Burleigh may refer to:
Places
Australia
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Burleigh Heads, Queensland
Burleigh Heads is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,077 people.
Geography
Burleigh Head is a cape () jutting into the Coral Sea at the northern mouth of Tallebudgera Cre ...
, a suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland
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Burleigh Head National Park
Burleigh Head is a small national park at Burleigh Heads in the City of Gold Coast in South East Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The park is south of Brisbane. The park is tiny yet it contains a diverse range of habitats. Tallebudgera Creek ...
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Electoral district of Burleigh
Burleigh is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Australia.
The division of Burleigh is located on the southern Gold Coast, centred on Burleigh Heads. It includes Gold Coast suburbs of Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Wa ...
, Queensland, Australia
Canada
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Burleigh Falls
Burleigh Falls is both a geological feature and a small community in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada. The falls form the boundary between the municipality of North Kawartha to the north and the municipality of Selwyn to the south.
The fall ...
, Ontario
United Kingdom
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Burleigh, Berkshire
Burleigh is a village in Berkshire, England, within the civil parish of Winkfield. It lies east of the A332 road and about west of Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced , often pronounced ) is a dual-purpose British racecou ...
, Bracknell Forest, England
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Burleigh, Gloucestershire
Burleigh is a suburban area in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England, in Stroud (district), Stroud local government district.
Notes and references
Burleigh, Stroud Ordnance Survey
British Place Names
Populated places in Gloucestershire ...
, England
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Burleigh, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Burleigh Castle
The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th-c ...
, is located at the above
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Burleigh Hall
Burleigh Hall was a country house situated near Loughborough in the county of Leicestershire. Its land now forms part of the campus of Loughborough University.
History
An early reference to the Burleigh estate describes how during the March ...
, house near the site of the present Loughborough University
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Burleigh Fields, house near Loughborough
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Burleigh House, London
Burleigh House is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It ...
United States
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Burleigh (Ellicott City, Maryland)
Burleigh, also known as Burleigh Manor or Hammonds Inheritance, is a historic home located at Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, built on a estate. Which included "Hammonds Inheritance" patented in 1796.
It is a Federal-style brick dwell ...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland
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Burleigh Township, Michigan
Burleigh Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 775.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is ...
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Burleigh, New Jersey
Burleigh is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States; Until the 2000 Census the area had been part of the Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP, which was split ...
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Burleigh (Concord, North Carolina)
Burleigh, also known as the McGehee-Phifer Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Concord, Person County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1800 and 1820, and is a -story, vernacular Late Georgian central hall plan sym ...
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listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
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Burleigh County, North Dakota
Burleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,458, making it the second-most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Bismarck, the state capital. The county was named fo ...
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Menoken, North Dakota
Menoken is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010. ...
, also known as Burleigh or Burleigh Station
People with the surname
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Averil Burleigh (1883–1949), British painter
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Bennet Burleigh
Bennet Graham Burley (1840 – June 17, 1914) was a Scottish-born pirate, Confederate spy and journalist. Later in life, he changed his surname to Burleigh and became a celebrated war correspondent for London's ''The Daily Telegraph''.
Bo ...
, British journalist
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Celia M. Burleigh
Celia M. Burleigh (September 18, 1826 – July 25, 1875) (also Celia Burleigh, Celia C. Burleigh, Celia M. Tibbitts, Celia M. Kellum, Celia M. Burr, and Celia C. Burr Burleigh) was an American minister, writer, public speaker, and women's rights ...
, American activist for women's rights
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Charles Burleigh
Charles Calistus Burleigh (November 3, 1810 – June 13, 1878) was an American journalist and abolitionist who fought against Connecticut's " Black Law" and enlisted participants in the Underground Railroad.
Burleigh was drawn into abolitioni ...
(1810 – 1878), American orator and abolitionist
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Edwin Chick Burleigh
Edwin Chick Burleigh (November 27, 1843June 16, 1916) was an American politician who served as the 42nd Governor of Maine from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he went on to hold federal office, first in the United States House o ...
(1843-1916), American politician
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Harry Burleigh
Henry Thacker ("Harry") Burleigh (December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949) was an American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer known for his baritone voice. The first black composer who was instrumental in developing cha ...
, African-American composer
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James Burleigh
James Burleigh (24 February 1869 – 1917) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from Englan ...
(1869-1917), English footballer
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Michael Burleigh
Michael Burleigh (born 3 April 1955) is an English author and historian whose primary focus is on Nazi Germany and related subjects. He has also been active in bringing history to television.
Early life
Michael Burleigh was born on 3 April 1955. ...
, British author and historian
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Nina Burleigh
Nina D. Burleigh is an American writer and investigative journalist, the daughter of author Robert Burleigh. She writes books, articles, essays and reviews. Burleigh is a supporter of secular liberalism, and is known for her interest in issues of ...
, American author and journalist
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Peter Burleigh
Albert Peter Burleigh (born March 7, 1942) is an American diplomat who worked as a Foreign Service Officer and joined the American Academy of Diplomacy.
Biography
Burleigh was born March 7, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Colga ...
(born 1942), American diplomat and South Asia specialist
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Walter Atwood Burleigh
Walter Atwood Burleigh (October 25, 1820 – March 7, 1896) was an American physician, lawyer, and pioneer. He represented the Dakota Territory as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
Biography
Walter was born ...
(1820-1896), American physician
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William Burleigh
William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Northwood, New Hampshire, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended ...
(1785–1827), American politician
Other uses
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Burleigh Pottery
Burleigh Pottery (also known as Burgess & Leigh) is the name of a pottery manufacturer in Middleport, Staffordshire, Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent.
The business specialises in traditionally shaped and patterned domestic earthenware of high quality. ...
, Stoke-on-Trent
See also
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Burghley (disambiguation)
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Burley (disambiguation)
Burley may refer to:
People
* Burley (surname)
* Burley Mitchell, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Places England
* Burley, Hampshire, a village and civil parish
* Burley, Leeds, an inner city area of Leeds
* Burley, Rutla ...
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