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Coordinates: 52°47′38″N 2°59′35″W / 52.794°N 2.993°W
| Knockin | |
 Knockin
Knockin shown within Shropshire |
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| OS grid reference | SJ3304922325 |
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| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Dialling code | 01691 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Shropshire | |
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History [link]
Knockin is a village and civil parish located on the B4396 in Shropshire, England. It comprises mainly historic detached buildings in a rural setting. Much of Knockin was owned by the Earl of Bradford until it was sold off in lots to meet other financial demands. The Earl still owns the cricket pitch and other small pockets of land in the area. The local public house is called the Bradford Arms and displays the Bradford family coat of arms. The pub also has an impressive clock with three faces, hung outside above the main entrance. The motto displayed on the sign is that of the Bridgeman Earls of Bradford "Nec temere nec timide" (Neither rashly nor timidly) indicating a policy of progress with prudence.
Parish Church [link]
The parish church of St Mary at Knockin was founded by Ralph Le Strange between 1182 and 1195. It has a Norman chancel, nave and north aisle but the building was heavily restored in 1847. Its graveyard was consecrated in 1817 and before then all burials took place at Kinnerley. The bricked-up doorway which can be seen in the chancel is because the building was once a chapel to an adjacent castle and the entrance recalls the time when the priest entered from the fortress side.
Knockin Castle [link]
All that remains of Knockin Castle today is a large tree-covered mound of earth. It was a moated site between two knolls and may have been built by Henry II in the 12th century. A little while after his death it passed into the hands of John le Strange, whose family were also responsible for building the church which stands close to the castle site. Like most Shropshire castles which are now only marked by grassy sites, its stones live on in a number of buildings in the area.
Village Shop - 'The Knockin Shop' [link]
The village has a thriving village shop which is something of a rarity nowadays. It was once featured on television because of its sign "The Knockin Shop" and provides the Village with a convenient outlet for all day to day needs, including a Post Office.
Radio Telescope [link]
Knockin is also home to one of the radio telescopes that make up the Jodrell Bank MERLIN (Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network) radio telescope array linking six observing stations that together form a powerful telescope with an effective aperture of over 217 kilometres.
Sport [link]
Knockin is the home of Knockin & Kinnerley Cricket Club. Established as a club in 1862 the club currently field 3 Saturday senior teams, a Sunday Friendly XI, 2 Midweek teams and junior teams from under 11's to under 15's. On the field - 2011 saw the 1st XI finish with a very respectable mid-table position in the 1st Division of the Shropshire Cricket League and become champions of the Shropshire t20 knock-out, winning the final at their very own ground on finals day in July. The under 11's were crowned champions of their competition as the Knockin & Kinnerley Knights Junior Section continued to thrive. 2012 will be the club's 150 year anniversary with plenty planned to celebrate the occasion. The Nursery Ground (situated next to the Radio Telescope) has a reputation for having one of the best wickets in the County, and with former Worcestershire CCC batsmen Barry Jones preparing the wickets, combined with the new pavilion (built in 2010), the facilities are truly exceptional.
Local Facilities [link]
The village has an excellent and modern Medical Centre serving the surrounding area. The Old Forge Bed & Breakfast, next to the Bradford Arms, is in the centre of the village and on the outskirts of Knockin are Heathwaen Log-cabins and Fishery.
External links [link]
Media related to Knockin at Wikimedia Commons
https://wn.com/Knockin
Kobe
Kobe (神戸市 Kōbe-shi, Japanese pronunciation: [koːꜜbe]) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay and about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto.
The earliest written records regarding the region come from the Nihon Shoki, which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201. For most of its history, the area was never a single political entity, even during the Tokugawa Period, when the port was controlled directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate. Kobe did not exist in its current form until its founding in 1889. Its name comes from "kanbe" (神戸), an archaic title for supporters of the city's Ikuta Shrine. Kobe became one of Japan's 17 designated cities in 1956.
Kobe was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1853 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city. While the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake diminished much of Kobe's prominence as a port city, it remains Japan's fourth busiest container port. Companies headquartered in Kobe include ASICS, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Kobe Steel, as well as over 100 international corporations with Asian or Japanese headquarters in the city such as Eli Lilly and Company, Procter & Gamble, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Nestlé. The city is the point of origin and namesake of Kobe beef, as well as the site of one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts, Arima Onsen.
Kobe (disambiguation)
Kobe or KOBE may refer to:
Places
- Kobe beef, traditionally raised beef from the prefecture surrounding Kobe in Japan
People
- Kobe Doin' Work, Spike Lee's documentary film focused on Kobe Bryant
- "Kobe Bryant" (song), a song by Lil Wayne written for Kobe Bryant
Other
Language education
Language education is the teaching and learning of a foreign or second language. Language education is a branch of applied linguistics.
Need for language education
Increasing globalization has created a large need for people in the workforce who can communicate in multiple languages. The uses of common languages are in areas such as trade, tourism, international relations, technology, media, and science. Many countries such as Korea (Kim Yeong-seo, 2009), Japan (Kubota, 1998) and China (Kirkpatrick & Zhichang, 2002) frame education policies to teach at least one foreign language at the primary and secondary school levels. However, some countries such as India, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the Philippines use a second official language in their governments. According to GAO (2010), China has recently been putting enormous importance on foreign language learning, especially the English language.
History of foreign language education
Ancient to medieval period
Although the need to learn foreign languages is older than human history itself, the origins of modern language education are in the study and teaching of Latin in the 17th century. Latin had for many centuries been the dominant language of education, commerce, religion, and government in much of the Western world, but it was displaced by French, Italian, and English by the end of the 16th century. John Amos Comenius was one of many people who tried to reverse this trend. He composed a complete course for learning Latin, covering the entire school curriculum, culminating in his Opera Didactica Omnia, 1657.
