Cressy can refer to:

Places

Cressy, Tasmania Cressy is a small town south-west of Launceston, Tasmania. It came into existence in the 1850s to service the surrounding wheat farms. At the 2006 census, Cressy had a population of 670. It is known as Tasmania's "Trout capital" for the good ...

, Australia, a town **

Electoral district of Cressy The electoral district of Cressy was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislat ...

, a former electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly *

Cressy, Victoria Cressy is a town in Victoria, Australia, approximately north of Colac on the Ballarat road. It is divided between Golden Plains Shire, the Shire of Colac Otway, and Corangamite Shire. At the 2016 census, Cressy and the surrounding area had ...

, Australia, a town * Cressy, Seine-Maritime, a commune in France * Cressy, Switzerland, a village in the municipality of

Bernex, Switzerland Bernex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Bernex is first mentioned in 1256 as ''Brenay''. In 1793 the municipality of Bernex-Onex-Confignon was created. In 1850, Bernex separated from the other two, to form the m ...

*Cressy, California, former name of Cressey, California, United States, a census-designated place

Ships

*, the name of four Royal Navy ships *

Cressy class cruiser The ''Cressy''-class cruiser was a class of six armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900. Their design’s incorporation of a pair of 9.2-inch guns and armoured sides served to address criticism directed against the previous — ...

, a class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers * ''Cressy'' (ship), a passenger ship to New Zealand in 1850 *''Cressy'', a narrowboat belonging to

L. T. C. Rolt Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L. T. C. Rolt) (11 February 1910 – 9 May 1974) was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Te ...

, credited with starting the restoration movement for English canals with the publication of ''

Narrow Boat A narrowboat is a particular type of canal boat, built to fit the narrow locks of the United Kingdom. The UK's canal system provided a nationwide transport network during the Industrial Revolution, but with the advent of the railways, commer ...

'' (1944)

People

Cressy (surname) Cressy or de Cressy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * David Cressy, American historian and professor * Gordon Cressy (b. 1943), Canadian politician * Harold Cressy (1889–1916), South African headteacher and activist * Hugh de ...

Events

Battle of Cressy A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

, alternative rendering of the Battle of Crécy, one of the most significant battles of the Hundred Years' War

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