Search references for BALCOMBE. Phrases containing BALCOMBE
See searches and references containing BALCOMBE!BALCOMBE
Village and civil parish in West Sussex, England
Balcombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies 31 miles (50 km) south of London, 16 miles (26 km) north
Balcombe
Topics referred to by the same term
Balcombe may refer to: Balcombe, West Sussex, England Balcombe railway station Balcombe tunnel Balcombe Street Siege, IRA incident in London David Balcombe
Balcombe_(disambiguation)
English footballer (born 1999)
Ronald Balcombe (born 15 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brentford. Balcombe is a
Ellery_Balcombe
Pioneering British cave diver
Francis Graham Balcombe (8 March 1907 – 19 March 2000) was a pioneer of cave diving in the United Kingdom and a founder of the Cave Diving Group together
Graham_Balcombe
British friend of Napoleon
Australia. Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, commonly known as Betsy Balcombe, was born in 1802 as the second child of William and Jane Balcombe, née Cranston. Her father
Betsy_Balcombe
IRA bombers
Balcombe Street Gang was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) active service unit (ASU) (also known as the Balcombe Street Four or the Balcombe Street
Balcombe_Street_gang
Wife and literary executor of Bram Stoker
Florence Stoker (née Balcombe, 17 July 1858 – 25 May 1937) was the wife and literary executor of Bram Stoker. She is remembered for her legal dispute with
Florence_Stoker
1975 hostage incident in London, England
The Balcombe Street siege involved members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and London's Metropolitan Police, and lasted from 6 to 12 December
Balcombe_Street_siege
English footballer
Leslie Balcombe (1914 – 19 December 1938) was an English footballer of the 1930s. Born in Lambeth, he joined Gillingham from Tunbridge Wells Rangers in
Leslie_Balcombe
Painter, lithographer and sculptor in C19th Australia
Thomas Tyrwhitt Balcombe (1810—1861) was a survey draftsman, who became a painter, lithographer, and sculptor, working in colonial-era New South Wales
Thomas_Tyrwhitt_Balcombe
British ethologist
Jonathan Balcombe (born 28 February 1959) is an ethologist and author. He is formerly director of animal sentience with the Humane Society Institute for
Jonathan_Balcombe
House in West Sussex, England
Balcombe Place is a Grade II* listed building, built in 1856 in Balcombe, West Sussex, England, with a south view across the Ouse Valley. It now forms
Balcombe_Place
English cricketer (born 1984)
David John Balcombe (born 24 December 1984) is an English former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Balcombe spent the majority
David_Balcombe
Anti-fracking protest in England
drilling pad) The Balcombe drilling protest occurred when test drilling and possible fracking for petroleum were proposed in 2012 near Balcombe, a village in
Balcombe_drilling_protest
Residence of Napoleon
garden of William Balcombe, an English merchant who became a purveyor to Napoleon. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth Lucia ("Betsy") Balcombe was the only
Briars,_Saint_Helena
Railway tunnel in West Sussex, England
Balcombe tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Brighton Main Line through the Sussex Weald between Three Bridges and Balcombe. It is 1,034 metres (1,131 yards)
Balcombe_tunnel
British politician (1911–2000)
Frederick James Balcombe, JP {17 December 1911 - 1 July 2000} was Lord Mayor of Manchester, England, 1974–5, the first Lord Mayor of the Metropolitan District
Frederick_Balcombe
Railway viaduct in Sussex, England, carrying the London–Brighton line
The Ouse Valley Viaduct (or the Balcombe Viaduct) carries the Brighton Main Line over the River Ouse in Sussex, England. It is located to the north of
Ouse_Valley_Viaduct
Irish republican soldier
based in England, of which Duggan and three others were labelled the "Balcombe Street Gang" by news media after a five-day siege in the eponymous London
Harry Duggan (Irish republican)
Harry_Duggan_(Irish_republican)
Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner from 1987 to 1993
four members of the Provisional IRA barricaded themselves in a flat in Balcombe Street, Marylebone with two hostages. The men had been responsible for
Peter_Imbert,_Baron_Imbert
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Durham-Balcombe is a politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2025. In 2018, Durham-Balcombe accused
Ronnia_Durham-Balcombe
American newspaper editor, politician and Indian agent (1829–1904)
Durand Balcombe (1829–1904) was a newspaper editor, Indian agent and Republican politician who served in the Minnesota Legislature. Balcombe was born
St._Andre_Durand_Balcombe
Heritage-listed homestead and conservation park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
a pastoral run in the 1840s and leased by Alexander Beatson Balcombe, in c. 1846. Balcombe purchased 400 hectares (1,000 acres) in 1854 and set about building
The_Briars_(Mt_Martha)
Australian politician
William Balcombe (28 December 1777 – 19 March 1829) was an East India Company and colonial administrator. He came to fame as the father of a daughter (Betsy
William_Balcombe
Railway line between London and Brighton
Bridge Jnc The Brighton Main Line between Windmill Bridge Junction and Balcombe Tunnel Junction is 21 mi 26 ch (34.3 km) long and has twelve stations in
Brighton_Main_Line
Irish republican
known for his role in the Balcombe Street Siege in London in December 1975. Doherty is known for his role in the Balcombe Street Siege of December 1975
Hugh Doherty (Irish republican)
Hugh_Doherty_(Irish_republican)
Railway station in Sussex, England
Balcombe railway station is a stop on the Brighton Main Line, serving the village of Balcombe, in West Sussex, England. It lies 33 miles 64 chains (54
Balcombe_railway_station
1974 IRA bombings in Surrey, England
service unit who became known as the Balcombe Street Gang – whom police arrested in December 1975 after the Balcombe Street siege leading to their trial
Guildford_pub_bombings
British Lord Justice of Appeal (1925–2000)
Sir Alfred John Balcombe, PC (29 September 1925 – 9 June 2000) was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1985 to 1995. Balcombe attended Winchester College under
John_Balcombe
English writer, political activist (1925–1975)
Doherty, members of the IRA active service unit that was later dubbed the Balcombe Street Gang, for whose capture McWhirter had offered a reward. McWhirter
Ross_McWhirter
Penetrative sexual activity for reproduction or sexual pleasure
.439B. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2009.03.014. ISSN 0169-5347. PMID 19539396. Balcombe, Jonathan (2006). Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling
Sexual_intercourse
1975 event in the Troubles
evening 18 November 1975 an Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit nicknamed the Balcombe Street Gang, without warning, threw a bomb into Walton's Restaurant in
Walton's_Restaurant_bombing
2009 British film
suicide. Anne wonders if Balcombe had anything to do with Hector's death. Sir Alexander brushes off the idea but offers to ask Balcombe to remove the records
Glorious_39
Irish republican soldier
then England. Butler and three others were called the "Balcombe Street Gang" or the "Balcombe Street Four" by news media during a five-day siege in the
Edward Butler (Irish republican)
Edward_Butler_(Irish_republican)
British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
Belfast Brigade Derry Brigade South Armagh Brigade East Tyrone Brigade Balcombe Street Gang Actions 1970–1979 Battle of St Matthew's Falls Curfew 1970
Lord_Mountbatten
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A boardwalk winds its way for more than 5 kilometres (3 mi) along the Balcombe Creek, its North beach mouth to the Briars Historic Park. The suburb's
Mount_Martha,_Victoria
British electronics company defunct since 2022
date to 1917 when it became active in the radio and TV industry as A.J. Balcombe Ltd. Following the demise of the original company in the early 1980s, the
Alba_(electronics)
Reservoir in West Sussex, England
5 miles (8.0 km) north of Haywards Heath. The villages of Ardingly and Balcombe are immediately to the east and north of the reservoir respectively. It
Ardingly_Reservoir
2023 film by Tom and Charles Guard
original screenplay by Ronan Bennett and inspired by the book The Road to Balcombe Street by Steven P. Moysey. The film stars Aml Ameen, Colin Morgan, Tom
Dead_Shot_(film)
British campaign about climate change
globally.[citation needed] On 27 March 2014, the charity launched Back Balcombe, a project set up to support a renewable energy co-operative and use its
Possible_(charity)
Country house in Balcombe, West Sussex, England
Brantridge Park, Balcombe, West Sussex, England is a 19th-century country house, formerly one of the lesser royal residences. It is a Grade II listed building
Brantridge_Park
British actress (born 1988)
Mists of Avalon Young Morgaine Miniseries, 2 episodes 2002 Napoléon Betsy Balcombe Miniseries, 4 episodes 2002–2003 Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the
Tamsin_Egerton
Irish republican
Republican Army (IRA). He is most noted for having been a member of the Balcombe Street gang. O'Connell was born in Kilkee, in rural County Clare, 'a stronghold
Joe O'Connell (Irish republican)
Joe_O'Connell_(Irish_republican)
Australian humanitarian and socialite (1890–1975)
socialite, writer, historian, memoirist and humanitarian. Born Mabel Balcombe Emmerton at Raveloe, South Yarra, Victoria in 1890, her best-known service
Mabel_Brookes
American volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (born 1949)
noticed acting suspiciously near a house in which Quinn and members of the Balcombe Street Gang were later found to have been preparing bombs. The unarmed
Liam_Quinn
Railway station in Melbourne, Australia
provided in July 2020. Initially opened as Balcombe Road, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Balcombe on 1 September 1882, then was given its
Mentone_railway_station
British artist and horticulturalist (1875–1960)
Auxiliary Hospital, a 20-bed military hospital, in Balcombe, West Sussex near the Mussel's country home Balcombe House. Hundreds of wounded soldiers were treated
Maud_Messel
British scientist and cancer researcher
Road to Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London. Haworth Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7890-2913-3. Time November 3, 1975 BBC: Balcombe Street gang's
Gordon_Hamilton_Fairley
British police officer (1953–2025)
policemen to confront the Balcombe Street gang. Purnell said: "I've never for one second associated Ian Blair with Balcombe Street in any shape or form
Ian_Blair
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
John Ernest Williamson J. Lamar Worzel Underwater explorers Caves Graham Balcombe Sheck Exley Martyn Farr Jochen Hasenmayer Jill Heinerth Jarrod Jablonski
David_Attenborough
Female sex organ in animals
engage in the practice of genital-genital (GG) rubbing. Ethologist Jonathan Balcombe stated that female bonobos rub their clitorises together rapidly for ten
Animal_clitoris
Erectile female sexual organ
engage in the practice of genital-genital (GG) rubbing. Ethologist Jonathan Balcombe stated that female bonobos rub their clitorises together rapidly for ten
Clitoris
British crime drama series (2015–present)
with her sister, but finds it difficult. Sunny and pathologist Leanne Balcombe begin dating. Nicola Walker as DCI Cassandra 'Cassie' Stuart (series 1–4)
Unforgotten
Demolished pub in London, England
2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012. Balcombe Street gang's reign of terror BBC News. Accessed 26 August 2007 1975: Balcombe Street siege ends BBC News "On
Woolwich_pub_bombing
Irish writer (1854–1900)
Balcombe, a childhood sweetheart. She became engaged to Bram Stoker and they married in 1878. Wilde was disappointed but stoic. He wrote to Balcombe remembering;
Oscar_Wilde
Street in north London
rented by IRA members who were subsequently arrested at the end of the Balcombe Street Siege. Bishop, Patrick & Mallie, Eamonn (1987). The Provisional
Crouch_Hill
Irish writer, activist and the mother of Bram Stoker
(1847–1912) writer, barrister and theatre manager; married Florence Stoker (née Balcombe; 1858–1937) Thomas Stoker (1849–1925) civil servant in the Indian Civil
Charlotte_Stoker
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Southern England in 1974 and 1975 by Provisional IRA active service unit the Balcombe Street Gang. The British Government reinstated the ban against the UVF
The_Troubles
British cave diver
cave diving in the United Kingdom and a founder, together with Graham Balcombe, of the Cave Diving Group. He was born at Lewisham, Kent (south east London)
Jack_Sheppard_(cave_diver)
2003 British-French film by Antoine de Caunes
Frédéric Pierrot as Gen. Gourgaud Siobhan Hewlett as Betsy Balcombe Richard Heffer as Monsieur Balcombe Peter Sullivan as Thomas Reade Stanley Townsend as Dr
Monsieur_N.
UK based cave diver training and certification agency
The CDG was founded in 1946 by Graham Balcombe, making it the world's oldest continuing diving club. Graham Balcombe and Jack Sheppard pioneered cave diving
Cave_Diving_Group
Sexual stimulation of one's own genitals
Society of London. ISBN 978-0-12-613343-1. Retrieved 9 February 2013. Balcombe, Jonathan P. (2011). The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure
Masturbation
People wrongly convicted of terrorism
for reexamination of the case. In February 1977, during the trial of the Balcombe Street ASU, the four IRA men instructed their lawyers to "draw attention
Guildford Four and Maguire Seven
Guildford_Four_and_Maguire_Seven
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Register on 2 April 1999. William Alexander Balcombe, for whom the house was built, was the grandson of William Balcombe (Snr) a Naval Agent and Purveyor for
The_Briars,_Wahroonga
Irish author (1847–1912)
Club in 1879. In 1878, Stoker married Florence Balcombe, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel James Balcombe of 1 Marino Crescent. She was a celebrated beauty
Bram_Stoker
Association football league in England
Championship Division was formed in 2010. Premier Division AFC Uckfield Town Balcombe BN Dons Crowhurst Cuckfield Rangers Cuckfield Town EMC Academy Frenches
Mid_Sussex_Football_League
British police officer
members of the IRA's Balcombe Street Gang placed a bomb in the doorway of a shoe shop in Kensington Church Street in London. The Balcombe Street Gang was responsible
Roger Goad (explosives officer)
Roger_Goad_(explosives_officer)
Recreational park in Crawley, England
Furnace, then through Greentrees Farm and down what is now Crawley Lane to Balcombe. 19th-century improvements suppressed the portions from Crawley to Tilgate
Tilgate_Park
British actress (born 1973)
Witness "Hope: Part 1" as Ruth Cooper, and in Unforgotten as Dr. Leanne Balcombe, since 2018. In 2019, Mackenzie narrated the documentary series Cop Car
Georgia_Mackenzie
Scottish barrister (1939–2019)
including those involving the Mangrove Nine, the Angry Brigade, and the Balcombe Street siege. He took silk in 1988 and was leader of the British bar in
Ian_Macdonald_(barrister)
Cadastral division in New South Wales, Australia
Parish LGA Coordinates Balcombe Warren Shire 31°59′54″S 147°30′04″E / 31.99833°S 147.50111°E / -31.99833; 147.50111 (Balcombe) Beablebar Warren Shire
Oxley_County
Non-reproductive sexual behavior in non-human animals
PMID 19539396. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |citeseerx= (help) Balcombe, J. (2006). Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good
Non-reproductive sexual behavior in animals
Non-reproductive_sexual_behavior_in_animals
English football team season
signs new contract". Brentford FC. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026. "Balcombe signs new Brentford contract". Brentford FC. 12 August 2026. Retrieved
2026–27_Brentford_F.C._season
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
John Ernest Williamson J. Lamar Worzel Underwater explorers Caves Graham Balcombe Sheck Exley Martyn Farr Jochen Hasenmayer Jill Heinerth Jarrod Jablonski
Steve_Irwin
1991 novel by Steve Winter and Mary Kirchoff
disappeared. Lord Curston's wizard friend Balcombe now has the bracelet after executing Delbridge. Balcombe has kidnapped Rostrevor, to sacrifice to the
Wanderlust (Kirchoff and Winter novel)
Wanderlust_(Kirchoff_and_Winter_novel)
and Harry Duggan were members of an IRA active service unit called the Balcombe Street Gang, that terrorised London in the mid-1970s, killing six people
List of prisoners with whole life orders
List_of_prisoners_with_whole_life_orders
Irish commander (1967–2015)
Belfast Brigade Derry Brigade South Armagh Brigade East Tyrone Brigade Balcombe Street Gang Actions 1970–1979 Battle of St Matthew's Falls Curfew 1970
Gerard_Davison
British Army officer
during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. He also served during World War I. Born in Balcombe, Sussex, England on 27 April 1855 to James and Harriett (Gaston) Bourne
Frank_Bourne
English football team season
Brentford paid a €500,000 fee. Balcombe's loan was announced on 24 May 2024 and commenced on 1 July 2024. Balcombe was recalled from his season-long
2024–25_Brentford_F.C._season
Pioneering British cave diver
Graham Balcombe, Frank Frost, Bill Bufton, Bill Tucknott and ‘Digger' Harris, all members of the Mendip Nature Research Society. In 1934 Balcombe and fellow
Penelope_Powell
Rural locality in New South Wales, Australia
sheep. Later the property would be owned by the Balcombe family, principally Herbert Henty Balcombe (d. October 1941). Well known for its racehorse breeding
Coradgery,_New_South_Wales
A policed march at the Balcombe drilling protest in August 2013
Environmental direct action in the United Kingdom
Environmental_direct_action_in_the_United_Kingdom
2011 UK local government election
Ardingly and Balcombe (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gary Marsh 1,233 Conservative Andrew MacNaughton 1,104 Liberal Democrats Heather
2011 Mid Sussex District Council election
2011_Mid_Sussex_District_Council_election
Smith's Charity and John Newnham Esquire, of divers Estates in Worth and Balcombe, otherwise Baulcombe, Ardingley, Crawley and Ifield, in the County of Sussex
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1810
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1810
Natural gas produced from reservoir rocks
Kingdom United States List of countries by recoverable shale gas Protests Frack Off Balcombe drilling protest 2012–14 Romanian protests against shale gas
Tight_gas
Sexual behavior of non-human animals
reproduction". This view is considered a misconception by some scholars. Jonathan Balcombe argues that the prevalence of non-reproductive sexual behaviour in certain
Animal_sexual_behaviour
Silver and lead mine in Ceredigion, Wales
much work was done during this period. Balcome & Co., run by John Barton Balcombe, took over the running of the Clara mine in 1861, and Llywernog a few months
Llywernog_Mine
British actress (1943–2024)
Peter Dinklage and Tom Hickey. In 1971, Hale made her film debut as Betsy Balcombe in the historical drama Eagle in a Cage. Roger Greenspun of The New York
Georgina_Hale
1975 killing in London
suspects, who later became known as the Balcombe Street gang after they held a couple hostage in the Balcombe Street Siege in Marylebone. The London-based
Murder_of_Stephen_Tibble
Street in London, England
bombing took place, when an Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit nicknamed the Balcombe Street Gang threw a bomb into Walton's Restaurant without warning, killing
Walton_Street,_London
Irish republican
members of an IRA unit based in London were arrested following the six-day Balcombe Street Siege. The IRA unit had been active in England since late 1974 carrying
Brian Keenan (Irish republican)
Brian_Keenan_(Irish_republican)
Species of large semi-aquatic mammal
Folklore, and Conservation. David & Charles. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-7153-5272-4. Balcombe, Jonathan (2006). Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling
Hippopotamus
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1957. Mentone is home to a lively shopping area along Como Parade West, Balcombe Road, Mentone Parade and surrounding streets and laneways. This shopping
Mentone,_Victoria
Welsh footballer
Two club Crawley Town on loan until January 2023. Another loanee, Ellery Balcombe, began the season as first choice, but was injured in the opening fixture
David Robson (footballer, born 2002)
David_Robson_(footballer,_born_2002)
British barrister and judge (1912–2000)
1977 – 14 April 1985 Preceded by Sir David Cairns Succeeded by Sir John Balcombe Justice of the High Court In office 1964–1977 Personal details Born James
Roualeyn_Cumming-Bruce
Irish mob boss (1949–1994)
Belfast Brigade Derry Brigade South Armagh Brigade East Tyrone Brigade Balcombe Street Gang Actions 1970–1979 Battle of St Matthew's Falls Curfew 1970
Martin_Cahill
2005 Murder in Ireland
Belfast Brigade Derry Brigade South Armagh Brigade East Tyrone Brigade Balcombe Street Gang Actions 1970–1979 Battle of St Matthew's Falls Curfew 1970
Murder_of_Joseph_Rafferty
1990 bombing of the London Stock Exchange by the Provisional IRA
Hilton bombing Piccadilly bombing Walton's bombing Biddy Mulligan's bombing Balcombe St siege West Ham attack Olympia bombing Airey Neave killing Glasgow pub
London_Stock_Exchange_bombing
Ward in England
1958 F. J. Balcombe (Lab) E. Mawdsley (Con) R. Collier (Con) 1959 F. J. Balcombe (Lab) E. Mawdsley (Con) R. Collier (Con) 1960 F. J. Balcombe (Lab) E. Mawdsley
Crumpsall_(ward)
Former vice president of Sinn Féin
Provisional IRA member Hugh Doherty, known for his involvement in the Balcombe Street siege. Over a two-and-a-half-year period Doherty spent £16,000 on
Pat Doherty (Northern Ireland politician)
Pat_Doherty_(Northern_Ireland_politician)
travel, tourism, insurance
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
BALCOMBE
travel, tourism, insurance