Clarence may refer to:

Places

Australia

Clarence County Clarence County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It lies to the north of the Orara River, and includes the mouth of the Clarence River (New South Wales), Clarence River, and the city of Grafton, New South Wales, Grafton ...

, New South Wales, a Cadastral division *

Clarence, New South Wales Clarence is a location in New South Wales, Australia. It was originally a railway outpost on the original railway line across the Blue Mountains, but by 1908 when Clarence was used as headquarters for the Ten Tunnels Deviation works, the town p ...

, a place near Lithgow *

Clarence River (New South Wales) The Clarence River ( Bundjalung: ''Boorimbah'', Yaygir: ''Ngunitiji'') is a river situated in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, in the Border Rang ...

Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) Clarence Strait in northern Australia separates Melville Island from the mainland of Australia. It also connects the Beagle Gulf in the west to the Van Diemen Gulf in the east. It is approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the city of ...

City of Clarence Clarence City Council (or City of Clarence) is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. The Clarence local government area has a population of 56,945, covering the easte ...

, a local government body and municipality in Tasmania *

Clarence, Western Australia Clarence, also known as Clarence Town and Peel Town, was an early European settlement on the coast of Western Australia. It was planned by Thomas Peel, with help from various other colonial backers. The first ship of settlers landed in December 18 ...

, an early settlement *

Electoral district of Clarence Clarence is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It includes all of the Clarence Valley Co ...

, an electoral district in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Canada

* Clarence, Ontario, a hamlet in the city of Clarence-Rockland *

Clarence Township, Ontario Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland is located immediately to the east of Ottawa and is considered part of the Prescott and Russell County. ...

Clarence, Nova Scotia Clarence is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. Along with Fort Clarence (Nova Scotia), the community is named in honour of the Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews, later King William IV William ...

Clarence Islands The Clarence Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Nunavut Territory. The islands lie in the James Ross Strait, east of Cape Felix, off the northeast coast of King William Island. They are about west of Kent Bay on the Boothia Peni ...

, Nunavut, Canada

New Zealand

Clarence, New Zealand Clarence is a small town in Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after King William IV of the United Kingdom, who prior to his accession was Duke of Clarence. It lies on State Highway 1, about north of Kaikōura, near th ...

, a small town in Marlborough *

Waiau Toa / Clarence River The Clarence River (; officially Waiau Toa / Clarence River) is a major river which flows through the Kaikōura Ranges in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. At roughly long, it is the longest river in Canterbury and the eighth longest ...

United States

Clarence Strait Clarence Strait, originally Duke of Clarence Strait,Statement of f ...

, Alaska *

Clarence, Illinois Clarence is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Illinois, United States. Clarence is within the limits of the remote Button Township and makes up most of its population. The community is located adjacent to Illinois Route 9 Illinois Ro ...

, an unincorporated community *

Clarence, Iowa Clarence is a city in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,039 at the time of the 2020 census. History The community was originally called "Onion Grove" because of the widespread growth of wild onions along Mill Creek. The v ...

, a city *

Clarence Township, Barton County, Kansas Clarence Township is a township (T19S R15W) in Barton County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 117. Clarence Township was organized in 1878. Geography Clarence Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated set ...

Clarence, Louisiana Clarence is a village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 499 at the 2010 census. It is located some seven miles east of the parish seat of Natchitoches and is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical A ...

, a village *

Clarence Township, Michigan Clarence Township is a civil township located in northeast Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,985 at the 2010 census. The township was original ...

Clarence, Missouri Clarence is a city in western Shelby County, Missouri, United States. The population was 738 at the 2020 census. History Clarence was founded in 1857. According to tradition, the community has the name of Clarence Duff, the son of a pioneer citi ...

, a city *

Clarence, New York Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States, northeast of Buffalo. The population was 32,950 according to the 2020 census estimate. This represents an increase of 7.4% from the 2010 census figure. ...

, a town **

Clarence (CDP), New York Clarence is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Clarence in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2010 census. Clarence is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistic ...

, a census-designated place in the town *

Clarence, Pennsylvania Clarence is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 626 at the 2010 census. Geography Clarence is located in no ...

, a census-designated place *

Clarence, Wisconsin Clarence is a ghost town in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered b ...

, a ghost town

Elsewhere

Clarence Island (South Shetland Islands) Clarence Island (russian: остров Шишкова) is the easternmost island in the South Shetland Islands, off the coast of Antarctica. It is claimed by Argentina as part of Argentine Antarctica, by Britain as part of the British Antarctic ...

, Antarctica *

Clarence Town Clarence Town is a town in the Bahamas. It is located on Long Island. Clarence Town is the capital of Long Island and has a population of 86 people as of 2010.Clarence Island, Chile Clarence Island (Spanish: ''Isla Clarence'') is an island in the Magallanes Region. It belongs to the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and to the municipality of Punta Arenas. It is located just south of Brunswick Peninsula (on the south side of Fr ...

* Clarence City or

Port Clarence (Fernando Po) Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a ...

, Equatorial Guinea, former name of Malabo *

Fort Clarence 300px, The archway by the fort's drawbridge was demolished in the 1930s. The fort, on the left, is now converted into flats. Fort Clarence is a now defunct fortification that was located in Rochester, Kent, England. History The fort was built b ...

, Rochester, Kent, England, a former fortification *

Clarence (river) The Clarence is a river in northern France whose course crosses the department of Pas-de-Calais. Its source is near the village of Sains-lès-Pernes. It flows through the communes of Sachin, Pernes, Calonne-Ricouart, Calonne-sur-la-Lys and ...

, France *

Clarence Strait (Iran) The Clarence Strait is a narrow strait separating the Iranian island of Qeshm from the Iranian mainland. It is the much smaller counterpart to the Strait of Hormuz. The native name for the strait is Khuran. The Clarence Strait is host to the mos ...

Arts and entertainment

* ''Clarence'' (play), by

Booth Tarkington Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1918) and '' Alice Adams'' (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitze ...

* ''Clarence'' (1922 film), based on the play, starring Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres * ''Clarence'' (1937 film), based on the play * ''Clarence'' (1990 film), a spin-off film/sequel to ''It's a Wonderful Life'' * Clarence, star of 1965 film ''

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion ''Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion'' is a 1965 light comedy-adventure film, produced by Ivan Tors, Leonard B. Kaufman, and Harry Redmond Jr., directed by Andrew Marton, and starring Marshall Thompson and Betsy Drake. The film was shot at Soledad Ca ...

'' which was the basis for the 1966 TV show ''

Daktari ''Daktari'' ( Swahili for "doctor") is an American family drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series is an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television starring Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veter ...

'' * ''Clarence'' (British TV series), a British sitcom starring Ronnie Barker that aired on BBC * ''Clarence'' (American TV series), an American animated series that airs on Cartoon Network *

Clarence (Wonder Showzen character) ''Wonder Showzen'' is an American adult sketch comedy television series that aired between 2005 and 2006 on MTV2. It was created by Vernon Chatman and John Lee of PFFR. Described as a children's television series for adults, the show's for ...

, a puppet from the television show ''Wonder Showzen'' * ''Clarence'' (Henry Denker novel), a 2001 novel by

Henry Denker Henry Denker (November 25, 1912 – May 15, 2012) was an American novelist and playwright. Biography Denker was born in New York, the son of a fur trader. After initially studying to be a rabbi, he change to the study of law and graduated fro ...

* ''Clarence'' (Catharine Sedgwick novel), an 1830 novel by

Catharine Sedgwick Catharine Maria Sedgwick (December 28, 1789 – July 31, 1867) was an American novelist of what is sometimes referred to as " domestic fiction". With her work much in demand, from the 1820s to the 1850s, Sedgwick made a good living writing short ...

Schools

Clarence High School (Bellerive, Tasmania) Clarence High School is a government co-educational comprehensive junior secondary school located in , a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1959, the school caters for approximately 600 students from Years 7 to 10. The sc ...

, Australia *

Clarence High School (India) Clarence High School (CHS) is a private Christian minority school in Bangalore East for girls and boys. It is located in Richard's town in Bangalore, Karnataka, India and is for day scholars. It has classes from the preparatory level until the ...

Clarence High School (Clarence, New York) Clarence High School, also known as Clarence Central High School or, formerly, Clarence Senior High School, is a public high school located in Clarence, Erie County, New York, United States. It is the only high school operated by the Clarence Cen ...

, United States

People

* Clarence (given name) *

Juma Clarence Juma Clarence (born 17 March 1989) is a Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian international association football, footballer who plays for Police F.C. (Trinidad and Tobago), Police FC, as a Forward (association football), striker. Career Clarence has ...

(born 1989), Trinidadian footballer *

O. B. Clarence Oliver Burchett Clarence (25 March 1870, Hampstead, London – 2 October 1955, Hove, Sussex) was an English actor. Following his education at Dover College and University College Hospital, he made his stage debut in 1890. His experience includ ...

(1870–1955), English film and stage actor *

William Henry Clarence William Henry Clarence (1856–1879) was King, or Hereditary Chief, of the Miskito people, Miskito. He was educated privately at Kingston, Jamaica. He succeeded on the death of his uncle George Augustus Frederic II, 27 November 1865 and was c ...

(1856–1879), king or hereditary chief of the Miskito people

Other uses

Duke of Clarence Duke of Clarence is a substantive title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the British Royal Family. All three creations were in the Peerage of England. The title was first granted to Lionel of Antwerp, the second son ...

, a title which has been traditionally awarded to members of the English and British royal families *

Clarence (carriage) __NOTOC__ A clarence is a type of carriage that was popular in the early 19th century. It is a closed, four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with a projecting glass front and seats for four passengers inside. The driver sat at the front, outside th ...

, a type of carriage *

Clarence Correctional Centre Clarence Correctional Centre is a minimum- and maximum-security prison for men and women located near Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. It holds inmates sentenced under State or Australian criminal law. It has 1,700 beds, making it the largest ...

, Clarence, New South Wales, Australia *

Clarence railway station Clarence is a railway station on the Blue Mountains section of the Main Western railway line, New South Wales, Main Western railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1874 on the original alignment from Bell to the Clarence Tunn ...

, New South Wales, Australia *

Clarence House Clarence House is a royal residence on The Mall in the City of Westminster, London. It was built in 1825–1827, adjacent to St James's Palace, for the Duke of Clarence, the future king William IV. Over the years, it has undergone much exte ...

, a royal home in London * , three ships of the Royal Navy * CSS ''Clarence'', a Confederate States Navy commerce raider *

Clarence Railway The Clarence Railway was an early railway company that operated in north-east England between 1833 and 1853. The railway was built to take coal from mines in County Durham to ports on the River Tees and was a competitor to the Stockton and Darli ...

, a 19th century railway in north-east England *

Clarence Hotel The Clarence Hotel is a four-star 51-room hotel located at 6–8 Wellington Quay, Dublin, Ireland. It is in the Temple Bar neighbourhood, on the River Liffey. It was built in 1852, and bought by U2 lead singer Bono and lead guitarist The Edg ...

, Dublin, Ireland, a four-star hotel built in 1852 *

Clarence Football Club The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed ''The Kangaroos'' (and usually referred to as simply "The Roos"), is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania. Before 1947, they existed as Bel ...

, an Australian football team based in Bellerive, Tasmania