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Britomart may refer to: * Britomartis, a nymph of Greek mythology * A character in
Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (; 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for ''The Faerie Queene'', an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of ...
's epic poem '' The Faerie Queene'' * Lady Britomart Undershaft, a character in
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
's play, '' Major Barbara''. * HMS ''Britomart'', seven ships of the
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
* G-ACOY ''Britomart'', a Boulton & Paul P.71A mailplane * LNWR Experiment Class 4-6-0 No. 2645 Britomart * A
Hunslet Hunslet () is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is southeast of the Leeds city centre, city centre and has an industrial past. It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside (ward), Hunslet and Riverside ward of Lee ...
quarry locomotive named '' Britomart'' * Point Britomart, a former headland between former Commercial Bay, and Official Bay, Auckland, New Zealand ** Britomart Transport Centre, Auckland's CBD public transport hub, located in the area of the former headland **
Fort Britomart A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
, a fortification of the
British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
during early colonial days, located on the headland {{disambig