Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...

(1874–1965) was a British statesman who led the United Kingdom and British Empire during the Second World War. Churchill may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''The Churchills'' (TV series), a Channel 4 documentary written and presented by David Starkey * ''Churchill'' (film), 2017 biographical film

Military

Churchill tank The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, a ...

, a British Second World War tank * HMS ''Churchill'' (I45), a Second World War destroyer * HMS ''Churchill'' (S46), a nuclear submarine ** ''Churchill''-class submarine *

CFS Churchill Canadian Forces Station Churchill was a Canadian Forces station located at Churchill, Manitoba. The ionospheric study station started in 1950 as HMC NRS Churchill, was renamed to HMCS CHURCHILL in 1956 and finally was renamed to CFS Churchill in ...

, a Canadian Forces base in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada * , a destroyer of the United States Navy

Music

Churchill (band) Churchill was an alternative band from Denver. The band was founded as a two-piece by Tim Bruns and Mike Morter in 2008, but by 2009 it had expanded to five members. The group self-released a self-titled EP in 2009 and a full-length titled ''Happ ...

, an alternative band from Denver, US *

The Churchills (Israeli band) The Churchills was one of the first Israeli rock bands, formed by Yitzhak Klepter. History The Churchills was founded in 1965. The band played rock music in English, from psychedelic rock to hard rock and progressive rock. Outside of Israel, it w ...

The Churchills (American band) The Churchills were an American indie pop/rock band from the New York metropolitan area established by Ron Haney, Bart Schoudel and Kim Henry. They were signed to Universal Music Group. History The Churchills toured the U.S., Europe and Japan, ...

Organisations

Churchill Insurance Churchill Insurance is a British insurance company based in Bromley, London. Founded in 1989, as one of the country's first direct to customer car insurance companies, the company has expanded to offer a range of general insurance products. Sinc ...

, an insurance company based in the UK *

The Churchill Machine Tool Company ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

, British machine tools manufacturer and importer

People

* Churchill (surname) * Churchill (family) * Churchill Babington (1821–1889), English classical scholar, archaeologist and naturalist * Churchill (comedian), stage name of Daniel Ndambuki (born 1977), Kenyan comedian

Places

Multiple locations

Churchill County (disambiguation) Churchill County may refer to: * Churchill County, Queensland, Australia * Churchill County, Nevada, United States * USS ''Churchill County'' (LST-583), a United States Navy tank landing ship See also

* {{disambig, county ...

* Churchill Falls (disambiguation) * Church Hill (disambiguation) * Churchill Island (disambiguation) *

Churchill Lake (disambiguation) Churchill Lake is a glacial lake in the north-west part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Churchill Lake may also refer to: * Churchill Lake 193A, an Indian reserve of the Birch Narrows Dene Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada * Churchill Lake ...

Churchill Park (disambiguation) Churchill Park may refer to: *Churchillparken in Copenhagen, Denmark *Churchill Park, Lautoka, a stadium in Lautoka, Fiji *Churchill Park, Glendowie in Auckland, New Zealand *Churchill National Park in Melbourne, Australia *Churchill Park, St. John ...

Churchill River (disambiguation) Churchill River may refer to: * Churchill River (Hudson Bay), which runs through Saskatchewan and Manitoba and drains into Hudson Bay ** Little Churchill River, in Manitoba and a tributary of the Churchill River * Churchill River (Atlantic), which ...

Churchill Square (disambiguation) Churchill Square can refer to: *Churchill Square (Brighton and Hove) Churchill Square is the principal shopping centre in the centre of Brighton and Hove, a city on the south coast of England. It is at the eastern end of Western Road, Brighton, W ...

, various city squares

Antarctica

Churchill Mountains The Churchill Mountains are a mountain range group of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica. They border on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier. Seve ...

, Antarctica

Australia

Churchill, Queensland Churchill is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Churchill had a population of 1,860 people. Geography The western boundary is marked by the Bremer River, while the eastern boundary follows Deebing Creek ...

, a suburb of Ipswich * Churchill, Victoria, a town

Canada

Churchill, Manitoba Churchill is a town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname ...

, a town **

Churchill (provincial electoral district) Churchill is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1956, and eliminated in 1999. During its existence, Churchill encompassed the northernmost region of the province, a ...

* Churchill, former name of

Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Churchill—Keewatinook Aski (formerly Churchill) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It covers the northern four-fifths of Man ...

federal electoral district, Manitoba *

Churchill, Prince Edward Island Churchill is a community in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The community was named for Winston Churchill. It is located in the township of Lot 65, Queens County immediately west of New Haven. Churchill is located in the Bonshaw H ...

, a community * Churchill, Simcoe County, Ontario, a community of the town of Innisfil * Churchill, Wellington County, Ontario, a community of the town of Erin

Ireland

Churchill, County Donegal Church Hill, historically known as Minalaban (), is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is from Letterkenny. The village's name is derived from its location on a small hilltop. Church Hill has a post office, o ...

, a village in Ireland

United Kingdom

Churchill, East Devon All Saints is a civil parish in East Devon, Devon, England. It has a population of 498 according to the 2001 census. The parish includes the hamlets of All Saints, Smallridge, Churchill, Alston and Waggs Plot. This area also has one cricket pi ...

, a hamlet in All Saints parish *

Churchill, Devon Churchill (colloquially known as Hollyhurst) is a hamlet in the north of Devon, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea li ...

, a hamlet near East Down *

Churchill, Oxfordshire Churchill is a village and civil parish about southwest of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Since 2012 it has been part of the Churchill and Sarsden joint parish council area, sharing a parish co ...

, a village and civil parish *

Churchill, Somerset Churchill is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. It is located on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, about east of Weston-super-Mare, and about southwest of Br ...

, a village and civil parish *

Churchill, Wychavon Churchill or Churchill by Spetchley is a village and civil parish from Worcester, in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In 2001 it has a population of 24. The parish touches Bredicot, Broughton Hackett, Spetchley, ...

, Worcestershire, near Worcester, sometimes called Churchill in Oswaldslow *

Churchill, Wyre Forest Churchill is a village in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, near to Kidderminster. It is in the civil parish of Churchill and Blakedown and is the location of one of the few surviving water-powered plating forges in the United ...

, a village near Kidderminster sometimes called Churchill in Halfshire

United States

Churchill, Holyoke, Massachusetts Churchill is a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts located to the south of the city center, adjacent to the downtown. Its name is a geographic portmanteau as the area was historically known as the Church Hill district prior to its extensive de ...

, a neighborhood in Holyoke * Churchill, Chippewa County, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Churchill, Renville County, Minnesota, an unincorporated community *

Churchill, Montana Churchill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 902 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was formerly part of the Amsterdam-Churchill CDP ...

Churchill, Ohio Churchill is a census-designated place in Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,176 at the 2020 census. It is part of Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. The community was named for a hilltop church near ...

, a census-designated place *

Churchill, Pennsylvania Churchill is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,011 at the 2010 census. The town was named from the hilltop Beulah Presbyterian Church. Geography Churchill is located at (40.438418, -79.843827). A ...

, a borough * Churchill Township, Michigan *

Mount Churchill Mount Churchill is a volcano in the Saint Elias Mountains and the Wrangell Volcanic Field of eastern Alaska. Churchill and its higher neighbor Mount Bona about to the southwest are both large ice-covered stratovolcanoes, with Churchill being ...

, Alaska, a volcano

Schools

Churchill Academy and Sixth Form Churchill Academy and Sixth Form, previously known as Churchill Community Foundation School and Sixth Form Centre, is an academy famously situated in the South West of England, in the village of Churchill, North Somerset, England, surrounded by ...

, North Somerset, England *

Churchill College, Cambridge Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but still retains a strong interest in the arts and humanities. In 1958, a trust was establish ...

, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England *

Churchill Public School (disambiguation) Churchill Public School may refer to: *Churchill Public School, in Rainbow District School Board Rainbow District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 3 prior to 1999) covers a geographic area of more than in ...

* Churchill School, in Baker City, Oregon *

Churchill School (Harare) Churchill School is a public, day and boarding school for boys aged 12 to 19 located in the Eastlea suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. The school had the first school pipe band in Zimbabwe and produces cricket players of national and international cali ...

, Zimbabwe * Winston Churchill High School (disambiguation)

Transportation

TCDD 45151 Class The TCDD (Turkish Republic Railways) 45151 Class is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives which were acquired from the British War Department to the LMS Stanier Class 8F design. They had a maximum speed of 43 miles per hour (70 km/h), much ...

or Churchills, a class of steam locomotives *

Churchill railway station Churchill railway station served the village of Churchill in County Donegal, Ireland. The station opened on 9 March 1903 when the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway opened their Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway, from Letterkenny ...

, Churchill, County Donegal, Ireland *

Churchill station (Edmonton) Churchill station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath Churchill Square (Edmonton), Churchill Square and is a part of the E ...

, Alberta, Canada *

Churchill station (Manitoba) Churchill station is a railway station in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. It is served by passenger service Via Rail as well as the Hudson Bay Railway freight carrier. The station is located northeast from The Pas, Manitoba, on the shore of Hudson ...

, Canada

Other uses

* Churchill (cocktail) * Churchill (horse) (born 2014), an Irish-bred racehorse *

Churchill (snow cone) Churchill is a very popular snow cone from Costa Rica. The first Churchills were served in the city of Puntarenas. According to tradition, in the 1940s there was a local businessman named Joaquín Agüilar Ezquivel, aka "Quinico", who used to go ...

, a dessert from Costa Rica * Churchill, a species of electric fish in the genus ''

Petrocephalus ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * '' Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 ( ...

'' * Churchill, a type of parejo cigar * Churchill, the polar bear depicted on the Canadian toonie