Ranfurly
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Ranfurly can refer to the following places:
Ranfurly may also refer to:
- Ranfurly, AlbertaRanfurly, AlbertaRanfurly is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. It is located north of Highway 16, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
, Canada - Ranfurly, RenfrewshireRanfurly, RenfrewshireRanfurly is a small settlement on the southern edge of the village of Bridge of Weir, which lies within the Gryffe Valley in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the West-Central Lowlands of Scotland....
, Renfrewshire, Scotland - Ranfurly, New ZealandRanfurly, New ZealandRanfurly is the largest settlement in the Maniototo district of Otago, New Zealand. Located 110 kilometres north of Dunedin, it lies in dry rough country at a moderately high altitude close to a small tributary of the Taieri River. It is a service town for the local farming community...
, Otago, New Zealand
Ranfurly may also refer to:
- Ranfurly ShieldRanfurly ShieldThe Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...
, one of New Zealand's most important trophies in the sport of Rugby Union
- Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of RanfurlyUchter Knox, 5th Earl of RanfurlyUchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG, PC was a British politician and colonial governor. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904.-Early life:...
, a Governor-General of New Zealand