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• Constable — For other uses, see Constable (disambiguation). A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Historical… …   Wikipedia

• Constable, New York —   Town   …   Wikipedia

• Village lock-up — Village lock ups are historic buildings that were used for the temporary detention of people in rural parts of England and Wales.They were often used for the confinement of drunks who were usually released the next day or to hold people being… …   Wikipedia

• constable — [kän′stə bəl; ] Brit [ kun′stə bəl] n. [ME < OFr conestable < LL comes stabuli, lit., count of the stable, hence chief groom < L comes, companion, fellow (see COUNT2) + stabulum, STABLE2] 1. in the Middle Ages, the highest ranking… …   English World dictionary

• Constable, John — born June 11, 1776, East Bergholt, Suffolk, Eng. died March 31, 1837, London British painter. The artist s father was a wealthy man who owned mills at Flatford and Dedham, on the Suffolk and Essex banks of the Stour, respectively. Constable began …   Universalium

• Constable Burton Hall — Mr Wyvill on the steps of Constable Burton Hall. Constable Burton Hall is a handsome mansion of dressed stone in the village of Constable Burton in North Yorkshire whose owners are the Wyvill Family. The house has an elegant Ionic portico in and… …   Wikipedia

• Constable Burton — Not to be confused with Burton Constable. Coordinates: 54°18′47″N 1°44′42″W / 54.313°N 1.745°W / 54.313; 1.745 …   Wikipedia

• constable — constableship, n. /kon steuh beuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /kun /, n. 1. an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions, usually in a small town, rural district, etc. 2. Chiefly Brit. a police officer. 3. an officer of high rank in… …   Universalium

• Constable — /kun steuh beuhl, kon /, n. John, 1776 1837, English painter. * * * ▪ government official       officer of state in western European countries from medieval times and also of certain executive legal officials in Great Britain and the United… …   Universalium

• Constable Burton railway station — This article is about a railway station in North Yorkshire. For the similarly named railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, see Burton Constable railway station. Constable Burton Location Place Constable Burton Area Richmondshire …   Wikipedia

• Melton Constable Railway Works — Recent view of the erecting shop …   Wikipedia