Markham may refer to:
Biology
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Markham's storm-petrel
Markham's storm petrel (''Hydrobates markhami'') is a species of storm petrel in the family Hydrobatidae. An all-black to sooty brown seabird, Markham's storm petrel is difficult to differentiate from the black petrel ''Procellaria parkinsoni'' i ...
(''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
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Markham's grass mouse (''Abrothrix olivaceus markhami''), a rodent subspecies found on Wellington Island and the nearby Southern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile
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Ulmus americana 'Markham', an American elm cultivar
Companies
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Markham & Co., an ironworks and steelworks company near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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Markham Vineyards
Markham Vineyards is a US winery founded in Napa Valley, California, in 1874. Markham has operated continuously since its founding (though under different names), making it the fourth oldest continuously operating winery in Napa County.
it is ...
, vineyards located in the city of St. Helena, California, United States
People
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Markham (surname) Markham is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918), a British explorer, author, and naval officer
* Algernon Augustus Markham (1869–1949), an Anglican bishop
*Sir Arthur Markham, 1 ...
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Markham Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Markham, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Markham Baronetcy, of Sedgebrooke in the County of Lincoln, was created in the ...
, two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Markham
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Mrs Markham
Elizabeth Penrose (3 August 1780 – 24 January 1837), known by her pseudonym Mrs Markham, was an English writer.
Life
Elizabeth Penrose ee Cartrightwas the second daughter of Edmund Cartwright, the inventor of the power loom, and Alice ...
, the pseudonym of Elizabeth Penrose (1780-1837), an English writer
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Robert Markham, a pseudonym created by Glidrose Publications in the mid-1960s to continue the ''James Bond'' book series
Places
Antarctica
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Markham Bay (Antarctica), James Ross Island
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Mount Albert Markham, in the Churchill Mountains
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Mount Markham
Mount Markham is a twin-peaked massif surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau. The main peak has an elevation of and the lower sub-peak is high. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904), it is ...
, in the Queen Elizabeth Range
Canada
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Markham By-Pass (disambiguation), multiple uses
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Markham Ice Shelf, formerly attached to Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
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Markham, Ontario
Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest ...
, a city
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Markham Village, Ontario
Markham Village ( 2006 population 6,090) is the historic town centre of Markham, Ontario, Canada. Originally settled in 1825, the village -- originally named "Reesorville" (reference to the Reesors settlers) sometime after 1804 and also known as ...
, the traditional downtown of the city
Papua New Guinea
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Markham Bay (Papua New Guinea)
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Markham District
Markham District is a district of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong ...
, Morobe Province
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Markham Valley
The Markham Valley is a geographical area in Papua New Guinea. The name "Markham" commemorates Sir Clements Markham, Secretary of the British Royal Geographical Society - Captain John Moresby of the Royal Navy named the Markham River after Sir Cl ...
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Markham River
The Markham River is a river in eastern Papua New Guinea. It originates in the Finisterre Range and flows for to empty into the Huon Gulf at Lae.
The river was named in 1873 by Captain John Moresby, R.N., in honour of Sir Clements Markham, then ...
, in the valley
United Kingdom
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Markham, Caerphilly
Markham is a small village in the South Wales Valleys in Caerphilly County Borough, to the northeast of Bargoed. The B4511 road links to Markham from Aberbargoed and joins the A4048 road to the north of Argoed. The Sirhowy River flows to the east ...
, a village in Wales
* A cluster of places in Nottinghamshire, England:
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East Markham
East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village and civil parish near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,160. It lies about 8 km south of Retford. It is sa ...
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West Markham
West Markham or Markham Clinton is a village and civil parish north east of Nottingham, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 170. The parish touches Bevercotes, West Drayto ...
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Markham Moor
Markham Moor is a village which lies five miles south of the town of Retford in Nottinghamshire. The village is in the civil parish of West Drayton. Markham Moor lies on the junction between the A1, A638 and A57 roads. The village was on the ...
United States
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Markham House (disambiguation) Markham House may refer to:
United States
(by state)
*Markham House (Atlanta, Georgia)
The Markham House was a 19th-century hotel located in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georg ...
, multiple locations
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Markham, Illinois
Markham is a city and a south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,661 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Markham is located at (41.597467, -87.691570).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Markh ...
, a city
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Markham, Morgan County, Illinois
Markham (also Markham Station) is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East ...
, an unincorporated community
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Markham, Minnesota
Markham is an unincorporated community in Colvin Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located between Biwabik and Duluth, near the intersection of County Road 4 (Vermilion Trail) and County Road 108 (Long La ...
, an unincorporated community
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Markham, Portland, Oregon
Markham is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia riv ...
, a neighborhood in the city of Portland
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Markham, Texas
Markham, Texas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. Named in 1903 for Charles H. Markham, a railroad engineer for Southern Pacific (and later President of the Illinois Central Railroad), the town was found ...
, a census-designated place
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Markham, Virginia (disambiguation) Markham, Virginia may refer to:
*Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia
Markham is a small, unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia, along State Route 55 and off Interstate 66
Interstate 66 (I-66) is an east–west Interstat ...
, multiple locations
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Markham, Washington, a census-designated place (CDP)
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Bellefontaine/Governor Markham, Pasadena, California, a neighborhood in the city of Pasadena
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Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Meriden, a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. This general aviation airport is owned by ...
, a public-use airport located near Meriden, Connecticut
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Markham Mound, one of three burial mounds in the village of Zaleski, Ohio, United States
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Markham Regional Arboretum, a natural arboretum located in Concord, California
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Gensburg-Markham Prairie, also known as Markham Prairie, a tallgrass prairie located in Markham in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
Other uses
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''Markham'' (TV series), starring Ray Milland, which aired in the United States during the 1959-60 season
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Markham College
Markham College is an international school in Lima, Peru. Founded by British immigrants, Markham promotes a mixture of British and Peruvian education. Markham is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingual, secular, day school of approx ...
, a school in Lima, Peru
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Greater Markham Area gas fields
The Greater Markham Area gas fields are natural gas reservoirs and gas production facilities that straddled, or are close to, the UK and Netherlands median line of the southern North Sea. The UK field production facilities, which export gas to the ...
, a North Sea natural gas field, partly in the United Kingdom and partly in the Netherlands
See also
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Markham Gang, a notorious criminal organization located primarily in Ontario, Canada in the middle of the 19th century
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Markham languages
The Markham languages form a family of the Huon Gulf languages. It consists of a dozen languages spoken in the Ramu Valley, Markham Valley and associated valley systems in the lowlands of the Madang and Morobe Provinces of Papua New Guinea. Unlik ...
, a subgroup of the Huon Gulf languages with Lower and Upper subgroups
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