Rawdon may refer to:
Places
in England
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Rawdon, West Yorkshire
Rawdon is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It sits on the River Aire and on the A65 south of Yeadon.
The northern parts of the village are part of the Guiseley and Rawdon ...
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Rawdon Colliery, Leicestershire Rawdon may refer to:
Places
in England
* Rawdon, West Yorkshire
* Rawdon Colliery, Leicestershire
in Canada
* Rawdon, Quebec
* Rawdon, Ontario, a historic township merged since 1997 into the municipality of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario
* Rawdon Town ...
in Canada
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Rawdon, Quebec
Rawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudiè ...
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Rawdon, Ontario, a historic township merged since 1997 into the municipality of
Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario
Stirling-Rawdon is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of Rawdon Township with the Village of Stirling. Stirling was named the 2012 Kraft Hockeyvil ...
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Rawdon Township, Nova Scotia, a historic township merged since 1861 into the Municipal District of East Hants
People
* The ''Rawdon Baronets of Moira, County Down'', also ''Baron Rawdon'' and ''Earl Rawdon'' or ''Earl of Rawdon'', as titles in the lineage of the
Marquess of Hastings
Marquess of Hastings was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 December 1816 for Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira.
History
The Rawdon family descended from Francis Rawdon (d. 1668), of Rawdon, Yorkshire. Hi ...
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Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, (9 December 175428 November 1826), styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, The Lord Rawdon from 1783 to 1793 and The Earl of Moira b ...
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John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira
John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira (17 March 1720 – 20 June 1793), known as Sir John Rawdon, Bt, between 1724 and 1750 and as The Lord Rawdon between 1750 and 1762, was an Irish peer.
Background
Rawdon was the only son of Sir John Rawdon, 3rd Baron ...
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James Rawdon Stansfeld
James Rawdon Stansfeld (; 11 August 1866 – 14 January 1936) was a British army officer who served as an Instructor and Professor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and as Deputy Director-General of Inspection in the Ministry of Muni ...
(1866–1936), British army officer
Fictional characters
* Col.
Rawdon Crawley Rawdon may refer to:
Places
in England
* Rawdon, West Yorkshire
* Rawdon Colliery, Leicestershire
in Canada
* Rawdon, Quebec
* Rawdon, Ontario, a historic township merged since 1997 into the municipality of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario
* Rawdon Town ...
and his son and namesake Sir Rawdon Crawley, characters in the 1848 novel ''
Vanity Fair'' by
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel '' Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and t ...
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