Anson may refer to:
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Anson (name) Anson is a given name and surname of English origin, typically arising as a variation of the name, Hanson.
Surname
* Adelbert Anson (1840–1909), Canadian Anglican bishop
* Albert Edward Anson (1879–1936), British actor
* Andy Anson (born 1964 ...
, a give name and surname
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Anson family
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* Viscount Anson
* Baronet Anson
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, a British aristocratic family with the surname
Place names
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Anson, Indiana Anson was a community, now extinct, in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. ...
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Anson, Kansas
Anson is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 6 miles east of Conway Springs at 1.5 miles south of the intersection of N Anson Rd and W 90th St N, next to an abandoned railroad.
History
A pos ...
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Anson, Maine
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Anson (CDP), Maine
Anson is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Anson in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 818 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Anson is located at (44.801182, −69.892315).
According to the United States Census ...
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Anson, Missouri
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Anson, Texas
Anson is a city in and the county seat of Jones County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,430 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan area. Originally named "Jones City", the town was renamed "Anson" in 1882 i ...
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Anson, Wisconsin
Anson is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Anson and Jim Falls are located in the town. The town was named after Anson Burlingame, a Massachus ...
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Anson (community), Wisconsin
Anson is an unincorporated community located in the town of Anson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
History
A post office called Anson was established in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. The community w ...
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Anson County, North Carolina
Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,055. Its county seat is Wadesboro.
History
The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Ba ...
;Malaysia
* Teluk Anson, former name for the town
Teluk Intan in Perak, Malaysia
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Anson, Singapore
Anson is a subzone located within the Downtown Core district of Singapore. Its namesake road, Anson Road, was built in 1879 and is named after Major-General Sir Archibald Anson, a former Lieutenant-Governor of Penang, and probably also after Comm ...
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Anson Engine Museum
The Anson Engine Museum is situated on the site of the old Anson colliery in Poynton, Cheshire, England. It is the work of Les Cawley and Geoff Challinor who began collecting and showing stationary engines for a hobby. The museum now has one o ...
, a museum based in Poynton, England
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HMS ''Anson'', eight ships or submarines of the Royal Navy, named after Admiral Anson
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Avro Anson
The Avro Anson is a British twin-engined, multi-role aircraft built by the aircraft manufacturer Avro. Large numbers of the type served in a variety of roles for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) a ...
, a World War II reconnaissance and trainer aircraft of the Royal Air Force
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Anson Cars
Anson Cars was a British racing car constructor.
In 1975, Formula One mechanics Gary Anderson (who worked for Brabham) and Bob Simpson (who worked for Tyrrell), built a Formula 3 car called the Anson SA1. It was based on the Brabham BT38 and w ...
, a defunct racing car constructor
See also
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Hanson (disambiguation)
Hanson or Hansson may refer to:
People
* Hanson (surname)
* Hansson (surname)
* Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler
Musical groups
* Hanson (band), an American pop rock band
* Hanson (UK band), an English rock ba ...
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