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In arts and entertainment

* Stanhope essay prize, at Oxford University * Stanhope College, a fictional college attended by
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...


People

* Stanhope (name), a surname and given name *
Earl Stanhope Earl Stanhope ()Debrett's Correct Form, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 1976, pg 408 was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. The earldom was created in 1718 for Major General James Stanhope,Edward Hasted, 'Parishes: Chevening', in The History and T ...
, a hereditary title held by seven people since 1718 *
Spencer-Stanhope family Spencer-Stanhope is the family name of British landed gentry who for 200 years held Cannon Hall, a country house in South Yorkshire that since the 1950s has been a museum. The hyphenated form of the name is more common in British orthography, ...
, a family of British landed gentry *
Earl of Harrington Earl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1742. History The earldom of Harrington was granted in 1742 to William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington, the former Secretary of State and then Lord President of ...
, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain


Places


Australia

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Stanhope, Victoria Stanhope is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. Stanhope is from Shepparton. It lies north of the state capital Melbourne and south west of Canberra the capital city of Australia. At the , Stanhope had a population of 828. History ...
, Australia *
Stanhope Gardens, New South Wales Stanhope Gardens is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Stanhope Gardens is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of City of Blacktown. ...
, Australia


Canada

* Stanhope, Prince Edward Island, Canada * Stanhope, Quebec, Canada *
Stanhope, Newfoundland and Labrador Stanhope is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Geography Stanhope is in Newfoundland within Subdivision F of Division No. 8. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 ...
, Canada


UK

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Stanhope, County Durham Stanhope is a market town and civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It lies on the River Wear between Eastgate and Frosterley, in the north-east of Weardale. The main A689 road over the Penni ...
, England *
Stanhope, Kent Stanhope is a small urban civil parish and neighbourhood of Ashford in the Ashford borough of Kent, England. It is a residential estate built in the 1960s on the southern edge of the town. It is currently the subject of phased re-development and ...
, England *
Stanhope, Peeblesshire Stanhope is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders region. It is situated in the parish of Drumelzier in Peeblesshire, in the valley of the River Tweed. The Murray family acquired and established a Barony at Stanhope in 1634 as part of an e ...
, Scotland


United States

* Stanhope, Iowa * Stanhope, Kentucky *
Stanhope, New Jersey Stanhope is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 3,610,Stanhope, Ohio * Stanhope, a Mississippi landmark * Stanhope Hotel, in New York City


In transportation

* Stanhope (carriage), a horse-drawn gig, buggy or light phaeton * Stanhope (railways), third class passenger vehicles on early British railways *
Stanhope body In automotive use, the Stanhope is a car body style characterized by its single bench seat mounted at the center, folding cloth top, and a dashboard at the front. These vehicles were built from approximately 1900 to 1910. The design was derived ...
, a car body style ** Stanhope, an automobile manufactured from 1904 to 1906 by the
Twyford Motor Car Company Introduction Robert E. Twyford had an important role in the development of the automobile. He originally started out as a building contractor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but later turned to developing automobiles. In 1900, the patent office gr ...


Other uses

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Stanhope (optical bijou) Stanhopes or Stanho-scopes are optical devices that enable the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope.Focal encyclopedia of photography' By Michael R. Peres Focal Press, 2007
, a type of photographic lens used in novelty collectibles * ''
Stanhopea ''Stanhopea'' is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) from Central and South America. The abbreviation used in horticultural trade is ''Stan.'' The genus is named for the 4th Earl of Stanhope (Philip Henry Stanhope) (1781-1855), president ...
'', a genus of the orchid family * Stanhope plc, English property developer * Stanhope press, an early cast iron printing press *
First Stanhope–Sunderland Ministry First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
, in British history * Second Stanhope–Sunderland Ministry, in British history {{disambiguation