Goodwood may refer to:
Events
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Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual motorsports festival featuring modern and historic motor racing vehicles taking part in a hillclimbing, hill climb and other events, held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England, in l ...
, a motorsport event in the United Kingdom
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Glorious Goodwood
Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House. It hosts the annual Glorious Goodwood meeting in late ...
, a horseracing event in the United Kingdom
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Goodwood Revival
The Goodwood Revival is a three-day festival held each September at Goodwood Circuit since 1998 for the types of racing cars and motorcycles that would have competed during the circuit's original period—1948–1966.
History
The first Revival t ...
, a historical motorsport event in the United Kingdom
Places and structures
Australia
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Goodwood, South Australia
Goodwood is an inner southern suburb of the city of Adelaide. It neighbours the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds and features several churches in its commercial district. Its major precinct is Goodwood Road, which is home to many shops and businesses ...
, Australia
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Electoral district of Goodwood
Goodwood was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1956.
Goodwood was abolished in a boundary redistribution in 1956, mostly replaced by the Electoral district of Edwardstown.
T ...
, a former electoral district in South Australia
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Goodwood, Tasmania
Goodwood is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glenorchy in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Glenorchy. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1049 for the state suburb ...
, Australia
Canada
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Goodwood, Nova Scotia
Goodwood is a suburban community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and ...
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Goodwood, Ontario
New Zealand
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Goodwood, New Zealand, a farming community near
Palmerston Palmerston may refer to:
People
* Christie Palmerston (c. 1851–1897), Australian explorer
* Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston
** Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman and ...
South Africa
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Goodwood, Cape Town
Goodwood is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is situated in the Tygerberg region of the City of Cape Town. It is 10 kilometres from Cape Town and accessible from the N1, N7 and N2 highways.
The town was established i ...
, South Africa
United Kingdom
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Goodwood, Leicestershire
Evington is an Electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It used to be a small village centred on Main Street and the Anglican church of St Denys but was close enough to Leicester to become one of the outer ...
, England
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Goodwood House
Goodwood House is a country house and estate covering in Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex, England and is the seat of the Duke of Richmond. The house was built in about 1600 and is a Grade I listed building.
Description
The house and its ...
, West Sussex, England - the estate includes:
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Goodwood plant
The Goodwood plant serves as the headquarters, design, manufacturing and assembly centre for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
Officially opened on 1 January 2003, the plant is situated on a site covering . The plant has been expanded since. Over 1,700 wo ...
, of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
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Chichester/Goodwood Airport
Chichester/Goodwood Airport , normally referred to as Goodwood Airfield or Goodwood Aerodrome is located north northeast of Chichester, West Sussex, England.
Chichester (Goodwood) Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P781) that allows ...
, West Sussex, England
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Goodwood Circuit
Goodwood Circuit is a historic venue for both two- and four-wheeled motorsport in the United Kingdom. The circuit is situated near Chichester, West Sussex, close to the south coast of England, on the estate of Goodwood House, and completely e ...
, West Sussex, England
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Goodwood Racecourse
Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House. It hosts the annual Glorious Goodwood meeting in lat ...
, West Sussex, England
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Goodwood Cricket Club
Goodwood Cricket Club is a Sunday cricket team that play in the grounds of Goodwood Park, near Chichester. The ground overlooks Goodwood House and is owned by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon.
It is thought to be one of the oldest cricket club ...
, West Sussex, England
United States
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Goodwood Plantation
In 1824, in appreciation of the enormous service rendered to this country by the Marquis de Lafayette during the Revolutionary War, Congress voted to grant him a full township in the Florida Territory. This tract was called the Lafayette Land Gr ...
, Tallahassee, Florida
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Goodwood (Richmond, Massachusetts)
Goodwood is a historic house in Richmond, Massachusetts. Built c. 1792, the house is one of the best examples of late-Georgian early-Federalist houses in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The property's importance is further enhanced by its assoc ...
, a historic house
Other uses
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Operation Goodwood
Operation Goodwood was a British offensive during the Second World War, which took place between 18 and 20 July 1944 as part of the larger battle for Caen in Normandy, France. The objective of the operation was a limited attack to the south, ...
, a World War II British military operation during the Battle of Normandy, July 1944
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Operation Goodwood (naval)
Operation Goodwood was a series of British carrier air raids conducted against the German battleship ''Tirpitz'' at her anchorage in Kaafjord in occupied Norway during late August 1944. It was the last of several attacks made by the Hom ...
, a series of Royal Naval attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz in August 1944 during World War II
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Operation Goodwood (1968−1969), actions fought between the 1st Australian Task Force and the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War
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