Fonthill

Fonthill

Fonthill or Font Hill could refer to any of the following places:

*Fonthill Gifford, a village in Wiltshire, England (see also Fonthill Abbey and Fonthill Lake)
*Fonthill, Ontario, a community in the town of Pelham, Ontario, Canada
*Fonthill, a house in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, constructed by Henry Chapman Mercer
*Font Hill Beach, a beach in Jamaica


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  • Fonthill Abbey — im Jahre 1823 von Westen aus gesehen Fonthill Abbey war ein großes Herrenhaus in neugotischem Stil, das der britische Schriftsteller und Exzentriker William Beckford um 1800 zwei Kilometer südsüdöstlich der kleinen Ortschaft Hindon in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fonthill, Ontario — Fonthill is a community in the town of Pelham, Ontario, Canada. It has a few small industries, most notably Fonthill Lumber and Nauta Home Designs located across Fonthill Building supplies, but is primarily a residential suburb known for its… …   Wikipedia

  • Fonthill Bishop — is a small village in Wiltshire, England.The village is close to Fonthill Gifford, where William Thomas Beckford built Fonthill Abbey. The estate now belongs to Lord Margadale.All Saints Church, Fonthill Bishop, is an Early English 13th century… …   Wikipedia

  • Fonthill Abbey — mdash; also known as Beckford s Folly mdash; was a large Gothic revival country house built at the turn of the 19th century in Wiltshire, England, at the direction of William Thomas Beckford. It was constructed near the site of the Palladian… …   Wikipedia

  • Fonthill Gifford — is a small village in Wiltshire, England. Its population has dwindled from 493 in 1801, to 120 in 2001.It is best known as the birthplace of William Thomas Beckford who later built there an enormous mansion in the style of a medieval abbey,… …   Wikipedia

  • Fonthill Grottoes — is a 0.69 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, in woodland adjacent to Fonthill Lake in Wiltshire, notified in 1994. Its SSSI designation is due to its roosting bats: the site is the sixth largest hibernaculum in Britain. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Fonthill (house) — Infobox nrhp2 | name =Fonthill nhl=yes cp=yes caption = Fonthill location= Doylestown, Pennsylvania locmapin = Pennsylvania area = built =1908 architect= Dr. Henry C. Mercer architecture= Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)… …   Wikipedia

  • Fonthill Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Fonthill Lake image lake = Fonthill Lake 1.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Wiltshire coords = coord|51.08638|N|2.09704|W|region:GB type:waterbody source:enwiki… …   Wikipedia

  • Fonthill Kame — The Fonthill Kame is a geological feature (a kame is a giant hill) located in the centre of the Niagara Peninsula in Pelham, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of sand and gravel deposited by the retreating glaciers of the last ice age. It rises… …   Wikipedia

  • Abadía de Fonthill — Coordenadas: 51°4′41.3″N 2°7′5.3″O / 51.078139, 2.118139 …   Wikipedia Español

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