Hampden may refer to:

Places

Oceania

Hampden, New Zealand Hampden, a small town in North Otago, New Zealand, lies close to the North Otago coast, 35 kilometres south of Oamaru and 80 kilometres north of the city of Dunedin, to both of which it is connected by State Highway 1. The township's population ...

** Hampden (New Zealand electorate) **

Murchison, New Zealand Murchison is a town in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is near the western end of the "Four Rivers Plain", at the confluence of the Buller River and the Matakitaki River. The other two rivers are the Mangles River, an ...

, known as Hampden until 1882 * Hampden, Queensland *

Hampden, South Australia Hampden is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". It was named for Willi ...

* County of Hampden, Victoria, Australia *

Shire of Hampden The Shire of Hampden was a local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994. History Hampden was first incorporated as the Ha ...

, a former local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Canada

Hampden, Newfoundland and Labrador Hampden is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 429. Two islands can be seen from the shore of Hampden, Granby Island and Millers Island. The latter is much closer to the town and is the host ...

Hampden, Quebec Hampden is a township municipality of about 200 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed e ...

Great Britain

Hampden Park Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...

, a football stadium in Glasgow, third local ground using the name **

Hampden Park (1873–83) Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...

, its first predecessor **

Second Hampden Park Cathkin Park is a municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland. The park is maintained by the city's parks department, and it is a public place where football is still played. The park contains the site of the second Hampden Park, previously home to the ...

(known as such 1883–1903) *

Hampden Park, Eastbourne Hampden Park is a suburb of Eastbourne. It is notable for its unique railway station, where local trains on the East Coastway Line stop twice, and is thought to be the busiest level crossing in Europe This station, now known as Hampden Park stat ...

, a suburb of Eastbourne, Sussex *

Great and Little Hampden Great and Little Hampden is a civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, about three miles south-east of Princes Risborough. It incorporates the villages of Great Hampden and Little Hampden, and the hamlets of Green Hailey and Hampden Row. Grea ...

, a parish in Buckinghamshire

United States

Hampden, Alabama Hampden is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, Marengo County, Alabama, United States. Hampden had a United States Postal Service, post office at one time, but it no longer exists. Demographics Hampden ap ...

Hampden, Maine Hampden is a town on the Penobscot River estuary in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,709 at the 2020 census. Hampden is part of the Bangor metropolitan statistical area. History The town was originally called Whee ...

, a town in Penobscot County ** Hampden (CDP), Maine, census-designated place within the town **

Hampden Academy Hampden Academy is a public high school located at 89 Western Avenue in Hampden, Maine, United States. The school is a part of Regional School Unit #22 (R.S.U. 22), with approximately 708 students from Hampden, Newburgh, Frankfort and Winterpo ...

, former theological seminary, now a public high school *

Hampden, Baltimore Hampden is a neighborhood located in northern Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Roughly triangular in shape, it is bounded to the east by the neighborhood Wyman Park, to the north by Roland Park at 40th and 41st Street, to the west by the J ...

, Maryland, a neighborhood *

Hampden County, Massachusetts Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Hampden County's population was 465,825. Its traditional county seat is Springfield, the Co ...

Hampden, Massachusetts Hampden is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The namesake of Hampden is John Hampden, an English patriot ...

, a town in Hampden County *

Hampden, North Dakota Hampden is a tiny city in Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States, which was founded in 1903. The population was 29 at the 2020 census. Geography Hampden is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total are ...

Hampden, Ohio Hambden is an unincorporated community in Geauga County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History A post office called Hampden was established in 1826, and remained in operation until 1906. The community most likely was named after Hampden, Massachusett ...

Hampden, West Virginia Hampden is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Hampden is located on U.S. Route 52 and Horsepen Creek, west-northwest of Gilbert. Hampden had a post office A post office is a public facility and a reta ...

Hampden, Wisconsin Hampden is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 563 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.4 km2), of which, 35. ...

Hampden Township (disambiguation) Hampden Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: * Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania * Hampden Township, Kittson County, Minnesota * Hampden Township, Coffey County, Kansas Hampden Township is a Civil t ...

* The fictitious town of Hampden, Vermont, in Donna Tartt's novel ''

The Secret History ''The Secret History'' is the first novel by the American author Donna Tartt, published by Alfred A. Knopf in September 1992. Set in New England, the campus novel tells the story of a closely knit group of six classics students at Hampden Colle ...

People

John Hampden John Hampden (24 June 1643) was an English landowner and politician whose opposition to arbitrary taxes imposed by Charles I made him a national figure. An ally of Parliamentarian leader John Pym, and cousin to Oliver Cromwell, he was one of th ...

(circa 1595–1643), English politician and Roundhead in the English Civil War *

John Hampden (1653–1696) John Hampden (21 March 1653 – 12 December 1696), the second son of Richard Hampden, and grandson of Ship money tax protester John Hampden, returned to England after residing for about two years in France, and joined himself to William Russe ...

(1653–1696), English politician, pamphleteer, and opponent of Charles II and James II, convicted of treason after the Monmouth Rebellion *

Renn Hampden Renn Dickson Hampden (29 March 1793 – 23 April 1868) was an English Anglican clergyman. His liberal tendencies led to conflict with traditionalist clergy in general and the supporters of Tractarianism during the years he taught in Oxford (182 ...

(1793–1868), English theologian, Professor at Oxford, Bishop of Hereford (1847–68) *

Richard Hampden Richard Hampden (baptized 13 October 1631 – 15 December 1695) was an English Whig politician and son of Ship money tax protester John Hampden. He was sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1689 and was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 18 March 1690 unti ...

(1631–1695), English Whig politician, Privy Counsellor, and Chancellor of the Exchequer for William III of England *

Walter Hampden Walter Hampden Dougherty (June 30, 1879 in Brooklyn – June 11, 1955 in Los Angeles), known professionally as Walter Hampden, was an American actor and theatre manager. He was a major stage star on Broadway in New York who also made numerous ...

(1879–1955), American actor *

Viscount Hampden Viscount Hampden is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain when the diplomat and politician Robert Hampde ...

** 1st Viscount Hampden (disambiguation)

Other

* Hampden & Co., a British independent private bank *

Hampden Bank Hampden Bank (formerly Hampden Savings Bank) was one of two banks headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, (the other - NuVo Bank - was opened in Metro Center in 2009.) Established in 1852, Hampden Bank was a full-service bank that serves peop ...

, a registered national historic building in Springfield, Massachusetts *

Handley Page Hampden The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden is a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was part of the trio of large twin-engine bombers procured for the RAF, joining the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Vickers ...

, a British medium bomber aircraft of World War 2 * Hampden Park (disambiguation) *

Hampden–Sydney College gr, Ye Shall Know the Truth , established = , type = Private liberal arts men's college , religious_affiliation = Presbyterian Church (USA) , endowment = $258 million (2021) , president = Larry Stimpert , city = Hampden Sydney, Virginia , cou ...

, an all-male liberal arts college in Hampden–Sydney, Virginia * USS ''Hampden'' * USS ''Hampden County'' (LST-803) *