Northam
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Northam is the name of a number of places around the world:
Northam is a surname and may refer to :
- Northam, DevonNortham, DevonNortham is a small town in Devon, England, lying north of Bideford and south of Westward Ho!. It is thought to have been the site of an Anglo-Saxon castle, and is said to have been where Hubba the Dane attacked Devon and was repelled . A little over a mile away along the coast is a town called...
- a town in DevonDevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. - Northam (North Devon) railway stationNortham (North Devon) railway stationNortham railway station was a railway station in North Devon, close to Appledore, serving the village of Northam, Parish of Northam; a community within the Appledore peninsula. It was 5 miles and 45 chains from Bideford.- History :...
- Northam, Hampshire - A district of the cityCityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... - Northam, Western AustraliaNortham, Western AustraliaNortham is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...
- a town and shire in Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... - Northam, South Africa - a small town in North West Province, South Africa
Northam is a surname and may refer to :
- Bill NorthamBill NorthamSir William Herbert "Bill" Northam, CBE was an Australian Olympic yachtsman and businessman.Born in London, England on 28 September 1905, Northam had a successful career in business before becoming an Olympian...
(1905-1988), Australian Olympic yachtsman - Jackie NorthamJackie NorthamJackie Northam is a broadcast reporter has covered National Security for National Public Radio . She is based in Washington, D.C. and is generally assigned the top stories such as the earthquake in Haiti and news about Guantanamo Bay...
, American broadcast reporter - Jeremy NorthamJeremy NorthamJeremy Philip Northam is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Ivor Novello in the 2001 film Gosford Park, as Dean Martin in the 2002 television movie Martin and Lewis, and as Thomas More on the Showtime series The Tudors...
(b. 1961), British actor - John NorthamJohn NorthamJohn Richard Northam was a professor emeritus of literature and drama, ranked among the foremost Ibsen scholars in the world....
(d. 2004), professor emeritus of literature and drama at Cambridge University and father of Jeremy Northam - Ralph NorthamRalph NorthamRalph S. Northam is an American politician and physician from Virginia. A Democrat, he currently serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 6th district. He was first elected in November 2007....
(b. 1959), American politician and physician - Mark Northam (b. 1954), Director of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources