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Early type of bicycle
(the front wheel) leading a smaller farthing (the rear wheel). Although the name "penny-farthing" is now the most common, it was probably not used until the
Penny-farthing
Common land in East Kent, England
Farthing Common is an area of common land about 10 km northwest of Folkestone in East Kent. It is one of the highest points of the North Downs at 185 metres
Farthing_Common
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up farthing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Farthing or farthings may refer to: Farthing (British coin), an old British coin valued one quarter
Farthing
The British farthing (derived from the Old English feorthing, a fourth part) was a British coin worth a quarter of an old penny (1⁄960 of a pound sterling)
History of the British farthing
History_of_the_British_farthing
Former administrative subdivisions of Iceland
regional assemblies called farthing assemblies (fjórðungsþing) and regional courts called farthing courts (fjórðungsdómar). ach farthing held three local assemblies
Farthings_of_Iceland
Nature reserve in Croydon, London, England
Farthing Downs is an open space in Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon. Together with Eight Acres Common and New Hill to the south-east, it is owned
Farthing_Downs
President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
listen and learn from other people." Farthing and Kohl characterized Morales as a "charismatic populist" of a kind common in South American history, who prioritized
Evo_Morales
1880s pedal-driven vehicle
1880s as an alternative to the penny-farthing (also known as an "ordinary" or "high wheeler") and is now the most common type of bicycle. Early bicycles of
Safety_bicycle
Former coin of the Kingdom of England
The English farthing (derived from the Anglo-Saxon feorthing, a fourthling or fourth part) was a coin of the Kingdom of England worth 1⁄4 of a penny, 1⁄960
Farthing_(English_coin)
Human-powered land vehicle
forerunner of the modern bicycle—taken to extreme form in the exaggerated penny-farthing—that was propelled, like a modern tricycle, by pedals attached by cranks
Velocipede
Species of bird
riding A kestrel is also one of the main characters in The Animals of Farthing Wood. Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave - together with the 1969
Common_kestrel
British TV sitcom (1968–1977)
appear in the radio series It Sticks Out Half a Mile. Reverend Timothy Farthing (Frank Williams), the effete, petulant vicar of St Aldhelm's Church. He
Dad's_Army
Fictional region of hobbits
Farthings ("fourth-ings", "quarterings"), as Iceland once was; similarly, Yorkshire was historically divided into three "ridings". The Three-Farthing
The_Shire
Britain) Cat and Fiddle Road Ditchling Beacon Elm Grove, Brighton Farthing Common Gun (Staffordshire) Haytor Holme Moss Honister Pass Kirkstone Pass
List of climbs in cycle racing
List_of_climbs_in_cycle_racing
Woodland in Buckinghamshire, UK
bats, namely the Common Pipistrelle and the Soprano Pipistrelle. The route of the High Speed 2 railway passes underneath Farthings Wood. In 2015 plans
Farthings_Wood
Development of bicycle technology
it was in common use no such distinguishing adjective was used, since there was then no other kind.) and was later nicknamed "penny-farthing" in England
History_of_the_bicycle
Pre-decimal currencies
expressions in terms of these new coins (guineas, crowns, farthings, etc.) made their way into the common language. However, the £sd system remained intact in
£sd
Species of mustelid
Miraz. A badger takes a prominent role in Colin Dann's The Animals of Farthing Wood series as second in command to Fox. The badger is also the house symbol
European_badger
Common land in Mitcham, south London
Mitcham Common is 182 hectares (460 acres) of common land situated in south London. It is predominantly in the London borough of Merton, with parts straddling
Mitcham_Common
Day when the UK and Ireland decimalised the pound
half-crown (2s. 6d.) followed on 31 December to ease the transition. The farthing, last minted in 1956, had already ceased to be legal tender in 1961. A
Decimal_Day
Coin in platinum metal
use of platinum in coins. One of these coins has the same diameter as a farthing and a weak relief owing to the high hardness of platinum. The 1812 Pattern
Platinum_coin
Currency of the United Kingdom
Although some fractions of the penny were struck (see farthing and halfpenny), it was more common to find pennies cut into halves and quarters to provide
Pound_sterling
Basic currency of the medieval Welsh kingdoms
one-third the "legal penny") and the farthing (quarter-penny) was the firdlyc of 6. Since the value in ceiniogau of most common goods and animals were regulated
Ceiniog
Annual international song competition
pyrotechnics, and extravagant on-stage theatrics and costumes having become a common sight; criticism of these tactics have been levied as being a method of
Eurovision_Song_Contest
Human settlement in England
Green Belt on three sides, it includes the large open spaces of Kenley Common and Kenley Aerodrome. Kenley was part of the ancient parish of Coulsdon
Kenley
English actor, director, and producer (1923–2014)
you can think of that we want is in Rights of Man or The Age of Reason or Common Sense." He could not secure the funding to do so. The website "A Gift for
Richard_Attenborough
British current and historic coinage
1 penny = 2 halfpennies and (earlier) 4 farthings (half farthing, a third of a farthing, and quarter farthing coins were minted in the late 19th century
Coins_of_the_pound_sterling
English folk song
Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement's. You owe me five farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin's. When will you pay me? Say the bells at
Oranges_and_Lemons
Priest or tribal Scandinavian leader
Originally there were 36 goðorð in Iceland, 9 in each Farthing. They were as follows: In the Farthing of the Eastfjorders there were Goðorð Hofverja í Vopnafirði
Gothi
Traditional rhyme
ha'penny will do If you haven't got a ha'penny, a farthing will do. If you haven't got a farthing God bless you! Although the lyrics begin appearing
Christmas_Is_Coming
Legal term for compensation awarded for loss or injury
NFL. Historically, one of the best-known nominal damages awards was the farthing—the smallest denomination of currency—awarded to James Whistler in his
Damages
American songwriter, musician, and record producer (born 1942)
Douglas Farthing Hatlelid (born August 27, 1942), better known as Chip Douglas, is an American songwriter, musician (bass, guitar and keyboards), and record
Chip_Douglas
Administrative jurisdiction
term was adopted elsewhere it was used for other numbers (compare to farthings). The modern form riding was the result of the initial th being absorbed
Riding_(division)
London tavern
in 1708 as the Farthing Pie House or Pye House. This was a common name for a place where a mutton pie could be bought for a farthing. It was mentioned
Greene_Man
Area of London, England
That year the Herdsman received an halfpenny a week for one cow, three farthings for more than one. A 1792 history of Surrey describes Sutton: The cultivated
Sutton_Common
Loose or liquid bowel movements
Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. DuPont HL, Ericsson CD, Farthing MJ, Gorbach S, Pickering LK, Rombo L, et al. (2009). "Expert review of
Diarrhea
General election held in Scotland on 7 May 2026
choice between continued public spending under the SNP and lower-tax, “common sense” economic policies. Key proposals included cutting income tax, supporting
2026 Scottish Parliament election
2026_Scottish_Parliament_election
Former coin of the United Kingdom and other territories
Coin Type from United Kingdom". Retrieved 21 April 2017. "Halfpenny and Farthing". Royal Mint Museum. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved
Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin)
Halfpenny_(British_pre-decimal_coin)
Unit of currency in various countries
that the florin and noble established a common gold currency in England. The earliest halfpenny and farthing (¼d.) found date from the reign of Henry
Penny
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
the Promotion of Christian Knowledge Weightman, A. E. (1906), "The Royal Farthing Tokens" (PDF), British Numismatic Journal, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 181–217
Charles_I_of_England
English educational pioneer and social reformer
Clara Ellen Grant OBE (21 June 1867 – 10 October 1949), known as 'The Farthing Bundle Woman of Bow', was an educator, a pioneer in London of infant children's
Clara_Grant
1915 painting by Kazimir Malevich
Great Experiment: Russian Art, 1863–1922. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1962 Farthing, Stephen. 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die. Cassel Illustrated
Black_Cross_(painting)
Public park in London, England
the former Coulsdon and Purley Council as a link between Farthing Downs and Coulsdon Common under the Green Belt scheme. The name Happy Valley was adopted
Happy_Valley_Park
Main component of a bicycle
ability to fold into a compact shape for transportation or storage. Penny-farthing frames are characterized by a large front wheel and a small rear wheel
Bicycle_frame
Medication for amoebic gut infections
Health Organization. pp. 179, 587. hdl:10665/44053. ISBN 978-92-4-154765-9. Farthing MJ (August 2006). "Treatment options for the eradication of intestinal
Diloxanide
Food culture of the United States
Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022. Farthing, Jessica (April 10, 2022). "The Most Iconic Desserts in America". Eat This
American_cuisine
Cathedral city in the West Midlands, England
Within a decade, he became interested in bicycles, and developed the penny-farthing design in 1870. His company soon began producing these bicycles, and Coventry
Coventry
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
1928); G. K.'s Weekly, where his first article to appear in England, "A Farthing Newspaper", was printed on 29 December 1928; and Le Progrès Civique (founded
George_Orwell
Measure of mechanical advantage in bicycle gears
corresponding to the diameter in inches of the drive wheel of a penny-farthing bicycle with equivalent (direct-drive) gearing. A commonly used metric
Gear_inches
Melanistic form of red fox
Scarface, Lady Blue and their children from TV animated series The Animals of Farthing Wood are silver foxes. Cross fox Domesticated silver fox List of domesticated
Silver_fox_(animal)
Subgenre of science fiction
That Came Early series and The Man with the Iron Heart, and Jo Walton's Farthing are considered dieselpunk by some. Other examples of dieselpunk novels
Dieselpunk
Town and parish in West Sussex, England
Road, can be dated to about 1600 and was built about the same time as Farthings in Keymer Road. Chapel Farm House and Walnut Tree Cottages on Fairplace
Burgess_Hill
The Animals of Farthing Wood by British author Colin Dann, several hedgehogs were part of the group of animals that travelled from Farthing Wood to the nature
Hedgehogs_in_culture
Pedal-driven two-wheel vehicle
The French vélocipède, made of iron and wood, developed into the "penny-farthing" (historically known as an "ordinary bicycle", a retronym, since there
Bicycle
Any condition that is significantly different from a normal waking state
define an ASC, Tart focuses on the importance of subjective experience. Farthing adds to his definition that an ASC is short-termed or at least reversible
Altered state of consciousness
Altered_state_of_consciousness
Sally Grace, English actress (voice of Weasel and Owl in The Animals of Farthing Wood, Mrs. Wicket in Mr. Bean: The Animated Series), dies at age 74. March
2026_in_animation
Family of birds
since 1948, and features on the back of its state quarter. The British farthing featured a wren on the reverse side from 1937 until its demonetisation
Wren
Town in south London, England
the Manor of Coulsdon) Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Common and Kenley Common, to add to the earlier purchase of Riddlesdown Common. The London Borough of
Coulsdon
Topics referred to by the same term
The Shrews, fictional characters in the animated series The Animals of Farthing Wood Shrew, a name originally proposed for the British fighter airplane
Shrew_(disambiguation)
Medical condition
the famous libel trial that resulted in a jury's awarding Whistler one farthing damages. Recent research into the illness of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
CADASIL
Head of state and government of Bolivia
presidency, such as those of Muñoz-Pogossian, Webber, Philip and Panizza, and Farthing and Kohl, as well as in press reports, such as those of BBC News. However
President_of_Bolivia
caddy Wheels in tandem Bicycle Motorized bicycle Electric bicycle Penny-farthing Recumbent bicycle Safety bicycle Cargo bike Gyrocar/Bi-Autogo A continuous
List of land vehicles types by number of wheels
List_of_land_vehicles_types_by_number_of_wheels
Tie-on Japanese straw sandals
life is only about twenty-four hours, but they are very cheap (about a farthing a pair) and supplies of them are carried by travellers and thrown away
Waraji
Law in medieval England
The Assize of Bread and Ale set the price of ale and the weight for a farthing loaf of bread. The act reduced competition and was purportedly given at
Assize_of_Bread_and_Ale
Stomach and intestinal infection
Wayback Machine, retrieved January 5, 2016. DuPont, HL; Ericsson, CD; Farthing, MJ; Gorbach, S; Pickering, LK; Rombo, L; Steffen, R; Weinke, T (2009)
Travelers'_diarrhea
Iceland 870–930 Saga Age 870–1056 Icelandic Commonwealth 930–1262 Farthings 965 Christianization 999–1118 Sturlung era 1180–1264 Staðamálin
History_of_Iceland
Marking a surface to create images
3 (3): 499–535. doi:10.1111/j.1756-8765.2010.01113.x. PMID 25164401. Farthing, S (2011). "The Bigger Picture of Drawing" (PDF). Archived from the original
Drawing
Type of Castilian coin (13th-16th c.)
no vale un cornado, equivalent to the English expression "not worth a farthing". "Tipos de monedas emitidas en España" [Types of Currencies Issued in
Cornado
Desirable qualities in partners
1007/s12110-001-1018-6. ISSN 1045-6767. PMID 26192164. S2CID 25044517. Farthing, G. William (2005). "Attitudes toward heroic and nonheroic physical risk
Mate_choice_in_humans
South Patricia Gibson 11,375 Katy Clark 7,208 Maurice Corry 2,222 Emma Farthing-Sykes 1,442 Matthew McLean 7,049 Dumbarton Sophie Traynor 10,961 Jackie
Results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election
Results_of_the_2026_Scottish_Parliament_election
1972 adventure novel by Richard Adams
Children's literature portal Fantasy portal Animal Farm The Animals of Farthing Wood Arrietty The Constant Rabbit Epic FernGully: The Last Rainforest Warriors
Watership_Down
Spectrum of conditions caused by HIV infection
characteristic skin findings. In 1985, British dermatologists Charles Farthing, Richard Staughton and Christopher Rowland Payne published the first detailed
HIV/AIDS
Sovereign states where Charles III is the head of state
July 2022. Flags of the World, F. Warne, 1978, p. 48, ISBN 9780723220152 Farthing, John (1985). Freedom Wears a Crown. Toronto: Veritas Paperback. ISBN 978-0-949667-03-8
Commonwealth_realm
Torch-carrier who lights the way
were common in London in the days before the introduction of gas lighting in the early to mid 19th century. The linkboy's fee was commonly one farthing, and
Link-boy
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
invention of the safety bicycle and its substantial advantages over the penny-farthing design), in December 1892 the brothers opened a repair and sales shop (the
Wright_brothers
English polymath (1819–1900)
Whistler won the case, but the jury awarded damages of only a derisory farthing (the smallest coin of the realm) to the artist. Court costs were split
John_Ruskin
Gold Chain Cowboy Slated For July 30". MusicRow. Retrieved April 3, 2022. Farthing, Lydia (July 9, 2021). "Parmalee to Deliver New Album For You". MusicRow
List of 2021 albums (July–December)
List_of_2021_albums_(July–December)
Family of hoofed mammals
the Pevensies to their home in England. In the 1979 book The Animals of Farthing Wood, The Great White Stag is the leader of all the animals. Deer of various
Deer
British gold bullion and collectors' coin
50p £1 £2 £sd system Quarter farthing (1/16d.) (Ceylon) Third farthing (1/12d.) (Malta) Half farthing (1/8d.) Farthing (1/4d.) Halfpenny (1/2d
Quarter_sovereign
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922
industrial capacity "will go a pretty long way". We must have "the uttermost farthing", and "shall search their pockets for it". As the campaign closed, he summarised
David_Lloyd_George
Cast of American animated comedy franchise
usually pursue two goals: working out at the Quahog Gym and riding penny-farthing bicycles. RJ (voiced by Mike Henry) is a man with an overexaggerated, grating
List_of_Family_Guy_characters
Species of bird
there its pursuers overtook it and tore it to pieces. The old British farthing coin featured a wren on the reverse side from 1937 to 1960. The wren was
Eurasian_wren
English music entrepreneur (1934–1967)
which was split among the four members, meaning that each earned one farthing per copy. The royalty rate was further reduced for singles sold outside
Brian_Epstein
List of international slang
perhaps the most well known being "bob" for a shilling. A farthing was a "mag", three farthings was "the sun, moon and stars" (three far things...), a silver
Slang_terms_for_money
American singer-songwriter (born 1946)
Parton against her wishes". New York Post. Retrieved May 4, 2022. Lydia Farthing (November 9, 2022). "Dolly Parton Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame"
Dolly_Parton
Parasitic disease that results in diarrhea
doi:10.2147/IDR.S141468. ISSN 1178-6973. PMC 6207226. PMID 30498364. Farthing MJ (August 2006). "Treatment options for the eradication of intestinal
Giardiasis
English writer (1894–1984)
Found (1976) Brief Diversions: Being Tales, Travesties and Epigrams (1922) Farthing Hall (1929) (Novel written in collaboration with Hugh Walpole) The Town
J._B._Priestley
Chemical element with atomic number 22 (Ti)
from the original on 9 February 2009. Chen, George Z.; Fray, Derek J.; Farthing, Tom W. (2001). "Cathodic deoxygenation of the alpha case on titanium and
Titanium
Alliance of public service media entities
achieved through Project Groups which study specific technical issues of common interest: for example, EBU Members have long been preparing for the revision
European_Broadcasting_Union
Founding of the United States
think their rights not enough attended to, and every man, who has not a farthing, will demand an equal voice with any other in all acts of state. It tends
American_Revolution
the first Anglo-Norman monarchs to mint coins in Ireland; these were farthings, halfpennies and pennies. It was not until the reign of Henry VIII that
Coins of the Republic of Ireland
Coins_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Word altered to differentiate from a new use
have two equal-sized wheels, and the other type has been renamed "penny-farthing" or "high-wheeler" bicycle. The Atari Video Computer System platform was
Retronym
Sounds spelled with the digraph ⟨th⟩
vowels (including r-colored vowels), followed by a weak vowel: heathen, farthing, fathom, Worthington; and the frequent combination -ther-: bother, brother
Pronunciation_of_English_⟨th⟩
King of England from 1272 to 1307
be of superior quality. In addition to minting pennies, halfpences and farthings, a new denomination called the groat (which proved to be unsuccessful)
Edward_I
Equestrian team sport
1900–1925. New York: Courier. p. 143. ISBN 9780486478586. "Home". Penny Farthing Club. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September
Polo
Classical Latin name for Ireland
but found in all ethnic groups. The compound form 'Hiberno-' remains more common, as 'Hiberno-Norse', 'Hiberno-English', 'Hiberno-Scottish', 'Hibernophile'
Hibernia
State of Australia
years in Queenstown on the West Coast. Each February in Evandale a penny-farthing championships are held. Tasmania is perceived within Australia and internationally
Tasmania
One-wheeled mode of transportation
1881 by Battista Scuri. Unicycle design has developed since the penny-farthing and later the advent of the first unicycle into many variations including:
Unicycle
National personification of the United Kingdom
Charles II, Britannia made her first appearance on English coins on a farthing of 1672 (see Depiction on British coinage and postage stamps below). With
Britannia
Pennyland (Peighinn) = basic unit; sub-divided into half penny-land and farthing-land (Other terms in use; Quarterland (Ceathramh): variable value; Groatland
Markland_(Scots)
FARTHING COMMON
FARTHING COMMON
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Turkish
Fasting
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fasting
Boy/Male
Arabic
Fasting
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Fasting
Boy/Male
Muslim
Good breeding
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Telugu
Happiness
Girl/Female
Arabic
Fasting
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Fasting
Girl/Female
Arabic
Fasting
Boy/Male
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Good-breeding
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from (East, South, and, formerly, West) Harting in West Sussex, named with an unattested Old English byname Heort ‘hart’ + -ingas, a suffix denoting ‘family, dependants, or followers’.North German (also Härting) : patronymic from Hart or Hardt 2.German : habitational name from any of several places so named in Bavaria or from Hartingen, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place named in Old English with fēorðing ‘fourth (part)’, ‘quarter’, being the fourth part of a larger administrative area. There are fifteen or more minor places with this name in southern England. As a surname, it may also denote someone who paid a farthing in rent, from the same word in the sense ‘farthing’, ‘quarter of a penny’.English : from the Old Norse personal name Farþegn, composed of the elements fara ‘to go’ + þegn ‘warrior’, ‘hero’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fasting
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Fasting
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Fasting
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fasting
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Fasting
Girl/Female
Indian, Traditional
Meaning; Thanking
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Worthing, in Sussex and Norfolk. The Norfolk place name is probably from Old English worðign ‘the enclosure’, while the Sussex one is derived from an unattested Old English personal name, Weorð, (from Old English weorð ‘worthy’) + -ingas ‘people of’.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Fasting
FARTHING COMMON
FARTHING COMMON
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish
Slender.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Energetic; Adventurous; Daring ,freedom-loving
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pramodan | பà¯à®°à®®à¯‹à®¤à®¨
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A narrator of hadith
Girl/Female
Hebrew American French
From the tower.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Gift
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gururaja | கà¯à®°à¯à®°à®¾à®œà®¾Â
Shri Raghavendra Prabhu, Mantralaya
Female
Egyptian
, an unidentified royal lady.
Boy/Male
British, English
Happy; Cheerful
Boy/Male
Tamil
Suhruda | ஸà¯à®¹à¯à®°à¯à®¤à®¾
Good hearted
FARTHING COMMON
FARTHING COMMON
FARTHING COMMON
FARTHING COMMON
FARTHING COMMON
n.
A half farthing.
n.
A division of land.
n.
Skill in farming.
n.
A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.
a.
Arching over; overarched.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Earth
v.
Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute.
a.
Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming community.
n.
Same as Lathing.
n.
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
a.
Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
n.
A very small quantity or value.
n.
A bathing room.
n.
A coin; a half farthing.
n.
The act of bathing.
n.
The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.
n.
A marching back; retrocession.
n.
A bagnio, or bathing house.
n.
The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See Cur.