Richmond, 1, an interesting old borough (4) in Yorkshire, on the Swale, 49 m. N.W. of York; has a fine 11th-century castle, now partly utilised as barracks, remains of a Franciscan friary, a racecourse, &c. 2, A town (23) in Surrey, 9 m. W. of London; picturesquely situated on the summit and slope of Richmond Hill, and the right bank of the Thames; has remains of the royal palace of Sheen, a magnificent deer park, a handsome river bridge, &c.; supplies London with fruit and vegetables; has many literary and historical associations. 3, Capital (85) of Virginia, U.S.; has a hilly and picturesque site on the James River, 116 m. S. of Washington; possesses large docks, and is a busy port, a manufacturing town (tobacco, iron-works, flour and paper mills), and a railway centre; as the Confederate capital it was the scene of a memorable, year-long siege during the Civil War, ultimately falling into the hands of Grant and Sheridan in 1865.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Richelieu, Armand-Jean Duplessis, Cardinal de * Richmond, LeghLinks here from Chalmers
Aiton, William
Bacon, John
Baker, Thomas [No. 3]
Barton, Elizabeth
Baynes, John
Beaufort, Margaret
Birckbek, Simon
Blackburne, Francis
Blackstone, Sir William
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