Northern may refer to the following:

Geography

North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

, a point in direction *

Northern Europe The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe Northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other g ...

, the northern part or region of Europe *

Northern Highland The Northern Highland is a geographical region in the north central United States covering much of the northern territory of the state of Wisconsin. The region stretches from the state border with Minnesota in the west to the Michigan border i ...

, a region of Wisconsin, United States *

Northern Province, Sri Lanka The Northern Province ( ta, வட மாகாணம் ''Vaṭa Mākāṇam''; si, උතුරු පළාත ''Uturu Paḷāta'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The province ...

Northern Range The Northern Range is the range of tall hills across north Trinidad, the major island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The hills range from the Chaguaramas peninsula on the west coast to Toco in the east. The Northern Range covers approx ...

, a range of hills in Trinidad

Schools

Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School (NCIVS) is a Canadian public secondary school (high school). It is located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the 13 secondary schools within Lambton Kent District School Board. Departments ...

(NCIVS), a school in Sarnia, Canada *

Northern Secondary School Northern Secondary School (often referred to as Northern Secondary, Northern, or NSS) is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It teaches grades 9 through 12. It is a part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Prior to Amalgama ...

, Toronto, Canada *

Northern Secondary School (Sturgeon Falls) Northern Secondary School, or simply Northern, is a secondary school in the town of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, in the Nipissing District of Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Near North District School Board. See also *List of high schools in ...

, Ontario, Canada *

Northern University (disambiguation) Northern University may refer to: *Ahmadu Bello University, formerly known as University of Northern Nigeria *Beijing Jiaotong University, formerly known as Northern Jiaotong University *Charles Darwin University, formerly known as Northern Territor ...

, various institutions *

Northern Guilford High School Northern Guilford High School is a public high school located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is situated in proximity to NC Highway 150, which connects to Browns Summit and to Summerfield. It opened its doors to students on January 29, 2008. ...

, a public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina

Companies

Arriva Rail North Arriva Rail North, branded as Northern by Arriva (legal name Arriva Rail North Limited) was a train operating company in Northern England which began operating the Northern franchise on 1 April 2016 and inherited units from the previous operato ...

, a former train operating company in northern England *

Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited T/A Danske Bank is a retail bank in Northern Ireland. Northern Bank is one of the oldest banks in Ireland having been formed in 1809, and forms part of one of the Big Four banks in Ireland. Northern Bank took on the name ...

, commercial bank in Northern Ireland *

Northern Foods Northern Foods is a British food manufacturer headquartered in Wakefield, England. It was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the original FTSE 100 Index. The company is credited, together with Marks & Spencer, ...

, based in Leeds, England *

Northern Pictures Northern Pictures is an Australian-based television production company, which develops and produces unscripted and factual television programs for multiple television channels in Australia and internationally. The company was founded by Sue Cl ...

, an Australian-based television production company *

Northern Rail Northern Rail, branded as Northern, was an English train operating company owned by Serco-Abellio that operated the Northern Rail franchise from 2004 until 2016. It was the primary passenger train operator in Northern England, and operated th ...

, a former train operating company in northern England *

Northern Railway of Canada The Northern Railway of Canada was a railway in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was the first steam railway to enter service in what was then known as Upper Canada. It was eventually acquired by the Grand Trunk Railway, and is therefore a ...

, a defunct railway in Ontario *

Northern Records Northern Records is an independent record label in California. It was founded in 1999 and is distributed in the United States and Canada by RED Distribution ( Sony BMG). Releases See also * List of record labels * RED Distribution R ...

, a Southern California independent record label *

Northern Store The North West Company is a multinational Canadian grocery and retail company which operates stores in Canada's western provinces and northern territories, as well as the US states of Alaska, Hawaii, and several other countries and US terri ...

, a food and general merchandise store owned and operated by The North West Company *

Northern Trains Northern Trains, branded as Northern, (legally Northern Trains Limited) is a State-owned enterprises of the United Kingdom, publicly owned train operating company in England. It is owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport (DfT) ...

, a train operating company in northern England * Northern Trust, an international financial services company based in Chicago, Illinois

Transport

* Northern (automobile), an early American car * Northern line, a part of the London Underground network * Northern locomotive, a type of (4-8-4) steam locomotive

Other uses

* Bradford Northern, former name of the Bradford Bulls, a British rugby league football club * Northern (Australian film genre), a sub-genre of the Australian Western * Northern (genre), a genre of Western films set in Canada or Alaska * Northern AFC, an association football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand * Northern Hotel, a historic hotel in Billings, Montana * Northern Hotel (Nevada), a former hotel in Ely, Nevada * Northern pike, fish often called a "northern"