Crompton may refer to
Place names
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Crompton (West Warwick), a community in West Warwick, Rhode Island, US
*Crompton, Greater Manchester, in
Shaw and Crompton, Greater Manchester, England formerly in Lancashire
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Crompton Urban District
Crompton Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. The area was coterminate with Shaw and Crompton.
It covered a significant area to the north of the County Borough o ...
, an obsolete local government district that covered Shaw and Crompton until 1974
Institutions and companies
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Crompton Corporation
Crompton Corporation (, formerly Crompton and Knowles) was a chemical research, production, sales and distribution company headquartered in Middlebury, Connecticut. The company produced specialty chemicals used for polymers, fire suppressants and ...
, a chemical manufacturer headquartered in Connecticut
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Crompton House Church of England School
("Dare to know")
, established = 19 September 1926
, type = Academy
, religious_affiliation = Church of England
, head_label = Headteacher
, head = Karl Newell
, r_head_label =
, r_head =
, chair_label = Chairman of Governors
, chair = ...
, a secondary school in Shaw and Crompton
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Crompton Parkinson, British manufacturer of electrical motors, control gear and lamp bulbs
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Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited (also known as Crompton) is an Indian electrical equipment company based in Mumbai, India. The company has lighting and electrical consumer durables including LED lighting, fans, pumps, and house ...
, Indian manufacturer
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Crompton Greaves Power and Industrial Solutions, Indian corporation
Technical and engineering terms
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British Rail Class 33 or Crompton, a class of diesel-electric locomotive
People
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Crompton (surname)
Crompton is an English surname.
History
The name was first found in Crompton, England, where the family held a seat from the middle ages.
The Crompton family have a well documented history. Crompton first appears as a family name when the De La L ...
, an English surname
See also
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Compton (disambiguation)
Compton may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Compton (electoral district), a former Quebec federal electoral district
* Compton (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district now part of Mégantic-Compton
* Compton, Que ...
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