Pakenham
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People

  • Edward Pakenham
    Edward Pakenham
    Sir Edward Michael Pakenham GCB , styled The Honourable from his birth until 1813, was an Irish British Army Officer and Politician. He was the brother-in law of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he served in the Peninsular War...

     (1788–1815), British general
  • Thomas Pakenham
    Thomas Pakenham
    Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford , known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of Victorian and post-Victorian British history and trees...

    , several people including:
    • Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer)
      Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer)
      Sir Thomas Pakenham GCB , styled The Honourable from birth to 1820, was a British naval officer and politician.Pakenham, third son of Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford , was born in 1757. He entered the Royal Navy in 1771 on board the , with Captain John MacBride, with whom he moved to the in 1773...

       (1757–1836), British admiral
  • William Christopher Pakenham
    William Christopher Pakenham
    Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO was a British observer with the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, during World War I he commanded the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron during the Battle of Jutland, and from December 1916 was Commander-in-Chief of the Battle...

     (1861-1933), British admiral
  • the surname of several Earls of Longford
    Earl of Longford
    Earl of Longford is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. It was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford, in 1677, with remainder to his younger brother Ambrose. He had previously represented Surrey in the House of Commons and had already been...

  • the Baronets of Pakenham
    Spring Baronets
    The Spring Baronetcy, of Pakenham in the County of Suffiolk, is a title in the Baronetage of England.-History:The Spring family were major landowners in East Anglia between the late 15th and the early 18th centuries, when the family’s wealth and status began to go into decline...


Places

  • Pakenham, Suffolk
    Pakenham, Suffolk
    Pakenham is a village in the English county of Suffolk.It is to the east of Bury St. Edmunds and it administered as part of the borough of St Edmundsbury, until local government reorganisation in 1974 it was part of Thingoe Rural District...

    , United Kingdom
    • Pakenham Windmill
      Pakenham Windmill
      Pakenham Mill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Pakenham, Suffolk, England which has been restored and is maintained in working order.-History:...

  • Pakenham, Ontario, Canada

In Australia

  • Pakenham, Victoria
    Pakenham, Victoria
    Pakenham is a satellite suburb of Melbourne on the edge of the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is Cardinia Shire. At the 2006 Census, Pakenham had a population of 19,644...

    • Pakenham Secondary College
      Pakenham Secondary College
      Pakenham Secondary College is situated approximately 50 kilometres southeast of Melbourne. Established in 1968 providing education to a largely rural community the school now enrols 1183 students from an urban community. It is currently undergoing a six stage development project, which has seen the...

    • Pakenham railway line
    • Pakenham railway station

Other

  • HMS Pakenham
    HMS Pakenham
    Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pakenham, after Admiral Sir Thomas Pakenham: was a 1-gun gunvessel purchased in 1797. She was in service in 1800 and may have been sold in 1802....

    , the name of three ships of the Royal Navy
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