Buckingham (disambiguation)
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Geography
Australia- Buckingham BayBuckingham BayBuckingham Bay is a large, rectangular bay on the northern coast of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies 520 km east of Darwin and 120 km west of Nhulunbuy.-Description:...
, Northern Territory
Canada
- Buckingham, QuebecBuckingham, QuebecBuckingham was a city located in the Outaouais region of the province of Quebec. Since January 1, 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity...
- Buckingham IslandBuckingham IslandBuckingham Island is a Canadian arctic island located in Norwegian Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The island lies immediately southwest of Graham Island and east of Cornwall Island. Buckingham Island is wide and has an area of . It is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.Its highest...
, Nunavut - Buckingham House (fur trade post)Buckingham House (fur trade post)Buckingham House was a fur-trade post of the Hudson's Bay Company, located near the current hamlet of Elk Point, Alberta.During the late 18th century both the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company began moving farther up the North Saskatchewan River as pelts became ‘trapped out’...
, Alberta
England
- Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
- Buckingham PalaceBuckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
, official London residence of the British monarch
India
- Buckingham CanalBuckingham CanalThe Buckingham Canal is a long fresh water navigation canal, running parallel to the Coromandel Coast of South India from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu. The canal connects most of the natural backwaters along the coast to the port of Chennai...
, artificial canal between Kakinada and Chennai along the Coromandel Coast
United States
- Buckingham, FloridaBuckingham, FloridaBuckingham is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,742 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Buckingham, IllinoisBuckingham, IllinoisBuckingham is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Buckingham is located at ....
- Buckingham, IowaBuckingham, IowaBuckingham is an unincorporated community located near the interscecions of Hwy D-65 and U.S. Highway 63 in Tama County, Iowa, United States. It lies north of Traer and south of Hudson.The zip code for Buckingham is 50612...
- Buckingham, TexasBuckingham, TexasBuckingham is an area within Richardson, Texas, United States that was formerly a separate incorporated city. As of the 1990 census, the city had a total population of 102...
- Buckingham, VirginiaBuckingham, VirginiaBuckingham is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia, United States...
- Buckingham County, Virginia
- Buckingham Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaBuckingham Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaBuckingham Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 20,075 at the 2010 census. Buckingham takes its name from Buckingham in Buckinghamshire known as Bucks County in England...
- Buckingham Township, Wayne County, PennsylvaniaBuckingham Township, Wayne County, PennsylvaniaBuckingham Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
People
- The Duke of Buckingham, a title of British peerage
- A. David BuckinghamA. David BuckinghamAmyand "David" Buckingham, CBE, FRS is a chemist, with primary expertise in chemical physics. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and Emeritus Fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He obtained a B.Sc. and M. Sc., under Professor R. J. W...
, a British physical chemist - Catharinus P. BuckinghamCatharinus P. BuckinghamCatharinus Putnam Buckingham was an American soldier, college professor, author, and industrialist. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was the main assistant to the U.S. Secretary of War, Edwin M...
, American Civil War general - Edgar Buckingham, creator of the Buckingham π theorem, a key theorem in dimensional analysis
- James Silk BuckinghamJames Silk BuckinghamJames Silk Buckingham was an English author, journalist and traveller.He was born at Flushing near Falmouth, the son of a farmer, and had a limited education. His youth was spent at sea, and in 1797 he was captured by the French and held as a prisoner of war at Corunna...
, oriental traveller - Leicester Silk BuckinghamLeicester Silk BuckinghamLeicester Silk Buckingham was an English dramatist, who achieved considerable popularity as a playwright, several of his free adaptations of French comedies being produced in London between 1860 and 1867.-Early life:...
, playwright - Lindsey BuckinghamLindsey BuckinghamLindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being the guitarist and male lead singer of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and a live album...
, American rock musician and member of Fleetwood Mac - William Alfred BuckinghamWilliam Alfred BuckinghamWilliam Alfred Buckingham was a Republican United States Senator from Connecticut.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Buckingham attended the common schools and Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and in manufacturing. He served as the mayor of Norwich,...
, former governor of Connecticut - The BuckinghamsThe BuckinghamsThe Buckinghams are an American Sunshine Pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They formed in 1966 and went on to become one of the top selling acts of 1967. The band dissolved in 1970 but reformed in 1980 and continue to tour throughout the United States....
, American rock group of the 1960s
Education
- Buckingham SchoolBuckingham SchoolBuckingham School is a co-educational secondary school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 1000 pupils....
, an English school - Buckingham School (Florida)Buckingham School (Florida)The Buckingham School is a historic schoolhouse in Buckingham, Florida. It is located at Buckingham and Cemetery Roads. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 17 February 1989.-References and external links:* at * ** **...
, a historic schoolhouse in the United States - Buckingham Browne & NicholsBuckingham Browne & NicholsBuckingham Browne & Nichols School, often referred to as BB&N, is a private school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by the Charles River. The school educates students from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. It was established by a merge of two independent schools, the Buckingham School founded...
School, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - University of BuckinghamUniversity of BuckinghamThe University of Buckingham is an independent, non-sectarian, research and teaching university located in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Great Ouse. It was originally founded as Buckingham University College in the 1970s and received its Royal Charter from the...
, a private university in England
Science and mathematics
- Buckingham π theorem, a mathematical theorem about dimensional analysis
- Buckingham (unit)Buckingham (unit)The Buckingham is a unit of quadrupole moment, defined and first used by A. David Buckingham. It is equivalent to a Debye*angstrom....
, a physical unit of quadrupole moment - Buckingham potential, an interatomic potential energy model
Vehicles
- Buckingham (automobile)Buckingham (automobile)The Buckingham was an English automobile manufactured by the Buckingham Engineering Company in Coventry from 1914 until 1923. The company had made cars under the Chota name from 1912....
, an English automobile - USS Governor Buckingham (1863)USS Governor Buckingham (1863)The USS Governor Buckingham was a hermaphrodite brig in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship was built under contract by Messrs Maxon Fish & Co., Mystic, Conn., and was offered for sale to the Navy while on the ways; purchased at Stonington, Connecticut, 29 July 1863 by...
, an American Civil War era naval ship - USS Buckingham (APA-141)USS Buckingham (APA-141)USS Buckingham was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas....
, a WWII era naval ship
Other uses
- Buckingham, a Beanie Baby bear produced by Ty, Inc. in 2000, sold exclusively in the United Kingdom
- Buckingham FountainBuckingham FountainBuckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark in the center of Grant Park. Dedicated in 1927, it is one of the largest fountains in the world. Built in a rococo wedding cake style and inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles, it is meant to allegorically represent Lake Michigan...
, Chicago, Illinois
See also
- The Buckingham (disambiguation), multiple meanings