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Breaking Benjamin EP The Breaking Benjamin EP is Breaking Benjamin's first and only release before being signed to the Hollywood Records Label. The EP was released in and around the bands home town of Wilkes-Barre, PA, where all 2,000 copies sold out in the weeks following its release.
Breaking capacity The breaking capacity gives the current that a fuse is able to interrupt without being destroyed or causing an electric arc. The maximum short circuit current which can occur under fault conditions should not exceed the rated breaking capacity of the fuse.
Breaking down the script The process of breaking down the script occurs after the producer reads through the screenplay once. Then he or she goes back and marks certain elements that need to be taken care of before production, or even before pre-production can begin.
Breaking Glass Breaking Glass is a 1980 British film starring Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels, and Jonathan Pryce. The film is remarkable in that it also featured in the cast (sometimes in small roles) very many actors who would eventually become major stars of film and television: Mark Wingett, Richard Griffiths, Mark Wing-Davey, Jim Broadbent, Ken Campbell, Gary Tibbs, Peter-Hugo Daly, Derek Thompson, Janine Duvitski, Michael Kitchen, Gary Olsen, Jonathan Lynn, Zoot Money, Gary Holton, and Jon Finch.
Breaking Glass (song) ”Breaking Glass” was a song and live single written by David Bowie and co-written by bassist George Murray and drummer Dennis Davis. Originally a track on the 1977 album Low; a reworked version was a regular on the singer’s 1978 tour and was released to promote Bowie’s second live album, Stage.
Breaking God's Heart Breaking God's Heart is the debut full-length album by British indie rock band Hefner. The album was originally released by Too Pure in 1998, and a reissue is planned by Darren Hayman, the band's lead singer, for late 2006 or early 2007.
Breaking character Breaking character, "to break character", is a theatrical term used to describe when an actor, while actively performing in character, slips out of character and behaves as his or her actual self. This is an acceptable occurrence while in the process of rehearsal, but is unheard of and extremely unprofessional while actively performing in front of an audience or camera (except when the act is a deliberate breaking of the fourth wall).
Breaking news Breaking news describes, in television or radio , an interruption of scheduled programming in order to report the latest details of a current event. It commonly suggests a sense of urgency, with appropriate photographs, video, or other related materials to give the viewer a visual idea of what is occurring.
Breaking Open the Head Breaking Open the Head is a book written by author and journalist Daniel Pinchbeck, founding editor of the literary journal Open City. Published in 2002, Breaking Open the Head covers, in Pinchbeck's words, the cultural history of psychedelic use, philosophical and critical perspectives on shamanism, and his personal transformation from a cynical New York litterateur to psychedelic acolyte.
Breaking the Girl "Breaking the Girl" is a single released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1992, taken from the 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. It is a melodic and emotional ballad that refers to a turbulent relationship between frontman Anthony Kiedis and his then girlfriend, and their subsequent break-up shortly before the recording of Blood Sugar Sex Magik began.
Breaking the Habit (DVD) Released on July 27, 2004, Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit" DVD comes standard with a TOKYOPOP Cine-Manga book, depicting the events of the band's music video for "Breaking the Habit". The book also contains original storyboards and mini-biographies about each band member.
Breaking the chain In the English law of the tort of negligence, breaking the chain refers to the test of causation because, even if the defendant can be shown to have acted negligently, there will be no liability if some new intervening act (or novus actus interveniens) breaks the causal link between that negligence and the loss or damage sustained by the claimant.
Breaking the Chains Breaking the Chains is a 1983 hard rock album by heavy metal band Dokken. Though they made a name for themselves during the mid-80's California pop metal explosion, the members of Dokken were actually products of the late 70's L.
Breaking the Ice (Frasier) Breaking the Ice is the 20th episode of season 2 of Frasier, centering on Martin's awkward relationship with his sons. Frasier overhears his dad saying "I love you" to Eddie and his pal Duke (although the latter is "I love ya", a different thing in Martin's mind) and he is concerned as to why he never hears it.
Breaking the Illusion Breaking the Illusion (real name Tomas Stewart, born in Leeds) is a British hip hop artist and co-founder of the Low Life Records label along with Braintax. Starting off as a two-man act with Oddball (real name Paul Edmeade), the name now refers to the single solo artist following Oddball's departure.
Breaking the Real Axis of Evil: How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025 Breaking the Real Axis of Evil: How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025 is a book by Mark Palmer, the former United States ambassador to Hungary. In the book, Palmer recounts the life histories of the world's remaining dictators, their vulnerabilities, and strategies for removing them from power, usually through non-violent means.
Breaking the Rules (single) Breaking the Rules is a 7" single by Manchester post-punk band Ludus, released in 1983. Both the A and B side ("Little Girls") are considerably more accessible and pop-oriented than most of their earlier material, and Linder Sterling's lyrics are this time a lot more straightforward than usual, but as uncompromising as ever in the expression of her views on gender roles and sexual politics.
Breaking the silence Breaking The Silence ("Shovrim Shtika" in Hebrew) is an Israeli movement in which soldiers and veterans talk about their military service within the disputed territories. They discuss incidents they felt were atrocities committed by the Israeli military that went unnoticed in Israeli and other Western media.
Breaking the square "Breaking the square" refers to a cavalry charge that breaks into a defensive formation of infantry known as an Infantry square. This usually results in the total annihilation of the infantry unit since it loses its cohesion and, thus, effectiveness.
Breaking the Spell Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (published 2006) is a book by the American philosopher Daniel Dennett, which attempts a scientific analysis of the origins of religion and of its pros and cons.
Breaking the Waves Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film, set in the Scottish Highlands in the 1970s, which tells the story of Bess McNeill, who marries oil rig worker Jan, despite the apprehensions of her community and Calvinist church. She is somewhat simple, and has difficulty living without him when he is away on the oil platform.
Breaking Vegas Breaking Vegas is a television series that premiered on The History Channel in the United States in the Spring of 2004. The series covers the great lengths people have gone to make money, often illegally, from casinos.
Breaking wave In physics, a breaking wave is a wave whose amplitude reaches a critical level at which some process can suddenly start to occur that causes large amounts of wave energy to be dissipated. At this point, simple physical models describing the dynamics of the wave will often become invalid, particularly those which assume linear behavior.
Breaking wheel The breaking wheel (also known as the Catherine wheel; originally, the whele) was a torturous capital punishment device used in the Middle Ages and early modern times for public execution by cudgeling to death. It was not used for coercion through torture.
Breakout box A breakout box (BoB) is usually a box, in which a compound electrical connector is separated or "broken out" into its component connectors. Compound connectors (which are often proprietary) are used where sufficient space for (or access to) connections is unavailable, such as on personal computer sound cards.
Breakout cable Breakout-style (also known as a fanout-style) fiberoptic cable is basically several simplex fibers packaged individually inside one jacket. This differs from distribution style cable, in which several tight-buffered fibers are bundled together under the same jacket.
Breakout clones Since the release of the original Breakout computer game, which features a ball bouncing from bricks and the player's paddle, many clones have been created. They include DX Ball for the PC, and Kickoo's Breakout for Palm OS.
Breakout character In TV programs, movies and other episodic media a character that becomes the most popular, talked about, and imitated is a breakout character. A breakout character in a series captures audience's imagination and helps popularize it, sometimes inadvertently.
Breakpoint A breakpoint, in software development, is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program, put in place for debugging purposes. More generally, a breakpoint is a means of acquiring knowledge about a program during its execution.
Breakpoint (meteorology) A breakpoint is a location referred to by meteorologists when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories, for specific areas. Breakpoints are used when coastal and offshore areas need to be warned of an impending weather event, usually pertaining to a hazard faced because of the water.
Breaksea Islands (Tasmania) The Breaksea Islands Group () is a group of two islands, known unofficially as North Breaksea and Main Breaksea, located 1 kilometre offshore in Port Davey, Tasmania in the Southwest National Park. The islands have a total area of approximately 16 hectares.
Breakthrough (Transnistria) Breakthrough is the English name for Cyrillic ПРОРЫВ (Proriv, in Russian), a political party in Transnistria whose methods are allegedly modelled on pro-western organizations Otpor, Kmara and other participants of colored revolutions in the post-Soviet countries. It was founded in 2005 as a political youth organization part of the international Proriv organization.
Breakthrough bleeding Breakthrough bleeding is bleeding while taking the active pills of combined oral contraceptives, or other hormonal contraceptives. The bleeding is usually light, often referred to as "spotting," though a few women may experience heavier bleeding.
Breakthrough Collaborative The Breakthrough Collaborative (formerly Summerbridge National) is a collaboration of programs across the United States and in Hong Kong - all functioning independently from one another - that aims to effect positive change in urban schools. It attempts to attain this goal by offering high-potential, under-served middle school students the opportunity to participate in its rigorous academic enrichment programs throughout the summer and school year.
Breakthrough infection A breakthrough infection is an infection caused by the live virus in a vaccine or, simply, a vaccinated individual becoming sick with the same illness that the vaccine is meant to prevent. Often, the infection in the vaccinated individual is milder than if contracted naturally.
Breakthrough of the Year The Breakthrough of the Year is an annual award made by the journal Science for the most significant development in scientific research. It originated in 1989 as "the molecule of the year", inspired by Time's Man of the Year.
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program The Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (BPP) is a research program which was funded from 1996 through 2002 by NASA, in the hope of studying various proposals for "revolutionary" methods of spacecraft propulsion which would require breakthroughs in physics before they could be realized, hence the name. Specific proposals studied under the aegis of the BPP included the diametric drive, the pitch drive, the bias drive, the Alcubierre drive, the disjunction drive, and the differential sail.
Breakthru BreakThru is a Data East vehicular combat arcade game that was later made available for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The goal is to drive a dune buggy to "BreakThru" the enemy lines of five different areas.
Breakthru Publishing Breakthru Publishing is a private Company Profile, Goliath Knowledge on Demand, 2005 publishing company based out of Houston, Texas. The company is mainly focused on producing dieting audiotapes and books, but also published60 Minutes and the Assassination of Werner Erhard, by Jane Self, Ph.
Breakup of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia was a south-eastern European country in the Balkans, a region with a long history of sectarian and ethnic conflict. It was a conglomeration of six regional republics and two autonomous provinces that roughly divided on ethnic lines which split up in the 1990s into five independent countries.
Breakwater, Victoria Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong central business district. Breakwater is also home to the Geelong Racing Club and the Geelong Showgrounds.
Bream Head Bream Head is a promontory on the east coast of Northland in the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the end of a 30 kilometre-long peninsula, the head juts into the Pacific Ocean to the southeast of Whangarei.
Breanna Conrad Breanna Christine Conrad (born August 23, 1989 in Laguna Beach, California) is an American teenager featured on season 3 of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. She is the younger sister of Lauren Conrad, who appeared on seasons 1 and 2 episodes of the show and later in the MTV reality series The Hills.
Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart (September 6, 2000 - September 6, 2000) was a baby girl who was stillborn on September 6, 2000 in Paragould, Arkansas to Scott Stewart and Lisa Bartlett. Her stillbirth is of particular note for being the first example of a stillbirth whose cause was successfully resolved via the Kleihauer-Betke test.
Breard v Greene Breard v Greene is a United States Supreme Court decision decided on April 14, 1998 which placed the United States directly in conflict with the International Court of Justice and has since been used as precedent.
Breasclete Primary School Breasclete Primary School (Sgoil Bhreascleit) is a small school on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, providing education for Primaries 1-7. In the past it was an all Gaelic Medium school, but has had to branch out to help newcomers to the area who are unfamiliar with the native language.
Breast The term breast refers to the upper ventral region of an animal’s torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. The breasts of a female mammal’s body contain the mammary glands, which secrete milk used to feed infants.
Breast Cancer Action Breast Cancer Action is a national grassroots education and advocacy organization dedicating the ending the breast cancer epidemic. Based in San Francisco, BCA is perhaps best known for its Think Before You Pink] project, begun in 2002.
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester is a non-profit organization located in Rochester, NY. Formed in 1997, BCCR is a member organization of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and the New York State Breast Cancer Network.
Breast Cancer Haven Breast Cancer Haven is a charity in the United Kingdom which runs centres offering free support, information and complementary therapies to anyone affected emotionally or physically by breast cancer and its associated treatments.
Breast expansion fetish Breast expansion fetishism is a sexual fetish characterized by pronounced sexual fantasies involving a woman whose breasts enlarge, either gradually or suddenly, sometimes to gargantuan proportions. Breast expansion fetishism may manifest as a form of inflation fetishism.
Breast Force The Breast Force (or BrestForce as noted on the packaging of the associated toys) is the name given to an elite force of Destrons (Decepticons) from the Japanese exclusive Transformers series Transformers: Victory. Despite the amusing name, they were arguably the most ruthless group of Destrons ever to appear, casually killing and destroying anything that got in their way.
Breast milk Breast milk usually refers to the milk produced by a human female which is usually fed to infants by breastfeeding. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to eat solid food and digest a wider variety of food.
Breast reduction Breast reduction, or reduction mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure which involves the reduction in the size of breasts by excising fat, skin, and glandular tissue; it may also involve a procedure to counterract drooping of the breasts. As with breast augmentation, this procedure is performed most often on women, but may also be performed on men afflicted by gynecomastia.
Breastplate (tack) A breastplate (used interchangeably with breastgirth and breastcollar) is a piece of riding equipment used on horses. Its purpose is to keep the saddle from sliding back, and is most helpful on horses with large shoulders and a flat ribcage.
Breasts Not Bombs Breasts Not Bombs is a grassroots political movement based in Mendocino County, California. The group focuses on the intersection between topfree equality and social justice through non-violent public protests involving street theatre and toplessness in order to bring attention to what they term the "immoral injustices of war, its torturous prisons and obscene profits".
Breaststroke Breaststroke is swum on the breast and is the most popular recreational swimming style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water at all times. In most swimming classes, beginners learn either the breaststroke or the front crawl first.
Breastwork (fortification) A breastwork is a fortification. The term is usually applied to temporary fortifications, often an earthwork thrown up to breast height to provide protection to defenders firing over it from a standing position.
Breath alcohol ignition interlock device A breath alcohol ignition interlock device (BIID or IID) is a mechanism similar to a breathalyzer which is installed in a vehicle's dashboard. Before the vehicle can be started, the driver must breathe into the device.
Breath mark A breath mark or luftpause is a symbol used in musical notation. It directs the performer of the music passage to take a breath (for wind instruments and vocalists) or to make a slight pause (for non-wind instruments).
Breath of Fire (video game) is the first role-playing game in the Breath of Fire series. It was originally released for the Super NES in Japan in 1993 by Capcom, and was later brought to North America in 1994 by Squaresoft (now Square Enix).
Breath of Fire II is the second role-playing game in the Breath of Fire series. It was originally released for the Super Famicom in Japan in 1994 by Capcom, and was later brought to North America in 1995 by Capcom, before Laguna released it in Europe in 1996.
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter is the fifth RPG in the Breath of Fire series. In Japan, the game is known as Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter, but Capcom USA decided to drop the number from the title for unknown reasons.
Breath Of Life Breath Of Life is one of the most recent Seventh-day Adventist Christian broadcast ministries to hit the airwaves. Although its main audience is African-American, the message is similar to the other broadcast ministries.
Breath spray Breath spray is a product sprayed into the mouth for the purpose of eliminating or covering up bad breath or halitosis. It is occasionally advertised as being for smokers or those who dip tobacco, and occasionally to cover up the smell, regarded by many as offensive, of cigar smoking.
Breathalyzer A breathalyzer (or breathalyser) is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. "Breathalyzer" is the brand name of a series of models made by one manufacturer of these instruments (originally Smith and Wesson, later it was sold to National Draeger), but has become a genericized trademark for all such instruments.
Breathe (2 AM) "Breathe (2 AM)" is a 2005 single from singer-songwriter Anna Nalick. The single was re-released in 2006, has been certified Gold by RIAA, and was featured prominently in the Grey's Anatomy epic episode "As We Know It".
Breathe (Blu Cantrell song) "Breathe" is a R&B/Reggae song written by Alvin Joiner, Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marshall Mathers, Charles Aznavour, Melvin Bradford, Richard Bembery and Stefan Harriswas for Blu Cantrell's second album Bittersweet. Released in the summer of 2003, the album's lead single became a smash hit in Europe and the United States.
Breathe (Fabolous song) Breathe is the first single of Fabolous' album "Real Talk". Breathe, having the feel of the New York's five boroughs at its core and named to exhale the old musicbecame a leaked street song, and eventually released as an official single.
Breathe (Kylie Minogue song) "Breathe" is a pop–dance song written by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, Dave Ball and Ingo Vauk for Minogue's sixth album Impossible Princess (1997). The song was produced by Ball and Vauk and received a mixed reception from music critics.
Breathe (Pink Floyd song) "Breathe"The song is titled "Breathe in the Air" on the 20th anniversary edition of Dark Side of the Moon and on the Pulse DVD is the second trackThe track number depends upon the edition of the album; some releases choose to band this song together with "Speak to Me," for instance. from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
Breathe (Reprise) "Breathe (Reprise)" is a song by Pink Floyd. Lasting just over one minute, it is usually overlooked as a part of Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon, and is usually merged into the song "Time".
Breathe Again "Breathe Again" was the third single released off of Toni Braxton's multi-platinum debut album. This haunting R&B ballad garnered heavy airplay during 1993 and 1994 resulting in it being the most successful single released from the album.
Breathe In (band) East Bay hardcore band Breathe In is one of the bands at the forefront of a Northern California hardcore movement. Currently signed to Bridge 9 Records, they have released on LP entitled "From This Day On", and are set to release a sophomore LP in 2007.
Breather supersolid Breather supersolid is a state of matter at T=0 in which discrete breathers exists as equilibrium particles in the ground state. This state can be viewed as a result of quantum instability, where breathers first form a band due to quantum tunneling and then the band crosses zero energy.
Breather switch A Breather Switch (or Adjustment Switch) is a long diagonal gap in rail tracks created to allow for the transition between two segments of continuously welded rail, or at the transition between CWR and jointed track.
Breathing gas Air is the most common and only natural breathing gas. Other artificial gases, either pure gases or mixtures of gases, are used in breathing equipment and enclosed habitats such as SCUBA equipment, surface supplied diving equipment, recompression chambers, submarines, space suits, spacecraft and anaesthetic machines.
Breathing Walker Breathing Walker was a rock band formed by Tonie Joy (guitar), Jonathan Vance (vocals), Mark Laurence (drums), Tim Horner (violin, bass), Zak Fusciello (drums and percussion) and Alex Badertscher (guitar) after the break up of Joy, Vance and Laurence's previous band, Moss Icon. The band only released one album, which was self-titled and released on the Vermin Scum record label.
Breathless (song) "Breathless" is a single by Irish pop-rock group The Corrs, released in 2000, taken from their third studio album In Blue. It is considered to be the band's breakthrough worldwide hit, as it finally gave them a hit in the US.
Breathwork Breathwork usually refers to a type of Buddhist meditation in which one directs one's attention to one's breath. Sustained practice of breathwork is thought to result in spiritual and/or psychological benefits.
Breathy voice Breathy voice or murmured voice is a phonation in which the vocal cords vibrate, as they do in normal (modal) voicing, but are held further apart, so that a larger volume of air escapes between them. This produces an audible noise.
Breña Alta Breña Alta (Spanish for Lower Breña) is located on the east-southeastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. The seat of the municipality is in San Pedro.
Breña Baja Breña Baja (Spanish for Lower Breña) is located on the east-southeastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. The seat of the municipality is located near the centre of the municipality named San José.
Brebis Bleaney Brebis Bleaney CBE FRS (6 June 1915 - 4 November 2006) was a British physicist. His main area of research was the on using microwave techniques to study the magnetic properties of solids, and was head of the Clarendon Laboratory from 1957 to 1977.
Breccia Breccia (IPA: , ) is typically a sedimentary rock composed of angular fragments from a previous rock structure, cemented in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material. It is therefore a clastic rock.
Breck Road railway station Breck Road railway station was a station located on the Canada Dock Branch to the north of Townsend Lane between Anfield and Clubmoor, Liverpool, England, it opened on the July 1 1870. It closed to passengers on 31 May 1948.
Brecken Palmer Brecken Palmer played Ely Beardsley in Yours, Mine and Ours. He started acting (along with his twin brother Bridger Palmer) when they were four years old, following the footsteps of their older sister, Jaelin, who has a small part as a bully in the film.
Breckenreid, Ontario Breckenreid is a village in Ontario in the county of Perth, approximately 200 kilometers west of Toronto. It was founded in 1894 and was expanding until 1913 when a major fire destroyed much of the main street's buildings.
Breckerfeld Breckerfeld is a North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) municipality in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr. Located in the southeastern-most part of the Ruhr area in northern Sauerland, the city has a well developed Unterzentrums and is a member in Regionalverband Ruhr (association).
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School is a comprehensive high school with approximately 1,650 students in grades 9-12 serving the communities of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, and a very small segment of North Royalton. The school year is comprised of two 90-day semesters with four nine-week grading periods.
Brecon Brecon () is a historic market town in mid Wales, with a population of roughly 8,000 with around 6,000 in the surrounding area. It is the traditional county town of Brecknockshire, although its role as a county town has diminished since the formation of Powys.
Brecon and Merthyr Railway The Brecon and Merthyr Junction Railway (B&MJR) was one of several railways that served the industrial areas of South Wales and Monmouthshire. It ranked fifth amongst them in size, although hemmed in by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) and Great Western Railway (GWR).
Brecon Cathedral Brecon Cathedral, in the town of Brecon, is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales, and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. Previously Brecon Priory, it became Brecon Cathedral following the disestablishment of the Church in Wales in 1920, and the creation of the Diocese and Swansea and Brecon in 1923.
Breconridge Breconridge is a contract manufacturer of electronic and especially telecommunications systems headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. It was originally the manufacturing division of Mitel Networks but was spun out in 2001.
Bred vectors Bred vectors are perturbations, related to Lyapunov vectors, that capture fast growing dynamical instabilities of the solution of a numerical model. They are used, for example, as initial perturbations for ensemble forecasting in numerical weather prediction.
Brede Arkless Brede Arkless, nee Boyle (10 August 1939 – 18 March 2006), was a leading female climber and mountaineer, and was actively involved in the all-women's climbing movement. She was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, of Dublin parents.
Bredebro Bredebro (German:Bramming) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the west coast of South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 151 km², and has a total population of 3,680 (2005).
Bredela Bredela (also referred to as Bredele, Bredle or Winachtsbredele) are biscuits or small cakes traditionally baked in Alsace (France) especially during the Christmas period. Many varieties can be found, including new ones, so that assortments can be created.
Bredfield House Bredfield House (or White House as it was also known) was situated in the village of Bredfield, around 2 miles north of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. It was a Jacobean building and was traditionally the seat of the Jenney family.
Bredon Bredon is a village in Worcestershire in England, on the banks of the River Avon. It lies in the extreme south of the county, in the Wychavon Local Authority District, and at the 2001 census had a population of 2,513 (including the hamlet of Bredon's Hardwick).

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