Amarquessis “a member of the British peerage ranking below a duke and above an earl.” It’s less well-known as a title thandukeorearl, probably because there are fewer marquessates than dukedoms or earldoms in
Flinders honoured General Grey, later commander of the forces at the Cape of Good Hope (Cape Grey), and named Point Alexander, Mount Alexander, and Caledon Bay 'as a mark of respect to the worthy nobleman',90 Mr Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon. Flinders also named Winchelsea Island ...
From 1996 to 2003, Florence bobbed along comfortably in the bottom quarter of the top 200 in England and Wales. It gradually began to pick up from 2004, bursting into the top 100 in2008at #94. Since then it has risen steeply, ranking #54in2010, #34in2012and #29in2013. As it was ...