Palmerston
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People
- Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount PalmerstonViscount PalmerstonViscount Palmerston was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 12 March 1723 for Henry Temple, who subsequently represented East Grinstead, Bossiney and Weobley in the British House of Commons. He was made Baron Temple, of Mount Temple in the County of Sligo, at the same time, also in...
, and most or all the below places are named for one of them - especially for the third, most prominent of them. They include:- Henry Temple, 1st Viscount PalmerstonHenry Temple, 1st Viscount PalmerstonHenry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston was an Irish nobleman and British politician, the eldest son of Sir John Temple, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons....
(c. 1673 - 1757) - Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount PalmerstonHenry Temple, 2nd Viscount PalmerstonHenry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston FRS was a British politician.-Life:He succeeded to the peerage in 1757, and was educated at Clare College, Cambridge from 1757 to 1759...
(1739–1802) - Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784–1865), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston
Places
- Palmerston, Northern TerritoryPalmerston, Northern TerritoryPalmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin, the capital and largest city in Australia's Northern Territory. Palmerston is situated near Darwin Harbour and has an urban population of 23,614 on the 2006 Census night and making it the second largest city in the territory...
- a city near Darwin in Australia - Palmerston, Australian Capital TerritoryPalmerston, Australian Capital TerritoryPalmerston is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin. The postcode is 2913. The suburb is named after George Thomas Palmer who established a settlement in the Canberra region in 1826 called Palmerville, which was later renamed Ginninderra. It was gazetted on 20 March 1991...
- a suburb of Canberra, Australia - Palmerston, OntarioPalmerston, OntarioPalmerston is an unincorporated community located at the south end of the town of Minto in northern part of Wellington County in southern Ontario, Canada.- History :...
- a town in Ontario, Canada - Palmerston IslandPalmerston IslandPalmerston Island is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean about 500 km northwest of Rarotonga. It was discovered by James Cook on 16 June 1774.-Overview:...
- an island in the Cook Islands - Palmerston, New ZealandPalmerston, New ZealandThe town of Palmerston, in New Zealand's South Island lies 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin. It is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District with a population of 890 residents...
- a town in the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand - Palmerston NorthPalmerston NorthPalmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
- a city in the Manawatu region in the North Island of New Zealand - Palmerston ParkPalmerston ParkPalmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...
- home ground of Queen of the South F.C. in Dumfries, Scotland - Palmerston Park, DublinPalmerston Park, DublinPalmerston Park is a park in Dartry, an affluent suburban area of Dublin, Ireland....
- a park in the capital of Ireland
as Palmerstown
- PalmerstownPalmerstownPalmerstown , occasionally referred to as Palmerston, is a suburb of Dublin,Ireland. It is located about 8km west of the city centre, in the administrative county of South Dublin. The area is bordered to the north by the River Liffey, to the west by Lucan, to the south by Ballyfermot and to theeast...
- a suburban area of Dublin, Ireland - Palmerstown, Vale of Glamorgan - a district in south Wales
See also
- Cape Palmerston National ParkCape Palmerston National ParkCape Palmerston is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 748 km northwest of Brisbane....
in Queensland, Australia - Palmerston Rocks National ParkPalmerston Rocks National ParkPalmerston Rocks is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1321 km northwest of Brisbane....
, in Queensland, Australia - Palmerston BoulevardPalmerston BoulevardPalmerston Boulevard is a residential street located in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, two blocks west of Bathurst Street, between Koreatown and Little Italy.The Boulevard's well co-ordinated nature lends it its charm...
- a notable residential street in the city of Toronto, Canada
Other uses
- Palmerston FortsPalmerston FortsThe Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures, around the coast of Britain.The forts were built during the Victorian period on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, following concerns about the strength of the French Navy, and...
, also known as Palmerston's Follies - a series of 19th-century British defensive fortifications