Richmond's elite society has also been portrayed in various popular culture references, such as in 1920s novels by Ellen Glasgow and James Branch Cabell, or the 1990s television sitcom A Different World, which featured the character Whitley Gilbert, an obnoxious and wealthy African American debutante.

Since all of Richmond's land occupies islands in a river delta, the city has plenty of rich, alluvial soil for agriculture, and was one of the first areas in British Columbia to be farmed by Europeans in the 19th century.

Richmond's Japanese community has a long history in Steveston dating back to the 1800s.

Richmond has been joined with the Welsh Marches since the time of Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and Richmond's relations with Mercia, go back to the time when Edwin, Earl of Mercia, held the old manor of Gilling West ( an enclave within Northumbria ), that was moved by the Bretons to Richmond.

Richmond's 929 West Grace Street has housed a punk and rock-oriented club nearly uninterrupted for nearly three decades.

It has been followed by a number of derivative works such as Diana Richmond's Antar and Abla, which furthered western exposure to the Antar bin Shaddad legends.

It has been followed by a number of derivative works such as Diana Richmond's Antar and Abla which furthered western exposure to the Antar bin Shaddad legends.

Richmond's amalgamation with the city of Ottawa in 2001 has had mixed results.

WRVA currently has two locally originated programs in its weekday lineup, both of which occur in the drive times: WRVA has signed Leland Conway for ( afternoon drive ) after Doc Thompson's unexpected departure from this slot in February 2012, and Richmond's weekday morning news with Jimmy Barrett ( morning drive ).

Richmond's work has also been seen in film and on television.

Near the south end is Richmond's Boulevard Bridge ( commonly called the " Nickel Bridge ," in reference to its toll, which has increased to 35 cents ) across the James River.

More importantly, however, he went on to maintain the same high level of performance throughout the season, kicking precisely 100 goals for the year to become the first player to top the ton since Richmond's Jack Titus in 1940.

The drawback of Richmond's geographical location, was that since all the land averages just one metre above sea level, it was prone to flooding, especially during high tide.

The village mascot is a fox, after a local legend relating to a rabid fox who is reported to have been responsible for spreading the disease to the Duke of Richmond's dog, who subsequently bit the Duke, killing him.

The city of Richmond's redevelopment agency and Contra Costa County have been trying to revitalize the community's main roads, 3rd and Filbert Streets.

Broad Street is significant to Richmond due to the many commercial establishments that have been built along it throughout Richmond's history.

In January 1972 Merhige ruled that students in Henrico and Chesterfield counties in Virginia would have to be bused to the Richmond city schools in order to decrease the high percentage of black students in Richmond's schools.

Richmond students have the opportunity to complement their studies in London with a semester, year or summer at one of Richmond's two international study centers.

Records have survived of four matches played by Richmond's team in the 1727 season.

In 1728, Richmond's Sussex played twice against Edward Stead's Kent and lost both matches, with Kent effectively claiming the Champion County title as "( its ) men have been too expert for those of Sussex ".

He may have stepped aside after the 1731 fracas but it is more likely that he terminated the Duke of Richmond's XI after he broke his leg in 1733 and could no longer play himself.

Stead's team had earlier won two games against the Duke of Richmond's XI ( also representing Sussex ) and their victory over Gage's XI was reported as " the third time this summer that the Kent men have been too expert for those of Sussex ".

Richmond's also dispatched 53 soldiers from the 96th Regiment from Auckland to Wellington.

File: Kellerbeach1. jpg | People also swim recreationally, at Kellar Beach in Richmond's Miller / Knox Regional Shoreline.

The Duke at the time, the founder and colonel of the regiment, was the Duchess of Richmond's father, and he saw no active service overseas during the Napoleonic Wars ; his son and the Duchess's brother, the Marquis of Huntly ( later the 5th Duke ) was a distinguished general, but also missed the Waterloo campaign ; the senior representative of the family at the battle was in fact the Duchess's own twenty-three-year-old son, the Earl of March, who would eventually become the 5th Duke's heir in 1836, and who served as a major and an aide de camp to the Duke of Wellington ; another branch of the family was represented by another ADC, Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon, aged twenty-eight or twenty-nine, the brother of the Earl of Aberdeen ; in reality, both were young men similar in age and duty to Lord Hay.

Richmond's public school district also runs one of Virginia's four public charter schools, the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, which was founded in 2010.

At the battle of Bosworth Field, Lord Stanley ( who is also Richmond's stepfather ) and his followers desert Richard's side, whereupon Richard calls for the execution of George Stanley, Lord Stanley's son.

Two other nephews, from his sister's marriage to Hawthorn legend Michael Tuck, also play in the AFL – Richmond's Shane Tuck and Travis Tuck, who played for Hawthorn.

Evidently Mr Stead's Kent team also won two games earlier that season against the Duke of Richmond's XI ( also representative of Sussex ).

It also performs crossover duty for travelers between Washington ( reached by Interstate 95 ) and southeastern Virginia ( reached by Interstate 64 ), and links many of Richmond's suburbs ( such as Short Pump, Mechanicsville, Highland Springs, Varina, and Hopewell ).

There are also groups such as Tricycle Gardens actively working to reclaim garden space in some of the needier parts of Richmond's neighborhoods.

Richmond's degrees are also designated by the Department for Children, Schools and Families of Her Majesty ’ s Government in the United Kingdom ( Recognized Awards ).

Richmond's youth section is also highly successful-London Irish fullback Delon Armitage was a member of the mini section, and London Wasps ' centre Dominic Waldouck earned an England callup for the 2008 tour of New Zealand, having progressed through the agegroups at Richmond.

London Wasps No. 8 Hugo Ellis, another product of Richmond's youth section, captained Wales U16s, as well as England at U19 and was the England U20 Captain in the 2008 Grand Slam winning side, also reaching the finals of the iRB Junior World Championship.

He was secretary to the Royal Commission on Railways ( 1865 – 1867 ), the Duke of Richmond's Commission on London Water ( 1867 – 1869 ), also taking part in the subsequent proceedings for establishing a constant supply, the Royal Commission on the Disposal of London Sewage ( 1882 – 1884 ), and the departmental committee on the science museums at South Kensington in 1885.

* 13th: The Duke of Richmond's umpire shall pitch the Wickets when they play in Sussex ; & Mr. Brodrick's when they play in Surry ( sic ); and each of Them shall be obliged to conform Himself strictly to the Agreements contained in the second Article.

Sheedy played a key role in Richmond's premiership sides of the mid-70s.

Its name means " good air ," reflecting its role as a resort getaway that wealthy Richmonders enjoyed for its fresh air as opposed to the dirty air of Richmond's industrial downtown of the late 19th century.

Richmond's economy is primarily driven by law, finance, and government, with federal, state, and local governmental agencies, as well as notable legal and banking firms, located in the downtown area.

Finally, with the economy in serious recession and interest rates touching seventeen per cent, Richmond's creditors came knocking.

After Reconstruction, Richmond's location at the falls of the James River helped it develop a diversified economy and become a land transportation hub.