects in the UK. The Ham Wall National Nature Reserve, west of Glastonbury, is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. This new wetland habitat has been established from out peat diggings and

title: Glastonbury 2000

text: Glastonbury 2000 Glastonbury 2000 is a live album by English musician David Bowie. It was recorded during his Sunday night headline slot at the Glastonbury Festival on 25 June 2000. The album marks the first time the full video and audio of the performance are released, 18 years after it took place. Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis commented, "I often get asked what the best set I've seen here at Glastonbury is, and Bowie's 2000 performance is always one which I think of first. It was spellbinding; he had an absolutely enormous crowd transfixed. I think Bowie had a very deep

title: Glastonbury High School

text: set aside for another project in the future which will include storage, bathrooms, and locker rooms. Prior to 1952, Glastonbury High School was housed at the former Academy School, in what is now the town hall. Glastonbury High School Glastonbury High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Glastonbury High School is the only high school in the town of Glastonbury, Connecticut. It serves roughly 2,000 students and employs roughly 150 faculty members. The school is known for its excellent education, and is consistently ranked among the best in Connecticut and the nation. Glastonbury High School

title: Glastonbury High School

text: Glastonbury High School Glastonbury High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Glastonbury High School is the only high school in the town of Glastonbury, Connecticut. It serves roughly 2,000 students and employs roughly 150 faculty members. The school is known for its excellent education, and is consistently ranked among the best in Connecticut and the nation. Glastonbury High School has eight academic departments: Art, Career and Vocational Education, English Language Learners/(ELL), English/Language Arts, Foreign Language, Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Music, and Science. Glastonbury High School has two support departments: School Counseling and

title: Glastonbury F.C.

text: was covered up in 2000 but reopened from 2005 until 2006. Glastonbury F.C. Glastonbury F.C. is a football club based in Glastonbury, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. The club are currently members of the and play at the Abbey Moor Stadium. The club was founded in 1890, and were originally called Glastonbury Avalon Rovers. After the turn of the century, the club entered the FA cup for the first time in the 1902–03 season, and had changed their name to Glastonbury. The club were playing in the East Somerset Football League at the beginning of

title: Glastonbury F.C.

text: Glastonbury F.C. Glastonbury F.C. is a football club based in Glastonbury, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. The club are currently members of the and play at the Abbey Moor Stadium. The club was founded in 1890, and were originally called Glastonbury Avalon Rovers. After the turn of the century, the club entered the FA cup for the first time in the 1902–03 season, and had changed their name to Glastonbury. The club were playing in the East Somerset Football League at the beginning of the twentieth century, winning the league in the 1904–05 and 1912–13

title: Glastonbury the Movie

text: Glastonbury the Movie Glastonbury the Movie is a 1996 (and as Glastonbury the Movie In Flashback (2012)) documentary film about the Glastonbury Festival produced and directed by William Beaton, Robin Mahoney and Matthew Salkeld. "Glastonbury the Movie" is the second film made of the Glastonbury Festival, following 1971's "Glastonbury Fayre". Like the earlier film, it mixes footage of bands playing and scenes of festival goers. The film was shot at the 1993, festival. The film is structured into telling the story of the festival day by day from the Friday through Saturday and finishing on the Sunday. 29 June 2012

title: Glastonbury Borough Police

text: It is therefore believed that the force was part-time. The county in which Glastonbury is situated, Somerset, had no modern police force until 1 September 1856 when Somerset Constabulary was formed. Glastonbury Borough Police was consolidated into the new Somerset Constabulary at around the same time the as county force commenced operations. The headquarters of the new county force was situated in Glastonbury initially. Today, Glastonbury is policed by the successor of Somerset Constabulary, Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Glastonbury Borough Police Glastonbury Borough Police was the police force responsible for policing the borough of Glastonbury in England between 1837 and

title: Glastonbury the Movie

text: saw the UK cinema release of Robin Mahoney's Glastonbury The Movie In Flashback, re-worked as new with contemporary digital cinema technology. The later film features some 45 minutes of previously unseen material, new performances including ones from Stereo MCs and The Orb and a roots-to-branch re-structuring. In the summer of 2013 Glastonbury the Movie In Flashback was released for the first time on Download, Blu-ray as a DVD box-set with 13 hours of video and over 24 hours of audio. At the time of filming, mindful of emerging multimedia technologies the makers documented several extensions of the stories touched on

title: A Glastonbury Romance

text: Crow's will is read, and the Crow family learn that his secretary-valet John Geard has inherited his wealth. Also in Norfolk a romance begins between cousins John and Mary Crow. But after an important scene at the ancient monument of Stonehenge the rest of the action takes place in or near the Somerset town of Glastonbury. This is a few miles north of the village of Montacute, where Powys's father was a clergyman, and where Powys lived for much of his youth. The action occurs over roughly a year. The grail legends associated with the town of Glastonbury are of

title: Glastonbury Festival

text: play the 2009 festival. U2 wrote a song titled "Glastonbury" that was supposed to premier with their appearance at the festival, but an injury to Bono forced them to cancel. They instead premiered it in a concert in Turin on their 360° Tour. Marcus Brigstocke's comic creation Giles Wemmbley Hogg had a special mock-documentary made about him going to Glastonbury as part of the Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off series. Deborah Crombie's novel "A Finer End" takes place in Glastonbury with references to a fictional account of an original 1914 Glastonbury Fayre as well as the contemporary festival. Glastonbury is also

title: Glastonbury chair

text: Glastonbury chair Glastonbury chair is a nineteenth-century term for an earlier wooden chair, usually of oak, possibly based on a chair made for Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, England. The Glastonbury chair was known to exist since the Early Middle Ages, but seems to have disappeared from use in part of the Later Middle Ages; it re-emerged in use in Italy by the fifteenth century AD. In England it was made originally from a description brought back from Rome in 1504 by Abbot Richard Beere to Glastonbury Abbey, and was produced for or by John Arthur Thorne, a

title: Glastonbury Tor

text: Michael on the Tor was a daughter house of Glastonbury Abbey. In 1243 Henry III granted a charter for a six-day fair at the site. St Michael's Church survived until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 when, except for the tower, it was demolished. The Tor was the place of execution where Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, was hanged, drawn and quartered along with two of his monks, John Thorne and Roger James. The three-storey tower of St Michael's Church survives. It has corner buttresses and perpendicular bell openings. There is a sculptured tablet with an

title: Glastonbury

text: also attracted several authors. The occultist and writer Dion Fortune (Violet Mary Firth) lived and is buried in Glastonbury. Her old house is now home to the writer and historian Geoffrey Ashe, who is known for his works on local legends. Frederick Bligh Bond, archaeologist and writer. Eckhart Tolle, a German-born writer, public speaker, and spiritual teacher lived in Glastonbury during the 1980s. Eileen Caddy was at a sanctuary in Glastonbury when she first claimed to have heard the "voice of God" while meditating. Her subsequent instructions from the "voice" directed her to take on Sheena Govan as her spiritual

title: Glastonbury

text: Ground, which used to stage Somerset County Cricket Club first-class fixtures. The town is on the route of the Samaritans Way South West. In a 1904 novel by Charles Whistler entitled "A Prince of Cornwall" Glastonbury in the days of Ine of Wessex is portrayed. It is also a setting in the Warlord Chronicles, a trilogy of books about Arthurian Britain written by Bernard Cornwell. Modern fiction has also used Glastonbury as a setting including The Age of Misrule series of books by Mark Chadbourn in which the Watchmen appear, a group selected from Anglican priests in and around Glastonbury

title: Glastonbury

text: a museum containing possessions and works of art from the Glastonbury Lake Village which were preserved in almost perfect condition in the peat after the village was abandoned. The museum is run by the Glastonbury Antiquarian Society. The building also houses the tourist information centre. The octagonal Market Cross was built in 1846 by Benjamin Ferrey. The George Hotel and Pilgrims' Inn was built in the late 15th century to accommodate visitors to Glastonbury Abbey, which is open to visitors. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The front of the 3-storey building is divided into 3

title: Glastonbury Cricket Club

text: Glastonbury Cricket Club Glastonbury Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club based in Glastonbury, Somerset. The club's first team plays in the West of England Premier League which is an accredited ECB Premier League, the highest level for recreational club cricket in England and Wales. The first record of a cricket club representing Glastonbury is from 1893, when they played host to Weston-super-Mare at the Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury. The home side won by seven wickets with a match-winning performance by 'R Laver', who claimed six Weston-super-Mare wickets, and then top-scored for Glastonbury in their reply with 54. Laver

title: Where It Is

text: 1987. The CD edition includes all of the group's early singles ("A Hundred Words", "This Means War" and the double A-side "Surprise Me"/"Forever Dancing") as well as the "Happy Now" EP, all of which made the Top 30 on the UK Indie Chart, but failed to reach the UK Top 75. Although "Where It Is" does not include any lyric sheet, and features spare, black and white cover art, each song is neatly accompanied by essential notes including recording and release dates. It didn't chart on the UK Albums Chart, but it reached Number 17 on the UK Indie Chart.

title: Glastonbury Center, Connecticut

text: Glastonbury Center, Connecticut Glastonbury Center is a census-designated place (CDP) that constitutes the densely populated center of the town of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,387 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 34,427. Glastonbury Center is located in the northwest part of the town of Glastonbury, near the east bank of the Connecticut River, southeast of Hartford, the state capital. The Route 17 and Route 2 expressways merge at the northeast edge of the CDP, bypassing the center of the village. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Glastonbury

title: Glastonbury Festival

text: Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums recorded at Glastonbury have been released, and the festival receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. Glastonbury is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people, requiring extensive infrastructure in terms of security, transport, water, and electricity supply.

title: Glastonbury Thorn

text: Glastonbury Thorn The Glastonbury thorn is a form of common hawthorn, "Crataegus monogyna" 'Biflora' (sometimes incorrectly called "Crataegus oxyacantha" var. "praecox"), found in and around Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Unlike ordinary hawthorn trees, it flowers twice a year (hence the name "biflora"), the first time in winter and the second time in spring. The trees in the Glastonbury area have been propagated by grafting since ancient times. The tree is also widely called the holy thorn, though this term strictly speaking refers to the original (legendary) tree. It is associated with legends about Joseph of Arimathea and the arrival of Christianity

title: Glastonbury, Connecticut

text: for several enjoyable performances. The town has four private pool and tennis clubs; Minnechaug, Orchard Hill, Woodledge, and Pinebrook. Glastonbury also has a private country club with a golf course, Glastonbury Hills Country Club. The other golf course in town is a nine-hole course named Minnechaug Golf Course, located at the base of Minnechaug Mountain and owned by the town. Public aquatic facilities include the Grange pool, Eastbury Pond, an indoor pool at Glastonbury High School, and a pool at Addison Park. Cotton Hollow Nature Preserve is located in South Glastonbury and is open to residents for fishing and hiking.

title: Glastonbury, Connecticut

text: Glastonbury, Connecticut Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, formally founded in 1693 with settlers first arriving in 1636. The town was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England. Glastonbury is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, southeast of Hartford. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 34,427 at the 2010 census. In 1636, thirty families were settled in Pyaug, a tract of land belonging to Wethersfield on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River, bought from the Native American chief Sowheag for of trading

title: Glastonbury

text: is no direct bus route linking it to Glastonbury. There are convenient bus connections between Glastonbury and the railway stations at Bristol Temple Meads (over an hour travelling time) and at Taunton. The main road in the town is the A39 which passes through Glastonbury from Wells connecting the town with Street and the M5 motorway. The other roads around the town are small and run across the levels generally following the drainage ditches. Local bus services are provided by WebberBus, Nippy Bus, National Express and local community groups. Glastonbury's bus services have suffered in cuts made from 2012 to

title: Glastonbury Festival 2014

text: Glastonbury Festival 2014 The 2014 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held between 25 and 29 June 2014. Initially a small selection of tickets were sold for people who wished to travel by coach. A few days later the standard tickets were released where ticket sales sold out in record time of one hour and 27 minutes. On 19 December 2013, it was announced that Arcade Fire would headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday 27 June 2014. Kasabian will headline on Sunday 29 June. In early March 2014, Glastonbury announced that Dolly Parton would perform at the festival via

title: Glastonbury Festival

text: a setting in John Osborne's 2014 Radio 4 show The New Blur Album. Roxy Music did a song and album called Avalon, which is the ancient name for Glastonbury (Isle of Avalon). Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums recorded at Glastonbury have been released, and the festival receives extensive television

title: Glastonbury Thorn

text: marks a Christian sanctuary so ancient that only legend can record its origin." Glastonbury Thorn The Glastonbury thorn is a form of common hawthorn, "Crataegus monogyna" 'Biflora' (sometimes incorrectly called "Crataegus oxyacantha" var. "praecox"), found in and around Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Unlike ordinary hawthorn trees, it flowers twice a year (hence the name "biflora"), the first time in winter and the second time in spring. The trees in the Glastonbury area have been propagated by grafting since ancient times. The tree is also widely called the holy thorn, though this term strictly speaking refers to the original (legendary) tree. It

title: Glastonbury, Connecticut

text: and J.B. Williams Park, along with several others. Glastonbury is home to several plazas which include shops and restaurants. Some include Eric Town Square, The Griswold Shopping Center, and Somerset Square. Residents are also known to enjoy the orchards of South Glastonbury, most of which are located along the Matson Hill road and Woodland Street area of town. Here, guests can buy and pick their own freshly and locally grown produce and fruits, such as blueberries and pumpkins. In the winter months, some locations sell Christmas trees. Glastonbury, Connecticut Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, formally

title: Glastonbury, Connecticut

text: Williams expanded to Montreal (around 1922), England, and Argentina. When the business was sold in 1957, ten former employees organized Glastonbury Toiletries and continued operation into the 1970s. J. B. Williams Park, on Neipsic Road, is named for James B. Williams. Remaining parts of the industrial complex have been adapted for use as the Soap Factory Condominiums. Another portion was occupied by the Glastonbury Board of Education office and is now occupied by a translation company. In 1870 the name of the town was changed from Glastenbury to Glastonbury, with a spelling to match Glastonbury, England. During the World Wars,

title: Where It Is

text: Chart placings are not from the UK Singles Chart, but from the UK Indie Chart. Where It Is Where It Is is the debut album by British new wave band The Beloved, first released as a vinyl LP in October 1987 on the Flim Flam Productions label. For the initial LP release, a limited number of the albums included a free 7" EP included with purchase (containing three demo tracks: "Forever Laughing", "Falling on My Face" and "The Last Detail"). The album was then reissued on CD in 1988 as an expanded edition with a different track order, containing most

title: Glastonbury, Connecticut

text: puts on annual drama productions and family events. Popular sporting events include three 5K races organized by the Glastonbury River Runners, a local running club. Founded in 2008 by Rich Baber, the club now boasts 230+ members. The annual Glastonbury Art Walk, a joint project of the Town Center Initiative and Glastonbury Art Guild, showcases the works of local artists in businesses all over the town center. In 1993, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town, an exchange of bands was made between Glastonbury, England, and Glastonbury, Connecticut, resulting in Glastonbury's hosting the Glastonbury Brass Band

title: Glastonbury

text: have arrived in Glastonbury and stuck his staff into the ground, when it flowered miraculously into the Glastonbury Thorn. The presence of a landscape zodiac around the town has been suggested but no evidence has been discovered. The Glastonbury Festival, held in the nearby village of Pilton, takes its name from the town. During the 7th millennium BC the sea level rose and flooded the valleys and low-lying ground surrounding Glastonbury so the Mesolithic people occupied seasonal camps on the higher ground, indicated by scatters of flints. The Neolithic people continued to exploit the reedswamps for their natural resources and

title: Academy School, Glastonbury

text: Board of Education offices was defeated on November 4, 2008 by a vote of 8,581-9,868. Prior to the construction of the A wing in 1923, the Glastonbury High School was housed in the former Glastonbury Free Academy building, which was constructed in 1870 and demolished in 1960, to make room for the new C wing. The Glastonbury Free Academy was the predecessor to Glastonbury High School. Academy School, Glastonbury Academy School is a former school complex located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States. It was discontinued for school use in 2001 with the opening of the Smith Middle School and renovation

title: Glastonbury

text: to include people with New Age beliefs. The first Glastonbury Festivals were a series of cultural events held in summer, from 1914 to 1926. The festivals were founded by English socialist composer Rutland Boughton and his librettist Lawrence Buckley. Apart from the founding of a national theatre, they envisaged a summer school and music festival based on utopian principles. With strong Arthurian connections and historic and prehistoric associations, Glastonbury was chosen to host the festivals. The more recent Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts, founded in 1970, is now the largest open-air music and performing arts festival in the world. Although

title: Glastonbury

text: a Kingdom Hall on Archer's Way from 1942. This transferred to Church Lane in 1964, and subsequently to its present site on Old Wells Road. And Glastonbury also headquarters the British Orthodox Church which is independent Oriental Orthodox denomination since 2015 In April 2012, it was reported by The Guardian newspaper that, according to the Pilgrim Reception Centre in the town, Glastonbury had around seventy different faith groups. Some of these groups attended a special ceremony to celebrate this diversity, held in the Chalice Well Gardens on 21 April of that year. The pagan Glastonbury Goddess Temple was founded in

title: Glastonbury

text: a Celitc religious center. In his "History of the English Church and People," written in the early eighth century, the Venerable Bede provides details regarding its construction to early missionaries. Glastonbury fell into Saxon hands after the Battle of Peonnum in 658. King Ine of Wessex enriched the endowment of the community of monks already established at Glastonbury. He is said to have directed that a stone church be built in 712. The Abbey Church was enlarged in the 10th century by the Abbot of Glastonbury, Saint Dunstan, the central figure in the 10th-century revival of English monastic life. He

title: Glastonbury

text: fact, residents of the Connecticut town believe this to be a myth, based on the Glastonbury Historical Society's records. A representation of the Glastonbury thorn is incorporated onto the town seal. The Somerset town's charter of incorporation was received in 1705. Growth in the trade and economy largely depended on the drainage of the surrounding moors. The opening of the Glastonbury Canal produced an upturn in trade, and encouraged local building. The parish was part of the hundred of Glaston Twelve Hides, until the 1730s when it became a borough in its own right. By the middle of the 19th

title: Glastonbury

text: River Brue. Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, was executed with two of his monks on 15 November 1539 during the dissolution of the monasteries. During the Second Cornish Uprising of 1497 Perkin Warbeck surrendered when he heard that Giles, Lord Daubeney's troops, loyal to Henry VII were camped at Glastonbury. In 1693 Glastenbury, Connecticut was founded and named after the English town from which some of the settlers had emigrated. It is rumored to have originally been called "Glistening Town" until the mid-19th century, when the name was changed to match the spelling of Glastonbury, England, but in

title: Baron Glastonbury

text: A member of the influential Grenville family, he was the eldest son of the Honourable James Grenville, third son of Richard Grenville and Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple (see Viscount Cobham for more information on the Grenville family). General Richard Grenville died unmarried in 1823. Lord Glastonbury was also unmarried and the title consequently became extinct on his death in 1825. Baron Glastonbury Baron Glastonbury is a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came on 19 March 1719 (as Baroness Glastonbury), as a life peerage and as a subsidiary title for Ehrengard

title: Baron Glastonbury

text: Baron Glastonbury Baron Glastonbury is a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came on 19 March 1719 (as Baroness Glastonbury), as a life peerage and as a subsidiary title for Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster, mistress of George I. The second creation came on 29 October 1797 when the politician James Grenville was made Baron Glastonbury, of Butleigh in the County of Somerset, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to his younger brother General Richard Grenville and the heirs male of his body.

title: Glastonbury Center, Connecticut

text: 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. Glastonbury Center, Connecticut Glastonbury Center is a census-designated place (CDP) that constitutes the densely populated center of the town of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,387 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 34,427. Glastonbury Center is located in the northwest part of the town of Glastonbury, near the east bank of the Connecticut River, southeast of Hartford, the state capital. The Route 17 and Route 2 expressways merge at the northeast edge of the CDP, bypassing the center of the village.

title: Glastonbury F.C.

text: traditional Glastonbury FC. The league was restructured during the following summer, and following a third placed finish Glastonbury were promoted to the Somerset County Division One West division. Seventh and eighth placed finishes followed and in 2016-17 the Dollies survived the drop on the final weekend of the season. Another league restructure will mean, despite finishing ninth in 2017-18, Glastonbury will play in Division Two of the Somerset County League in 2018-19. Glastonbury play their home games at the Abbey Moor Stadium, Glastonbury, Somerset BA69AF. The club moved to this ground in 1982, and originally had a greyhound track, which

title: Glastonbury Abbey

text: branch to Queen Anne, King James I's consort. Trees survive from earlier grafts to perpetuate the Glastonbury legend, among them two other Holy Thorns in the grounds of St John’s Church in Glastonbury. The blossom sent to the Queen now comes from one of these. Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. The abbey was founded in the 7th century and enlarged in the 10th. It was destroyed by a major fire in 1184, but subsequently rebuilt and by

title: A Glastonbury Romance

text: Glastonbury Romance" is described by Glen Cavaliero "as Powys's most enthralling novel" despite "all its many and glaring faults". "A Glastonbury Romance" was translated into French by Jean Queval, as "Les enchantements de Glastonbury" and published in 1975/6 (in four volumes) by Gallimard in their "Collection Du monde entier," with a preface by Catherine Lépront. In the German-speaking world, admirers included Hermann Hesse, Alfred Andersch, Hans Henny Jahnn, Karl Kerényi and Elias Canetti. A Glastonbury Romance A Glastonbury Romance was written by John Cowper Powys (1873–1963) in rural upstate New York and first published by Simon and Schuster in New

title: Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury

text: Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury The Abbot's Kitchen is a mediaeval octagonal building that served as the kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The abbot's kitchen has been described as "one of the best preserved medieval kitchens in Europe". The stone-built construction dates from the 14th century and is one of a very few surviving mediaeval kitchens in the world. Historically, the Abbot of Glastonbury lived well, as demonstrated by the abbot's kitchen, with four large fireplaces at its corners. The kitchen was part of the opulent abbot's house, begun under Abbot John

title: Glastonbury (film)

text: showing on BBC Two on 15 July 2006. Footage for a re-evaluated edition of the film (to be shown on the BBC in 2012) was filmed in the summer of 2011 by Temple (in association with Somerset Film). The DVD was authored by The Pavement. Glastonbury (film) Glastonbury is a 2006 rockumentary film directed by Julien Temple which details the history of the Glastonbury Festival from 1970 to 2005. It is the third attempt to make a film about the festival. The film is made up of footage shot by Temple at the festival in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005,

title: Glastonbury (film)

text: Glastonbury (film) Glastonbury is a 2006 rockumentary film directed by Julien Temple which details the history of the Glastonbury Festival from 1970 to 2005. It is the third attempt to make a film about the festival. The film is made up of footage shot by Temple at the festival in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, as well as footage sent in by festival goers after a request on websites and newspapers for footage. Temple had initially only agreed to make a film of the 2002 festival after organiser Michael Eavis expressed concern that that would be the last year of

title: Glastonbury Festival

text: open-air Led Zeppelin concert at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. Glastonbury Festival was held intermittently from 1970 until 1981; since then, it has been held every year, except for "fallow years" taken mostly at five year intervals, intended to give the land, local population, and organisers a break. 2018 is a "fallow year" and the next festival is scheduled for 26 – 30 June 2019. A series of concerts, lectures and recitals called the Glastonbury Festivals was established with a summer school in the town of Glastonbury between 1914 and 1926 by classical composer Rutland Boughton

title: Glastonbury Tor

text: Glastonbury Tor Glastonbury Tor is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael's Tower, a Grade I listed building. The whole site is managed by the National Trust, and has been designated a scheduled monument. The conical hill of clay and Blue Lias rises from the Somerset Levels. It was formed when surrounding softer deposits were eroded, leaving the hard cap of sandstone exposed. The slopes of the hill are terraced, but the method by which they were formed remains unexplained. Artefacts from human visitation have been found, dating from the Iron

title: Glastonbury, Edmonton

text: 6% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km in 2012. Glastonbury, Edmonton Glastonbury is a newer residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to the 2001 federal census, all residences in Glastonbury were constructed after 1995. The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for approximately seven out of every ten (72%) of all residences. Another two in ten (18%) are duplexes. The remaining 9% of residences are split almost equally between row houses and apartment

title: Glastonbury, Edmonton

text: Glastonbury, Edmonton Glastonbury is a newer residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to the 2001 federal census, all residences in Glastonbury were constructed after 1995. The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for approximately seven out of every ten (72%) of all residences. Another two in ten (18%) are duplexes. The remaining 9% of residences are split almost equally between row houses and apartment style condominiums in high-rise buildings with more than five stories. Almost all (98%) of residences are owner-occupied, with only two percent being rented.

title: Glastonbury, Connecticut

text: Glastonbury High School, has 2,173 students, as of October 2013. The most notable town event is the CT River Valley Chamber of Commerce (formerly the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce) Apple Harvest Festival, or 'Apple Fest.' The festival occurs annually every October during the apple harvest season. The festival is a town-wide event lasting three days that includes various rides, attractions, and booths from many of the local town businesses and politicians. Other events include the Under a Strawberry Moon Festival in June and various events held by the local Town Center Initiative. The Glastonbury Youth and Family Services' Creative Experiences

title: Glastonbury

text: on Wearyall hill (originally in 1951 to mark the Festival of Britain, but the thorn had to be replanted the following year as the first attempt did not take). The Wearyall Hill Holy Thorn was vandalised in 2010 and all its branches were chopped off. It initially showed signs of recovery but now (2014) appears to be dead. A new sapling has been planted nearby. Many other examples of the thorn grow throughout Glastonbury including those in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, St Johns Church and Chalice Well. Today Glastonbury Abbey presents itself as "traditionally the oldest above-ground Christian church

title: Glastonbury

text: Centuries. Gilchrist said, "That doesn't dispel the Arthurian legend, it just means the pit [20th Century archaeologist Ralegh Radford] excavated he rather over-claimed." The study made new archaeological finds; its leader found Glastonbury to be a remarkable archaeological site. The new results were reported on the Glastonbury Abbey Web site, and were to be incorporated into the Abbey's guidebook; however, the leader of the study, who became a trustee of Glastonbury, said "We are not in the business of destroying people’s beliefs ... A thousand years of beliefs and legends are part of the intangible history of this remarkable place".

title: Glastonbury Cricket Club

text:
due to having one more match cancelled. Playing in Premier Two in 2004, Glastonbury finished top of their league for the third successive season, gaining promotion to the West of England Premier League Premier One division. Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Craig Kieswetter (Somerset)
Rory Hamilton-Brown (Sussex)
Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire)
Wes Durston (Derbyshire)
James Hildreth (Somerset)
Cameron Steel (Middlesex)
Gareth Andrews (Worcestershire)
 All statistics & records as of March 23, 2014. Glastonbury Cricket Club Glastonbury Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club based in Glastonbury, Somerset. The club's first team plays in the West of England Premier League which is an accredited ECB Premier League, the highest

title: Glastonbury Festival

text: 2000. Amy Macdonald, in her song "Let's Start a Band" referenced Glastonbury: "Give me a festival and I'll be your Glastonbury star." Robbie Williams, in his song "The 90s", refers to his surprise appearance on stage with Oasis in 1995, which ultimately led to him leaving Take That: "Everybody's worried 'what the fuck's wrong with Robbie? He's not answering his phone, he's not talking to me, I saw him on the telly at Glastonbury'." Joe Strummer wrote the song "Coma Girl" about his experiences at Glastonbury, — in a BBC interview Bruce Springsteen cited the song as inspiring him to

title: Glastonbury Thorn

text: cutting, like many others in the neighbourhood of Glastonbury. The large tree had been in the churchyard for eighty years. It was planted by Mr George Chislett, then head gardener of Glastonbury Abbey. He also learned how to graft holy thorn cuttings onto the root of blackthorn stock, and so preserve the “miraculous” Christmas blossoming characteristic. His son, Wilf, sent Glastonbury thorn cuttings all over the world, including to Washington, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Luckily, trees survive from earlier grafts to perpetuate the Glastonbury legend, among them two other holy thorns in the grounds of St John’s. The blossom

title: Glastonbury Thorn

text: new growth) in the winter. This flowering of the Glastonbury thorn in mild weather just past midwinter was accounted miraculous. At the time of the adoption of the revised Gregorian calendar in Britain in 1752, the "Gentleman's Magazine" reported that curious visitors went to see whether the Glastonbury thorn kept to the Julian calendar or the new one: The original Glastonbury thorn itself was cut down and burned as a relic of superstition by Cromwellian troops (or 'Roundheads' by another source) during the English Civil War (1642–1651). The custom of sending a budded branch of the Glastonbury thorn to the

title: Glastonbury Abbey

text: reputed to have directed that a stone church be built in 712, the foundations of which form the west end of the nave. A glassworks was established at the site during the 7th century. Glastonbury was ravaged by the Danes in the 9th century. The contemporary reformed soldier Saint Neot was sacristan at Glastonbury before he founded his own establishment in Somerset. The abbey church was enlarged in the 10th century by the abbot of Glastonbury, Dunstan, the central figure in the 10th-century revival of English monastic life, who instituted the Benedictine Rule at Glastonbury. He also built the cloisters.

title: Glastonbury Abbey

text: King Henry VIII of England. The last abbot, Richard Whiting (Whyting), was hanged, drawn and quartered as a traitor on Glastonbury Tor in 1539. From at least the 12th century the Glastonbury area has been associated with the legend of King Arthur, a connection promoted by medieval monks who asserted that Glastonbury was Avalon. Christian legends have claimed that the abbey was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century. Suggestions that Glastonbury may have been a site of religious importance in Celtic or pre-Celtic times are considered dubious by the historian Ronald Hutton, but archaeological investigations by the

title: Glastonbury, Connecticut

text: Glastonbury factories supplied leather and woolen goods to the military of Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, and the United States. In addition, Glastonbury has been a center for feldspar mills, cotton mills, paper mills, and silver plate factories. It also had an airplane building industry. J.H. Hale Orchards began operations in 1866 in Glastonbury. John Howard Hale became known as the Peach King for developing a peach that could withstand New England winters and was disease resistant, as well as for the large, national scale of his operations. He also had land in Georgia and was the first Glastonbury industry

title: Glastonbury the Movie

text: in the film. Bands featured in the film include: Additional performances on the DVD box-set include: and extended appearances from The Lemonheads, Omar, The Orb, Spiritualized, Roy Harper, The Verve, Perry Farrell / Porno For Pyros, Back To The Planet, Chuck Prophet, Airto Moreira, Evan Dando, Louise Goffin, Andy Guithrie, Ozric Tentacles, Kickshaw, McKoy, Si Begg, The Co-Creators, Cristian Vogel, Dr Didg, The Filberts, X-Productions, Bender, Charlie Creed-Miles, Dexter Fletcher Glastonbury the Movie Glastonbury the Movie is a 1996 (and as Glastonbury the Movie In Flashback (2012)) documentary film about the Glastonbury Festival produced and directed by William Beaton, Robin

title: Glastonbury Market Cross

text: Rouen, and from the elegant crosses of Geddington and Waltham". Glastonbury Market Cross Glastonbury Market Cross is a market cross in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Erected in 1846, it was designed by the English architect Benjamin Ferrey and has been a Grade II listed structure since 1950. Glastonbury's cross replaced an earlier structure of early 16th century origin, described as having been "of some antiquity", octagonal with clustered pillars, a central column and a roof. It fell into a state of disrepair and was demolished around 1806. Later in the 19th century, T. Porch, the proprietor of Glastonbury Abbey, proposed that

title: Glastonbury Market Cross

text: Glastonbury Market Cross Glastonbury Market Cross is a market cross in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Erected in 1846, it was designed by the English architect Benjamin Ferrey and has been a Grade II listed structure since 1950. Glastonbury's cross replaced an earlier structure of early 16th century origin, described as having been "of some antiquity", octagonal with clustered pillars, a central column and a roof. It fell into a state of disrepair and was demolished around 1806. Later in the 19th century, T. Porch, the proprietor of Glastonbury Abbey, proposed that a new market cross be erected on the same site.

title: Smiths of Glastonbury

text: and lawyer in Glastonbury. Hannah was conversant in the classics and saw to it that her daughters were exceptionally well educated. The author of an early anti-slavery petition, she was an abolitionist who helped slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. The five daughters were: Unusually for the period, four of the daughters did not marry, while the fifth (Julia) married only at the age of 87. Glastonbury's middle school, Smith Middle School, is named after the family. Smiths of Glastonbury The Smiths of Glastonbury were two generations of women—a mother and her five daughters—residing in Glastonbury, Connecticut, in the late

title: Glastonbury Festival

text: and site owner Michael Eavis (through his company Glastonbury Festivals Ltd). Eavis ran the festival with his wife Jean until her death in 1999, and now co-organises the event with his daughter Emily Eavis. Since 2002, Festival Republic (a company consisting of both Live Nation and MCD) has taken on the job of managing the logistics and security of the festival through a 40% stake in the festival management company. Each year a company, joint owned by Glastonbury Festivals Ltd and Festival Republic, is created to run the festival, with profits going to the parent companies. Glastonbury Festivals Ltd donates

title: Glastonbury Thorn

text: in Britain, and has appeared in written texts since the medieval period. A flowering sprig is sent to the British Monarch every Christmas. The original tree has been propagated several times, with one tree growing at Glastonbury Abbey and another in the churchyard of the Church of St John. The "original" Glastonbury thorn was cut down and burned as a relic of superstition during the English Civil War, and one planted on Wearyall Hill in 1951 to replace it had its branches cut off in 2010. According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea visited Glastonbury with the Holy Grail and thrust

title: Glastonbury Abbey

text: 1278. In the 14th century, only Westminster Abbey was more richly endowed and appointed than Glastonbury. The abbot of Glastonbury kept great state, now attested to simply by the ruins of the Abbot's Kitchen, with four huge fireplaces at its corners. The kitchen was part of the magnificent abbot's house begun under Abbot John de Breynton (1334–42). It is one of the best preserved medieval kitchens in Europe, and the only substantial monastic building surviving at Glastonbury. Archaeological excavations have revealed a special apartment erected at the south end of the abbot's house for a visit from Henry VII, who

title: Glastonbury Abbey

text: Dunstan became Archbishop of Canterbury in 960. In 967, King Edmund was interred at Glastonbury. In 1016 Edmund Ironside, who had lost England to Canute but held onto the title of King of Wessex, was also buried there. Cnut's charter of 1032 was "written and promulgated in the wooden church at Glastonbury, in the king's presence". The medieval Glastonbury Canal was built about the middle of the 10th century to link the abbey with the River Brue, a distance of about . Its purpose is believed to have been to transport stone to build the abbey, but later it was

title: Glastonbury Tor

text: be covered by the zodiac was under several feet of water at the proposed time of its construction, and many of the features such as field boundaries and roads are recent. The tor and other sites in Glastonbury have also been significant in the modern-day Goddess movement, with the flow from the Chalice Well seen as representing menstrual flow and the tor being seen as either a breast or the whole figure of the Goddess. This has been celebrated with an effigy of the Goddess leading an annual procession up the Tor. Glastonbury Tor Glastonbury Tor is a hill near