Albemarle
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The name Albemarle comes from the city of Aumale
(Normandy
, France
) and may refer to:
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United States
Canada
Ecuador
Aumale
Aumale is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.-Geography:A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Bresle River of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with Picardie. It is around ...
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Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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People
- Duke of AlbemarleDuke of AlbemarleThe Dukedom of Albemarle has been created twice in the Peerage of England, each time ending in extinction. Additionally, the title was created a third time by James II in exile and a fourth time by his son the Old Pretender, in the Jacobite Peerage. The name is the Latinised form of the ancient...
, the most notable being:- George Monck, 1st Duke of AlbemarleGeorge Monck, 1st Duke of AlbemarleGeorge Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG was an English soldier and politician and a key figure in the restoration of Charles II.-Early life and career:...
(1608–1670), English soldier, naval officer and statesman
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
- Earl of AlbemarleEarl of AlbemarleEarl of Albemarle is a title created several times from Norman times onwards. The word Albemarle is the Latinised form of the French county of Aumale in Normandy , other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle...
- Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle (c. 1670–1718), Dutch courtier, soldier and statesman
Places
United Kingdom- Albemarle StreetAlbemarle StreetAlbemarle Street is a street in Mayfair in central London, off Piccadilly. It has historic associations with Lord Byron, whose publisher John Murray was based here, and Oscar Wilde, a member of the Albemarle Club, where an insult he received led to his suing for libel and to his eventual imprisonment...
, Mayfair, London, England - Albemarle Crescent and Albemarle Square, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Albemarle Road, ChorltonChorlton-Places:*Chorlton-cum-Hardy, in Manchester, England*Chorlton-on-Medlock, in Manchester, England*Chorlton, Chester, in the district of Cheshire West and Chester, England*Chorlton, Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England...
, ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
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United States
- Albemarle Street, Boston, MA
- Albemarle Street, Washington, DC
- Albemarle, North CarolinaAlbemarle, North CarolinaAlbemarle is the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina. The population was 15,680 at the 2000 census. It is governed by Mayor Elbert L. "Whit" Whitley, Jr...
- Albemarle County, VirginiaAlbemarle County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile...
- Albemarle SoundAlbemarle SoundAlbemarle Sound is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan and Roanoke. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks, a long barrier peninsula upon which the town of Kitty Hawk is located,...
, an estuary on the coast of North Carolina- Museum of the AlbemarleMuseum of the AlbemarleThe Museum of the Albemarle is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It serves as the northeastern regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History...
, a museum located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina - Albemarle SettlementsAlbemarle SettlementsThe Albemarle Settlements were the first permanent English settlements in what is now North Carolina, founded in the Albemarle Sound and Roanoke River regions, beginning about the middle of the 17th century. The settlers were mainly Virginians migrating south...
, pre-Revolutionary colonial settlements
- Museum of the Albemarle
- Albemarle buildingAlbemarle buildingThe Albemarle Building was completed in 1915 in New York City and designed by architect William van Alen....
, a construction in New York City built in 1915 - Albemarle Road, in the Prospect Park South historic district section of Flatbush, Brooklyn
- Albemarle Terrace, part of the Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic DistrictAlbemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic DistrictAlbemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District is a national historic district in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It consists of 32 contributing residential buildings built between 1916 and 1920 in a neo-Federal style...
Canada
- Albemarle, Ontario
- Albemarle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia - Formerly the northern portion of Market street, which is bisected by Halifax Metro CentreHalifax Metro CentreThe Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978, in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. It originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface,...
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Ecuador
- Albemarle IslandIsabela Island (Ecuador)Isabela Island is the largest island of the Galápagos with an area of , and length of nearly 4 times larger than Santa Cruz, the next largest of the islands. This island was named in honor of Queen Isabella of Spain, who sponsored the voyage of Columbus. . By the English, it was named Albemarle...
, the largest island of the Galápagos IslandsGalápagos IslandsThe Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
Military
- Armstrong Whitworth AlbemarleArmstrong Whitworth AlbemarleThe Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a British twin-engine transport aircraft that entered service during the Second World War.Originally designed as a medium bomber that could be built by non-aviation companies without using light alloys, the Albemarle never served in that role, instead...
, a World War II transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force - HMS AlbemarleHMS AlbemarleFive ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Albemarle after George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle ....
, name of five ships of the Royal Navy - USS AlbemarleUSS AlbemarleThree ships of the United States Navy have been named Albemarle, after the Albemarle Sound in North Carolina.* The , was a schooner captured and taken into the Navy in 1863 and sold in October 1865....
, name of three ships of the United States Navy - CSS AlbemarleCSS AlbemarleCSS Albemarle was an ironclad ram of the Confederate Navy , named for a town and a sound in North Carolina and a county in Virginia...
, name of a sunken ship belonging to the Confederate Navy
Corporate
- Albemarle CorporationAlbemarle CorporationAlbemarle Corporation is a chemical company with corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a globally-recognized specialty chemical manufacturing enterprise.-History:...
- Albermarle of London, a founding member of STAR (Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers) and the TAA (Ticket Agents Association)