Onslow
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People
- Denzil Onslow (of Pyrford)Denzil Onslow (of Pyrford)Denzil Onslow was a British Whig politician. Through advantageous marriages, he obtained a country estate and became prominent in Surrey politics of the Hanoverian era, although his nephew Arthur Onslow, as Speaker, judged that Denzil knew "no more of the business [of the House of Commons] than...
(died 1721), British politician, Member of Parliament for several constituencies - Denzil Onslow (British Army officer) (1770–1838), general in the British Army and amateur cricketer
- George Onslow (1784–1853), composer
- Muriel Wheldale OnslowMuriel Wheldale OnslowMuriel Wheldale Onslow was a British biochemist. She was born on March 31, 1880, in Birmingham, England. She attended the King Edward VI High School in Birmingham and then matriculated at Newnham College, Cambridge in 1900....
(1880-1932) was a British biochemist - Earl of OnslowEarl of OnslowEarl of Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow. The Onslow family descends from Arthur Onslow, who represented Bramber, Sussex and Guildford in the House of Commons...
, a British peerage title
Places
- Onslow, Western AustraliaOnslow, Western AustraliaOnslow is a coastal town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, north of Perth. It currently has a population of around 573 people and is in the Shire of Ashburton Local Government Area....
- Onslow, Nova ScotiaOnslow, Nova ScotiaOnslow is a small, unincorporated, Canadian rural community in central Colchester County, Nova Scotia. The community is located along the north bank of the Salmon River, opposite the town of Truro and is largely a farming area...
, Canada and Onslow SpeedwayOnslow SpeedwayOnslow Speedway is a once famous maritime racing track located in Onslow , Nova Scotia, Canada, where many well known racers from the Maritimes once raced or started racing... - Onslow VillageOnslow VillageOnslow Village is the name given to a suburb on the western outskirts of Guildford. It is sandwiched between the A3 road and A31 road and consists of a number of residential streets, many of which are characterised by beech hedges...
, an area of Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom - Onslow, IowaOnslow, IowaOnslow is a city in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 223 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Onslow is located at ....
, United States - Onslow County, North CarolinaOnslow County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 150,355 people, 48,122 households, and 36,572 families residing in the county. The population density was 196 people per square mile . There were 55,726 housing units at an average density of 73 per square mile...
, United States - Lake OnslowLake OnslowLake Onslow is a man-made lake east of Roxburgh and south of Alexandra in the Otago region of New Zealand. It lies 700 m above sea level. It was formed in 1890 by the damming of the Teviot River and Dismal Swamp....
, New Zealand - Onslow (New Zealand electorate)Onslow (New Zealand electorate)Onslow was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, for 1946 to 1963, and then from 1993 to 1996.-Population centres:The electorate covered the northern suburbs of the city of Wellington, ie Ngaio, Khandallah and Johnsonville...
, a New Zealand parliamentary electorate - Onslow SquareOnslow SquareOnslow Square is a garden square in South Kensington, southwest London, England.The square lies between the Old Brompton Road to the northwest and the Fulham Road to the southeast. To the north is South Kensington tube station. To the south is the Royal Marsden Hospital...
, a garden square in South Kensington, London, England
Other uses
- Onslow CollegeOnslow CollegeOnslow College is a decile 10 co-educational state secondary school located in Johnsonville, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. The school opened in 1956 to serve the city's rapidly-growing northern suburbs. The new Principal will be Mr. Peter Leggat, and he will begin at the start of the School...
, a secondary school of Wellington, New Zealand - Onslow AFC, a defunct association football club from Wellington, New Zealand
- HMS OnslowHMS OnslowThree ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Onslow:* Onslow, an "M" class destroyer launched in 1916 and scrapped in 1921. She saw action at the Battle of Jutland, where her captain was John Tovey, who later became Admiral of the Fleet....
, one of several ships of the Royal Navy - HMAS OnslowHMAS OnslowHMAS Onslow was one of six Oberon class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy . The submarine was named after the town of Onslow, Western Australia and Sir Alexander Onslow, with the boat's motto and badge derived from Onslow's family heritage...
, a submarine of the Royal Australian Navy - Onslow (Keeping Up Appearances)Onslow (Keeping Up Appearances)Onslow is a fictional character in the British 1990s comedy series Keeping Up Appearances, portrayed by actor Geoffrey Hughes. Onslow is a working class relative of the social-climbing snob, Hyacinth Bucket...
, a character on the British comedy television series Keeping Up Appearances