Brereton

Brereton

Brereton may refer to:

Places

* Brereton, Barbados
* Brereton, Staffordshire
* Brereton, Cheshire

People

* Alexander Picton Brereton (1892-1976), a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Cuthbert A. Brereton (1850-1910), a British civil engineer
* Dan Brereton, a professional artist and illustrator
* Dermott Brereton (b.1964), an Australian rules football player
* John Brereton (1571/72? - 1632?), a British explorer and writer
* John Le Gay Brereton (1871-1933), an Australian poet
* Joseph Lloyd Brereton (1822-1901), an English educational reformer and writer
* Kevin Brereton (b.1972), a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer
* Laurie Brereton (b.1946), an Australian politician
* Lewis H. Brereton (1890-1967), an American military aviation pioneer
* Patrick Brereton, an author and academic at Dublin City University
* Robert Maitland Brereton (1834–1911), an English railway engineer
* Robert Pearson Brereton (1818-1894), a British engineer and colleague of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
* Thomas Brereton (1782-1831), Irish soldier
* William Brereton refers to several people:
** William Brereton (d.1536), groom of the privy chamber to Henry VIII
** Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (1604-1661), an English soldier, politician, and writer
** William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (1611-1664), of Leighlin (or Laghlin) in County Carlow, Ireland

Others

* Baron Brereton, a title in the Peerage of Ireland
* Brereton Social F.C., a football club based in Brereton in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
* Lord Brereton, a style of the Lord of Laghlin


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  • Brereton —   [ brerətən], John le Gay, australischer Schriftsteller, * Richmond Terrace (New South Wales) 2. 9. 1871, ✝ Tamworth (New South Wales) 2. 2. 1933; Professor für englische Literatur in Sydney; sein Werk ist von einer pantheistischen und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Brereton — Lewis Hyde Brereton (* 21. Juni 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; † 1. August 1967 in Washington, D.C.) war ein amerikanischer Generalleutnant. Beim Ausbruch des Pazifikkriegs Ende 1941 war er Kommandeur der Far East Air Force auf den Philippinen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Brereton — This is an English locational name from the places in England so called Brereton in Staffordshire and Cheshire, and Brearton in West Yorkshire. The place name derivations are slightly different as can be seen from records in the Domesday Book of… …   Surnames reference

  • Brereton — /ˈbrɛrətən/ (say breruhtuhn) noun John Le Gay (John Le Gay Brereton Jr), 1871–1933, Australian scholarly writer and poet …  

  • Brereton Hall — is a country house to the north of the village of Brereton Green, adjacent to St Oswald s Church, in the civil parish of Brereton, Cheshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.as… …   Wikipedia

  • Brereton Jones — Brereton Chandler Jones (* 27. Mai 1939 in Gallipolis, Ohio) ist ein US amerikanischer Politiker und ehemaliger Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Kentucky. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und politischer Aufstieg 2 Gouverneur von Kentucky …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Brereton, Staffordshire — once had its own separate identity but now is incorporated into the town of Rugeley, being part of the Cannock Chase area. Once mining was a big part of this area not only from the Leahall Mine but also several smaller ones in the area. Recently… …   Wikipedia

  • Brereton, Barbados — Brereton is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados …   Wikipedia

  • Brereton Church of England Primary School — is located within the Congleton borough of Cheshire, England …   Wikipedia

  • Brereton, Cheshire — infobox UK place official name= Brereton map type= Cheshire latitude= 53.174437 longitude= 2.334632 os grid reference= SJ777642 population = 1,012 civil parish= Brereton shire district= Congleton shire county = Cheshire region= North West England …   Wikipedia

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