Loftus may refer to:
People
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Loftus (surname), a list of people with the surname
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Loftus (given name), a list of people with the given name
Places
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Loftus, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia
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Loftus, North Yorkshire, a town in Redcar and Cleveland, England
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Loftus Glacier
Loftus Glacier () is a valley glacier between Mount Weyant and Mount McLennan, which flows north to join Newall Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for Chief Journalist Leo G. ...
, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Titles
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Viscount Loftus
Viscount Loftus is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland for members of the Anglo-Irish Loftus family.
The first creation was for Adam Loftus on 10 May 1622, who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1619. This ...
, a title created three times in the Peerage of Ireland
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Baron Loftus, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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Loftus baronets, two baronetcies in Ireland
Transportation
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Loftus Street
Loftus Street is a major north-south road in the Perth suburbs of and , connecting London Street with Thomas Street. These roads, together with Winthrop Avenue further south, form State Route 61, which links with and .
History
Loftus St ...
, a major north-south road the Perth suburbs of Subiaco and West Perth, Western Australia
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Loftus railway station, Sydney
Loftus railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.
History
Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 a ...
, Australia
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Loftus railway station
Loftus, previously ''Lofthouse'', was a railway station on the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 1 April 1875 as the terminus of a line from Saltburn, and served the town of Loftus. When the line to Whitby was o ...
, a disused railway station in Redcar and Cleveland, England
Arts and entertainment
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Loftus (band) Loftus was an American indie rock band from Chicago, signed to Perishable Records. Consisting of former members of Red Red Meat and Rex, it released only one album in 1998.
History
Loftus was formed out of a proposal by an A&M Records representat ...
, an American indie rock band
* Professor Geoffrey Loftus, a character in the British comedy series ''
Doctor in the House
''Doctor in the House'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. The screenplay, by Nicholas Phipps, Richard Gordon and Ronald Wilkinson, is based on the 1952 novel by Gordon, and follows a group of s ...
''
See also
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Loftus Hall
Loftus Hall is a large country house on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland. Built on the site of the original Redmond Hall, it is said to have been haunted by the devil and the ghost of a woman.
Loftus Hall has a long history of own ...
, a building in County Wexford, Ireland, that is said to have been haunted by the devil
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Loftus Road
Loftus Road is a football stadium in White City, London, England, which is home to Queens Park Rangers.
In 1981, it became the first stadium in British professional football to have an artificial pitch of Omniturf installed. This remained in ...
, a football stadium in London, the home ground of Queens Park Rangers
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Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa
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Lofthouse (disambiguation)
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