Hanford may refer to:
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Hanford (constituency)
Hanford () is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District.
Created for the 2003 District Council elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years.
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, a constituency in Tuen Mun, People's Republic of China
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Hanford, Dorset
Hanford is a village and civil parish in the administrative area North Dorset, in the English county Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county c ...
, a village and parish in England
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Hanford, Staffordshire, England
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Hanford, California
Hanford is a city and county seat of Kings County, California, located in the San Joaquin Valley region of the greater Central Valley (California), Central Valley. The population was 53,967 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
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, United States
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Hanford, Iowa, United States
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Hanford, Washington
Hanford was a small agricultural community in Benton County, Washington, United States. It and White Bluffs, Washington, White Bluffs were depopulated in 1943 in order to make room for the nuclear production facility known as the Hanford Site. The ...
, a community depopulated by the U.S. government in March 1943
Schools
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Hanford School
Hanford School is a girls' boarding preparatory school located in Hanford, Child Okeford, Dorset, England, established in 1947 and located in a grade II* listed house built in 1604 by Sir Robert Seymer.
History
Hanford House was built in Jaco ...
, a school in Hanford, Dorset
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Hanford High School
Hanford High School is a public high school located on the northern edge of Richland, Washington. It is part of the Richland School District. The school's mascot is the falcon, and its school colors are purple and gold.
The high school, buil ...
, a high school in Richland, Washington
Other uses
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Hanford (surname)
Hanford is a Welsh surname.. William Arthur, ''An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names''. New York, NY, Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1857. p. 153. Notable people with this surname include:
* Thomas Hanford (1621–1693), Founder of N ...
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Hanford Site
The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on the Columbia River in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. The site has been known by many names, including SiteW a ...
, a nuclear complex
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Hanford Tri-State Airlines
Mid-Continent Airlines was an airline which operated in the central United States from the 1930s until 1952 when it was acquired by and merged with Braniff International Airways. Mid-Continent Airlines was originally founded as a flight school a ...
or Mid-Continent Airlines
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USS ''Hanford''
People with the given name
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Hanford Dixon
Hanford Dixon (born December 25, 1958) is a former professional American football cornerback who played his entire career (1981–1989) for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Dixon made the Pro Bowl three times, in 1986, 1987 and 1988. He was ...
(born 1958), American football player and sports announcer
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Hanford MacNider
Lieutenant General Hanford MacNider (October 2, 1889 – February 18, 1968) was a senior officer of the United States Army who fought in both world wars. He also served as a diplomat, the Assistant Secretary of War of the United States from 192 ...
(1889–1968), American diplomat and US Army General
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Handford Handford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alick Handford (1869–1935), English cricketer
*Clive Handford (born 1937), Anglican bishop
* Frank Handford, English rugby union player
* James Handford (1890–1948), English cric ...
, a surname
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Hanford Carnegie Museum
The Carnegie Museum of Kings County, is a museum in Hanford, Kings County, central California.
History
The building was built in 1905 in the Romanesque Revival style with Richardson Romanesque elements. It was one of the many Carnegie libraries ...
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Hanford Reach
The Hanford Reach is a free-flowing section of the Columbia River, around long, in eastern Washington state. It is named after a large northward bend in the river's otherwise southbound course.
Hanford Reach is the only section of the Columbia i ...
, a free-flowing section of the Columbia River
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Hanford Reach National Monument
The Hanford Reach National Monument is a national monument in the U.S. state of Washington. It was created in 2000, mostly from the former security buffer surrounding the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The area has been untouched by development or ...
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