Whitworth may refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

Whitworth, County Durham Whitworth was a civil parish in County Durham, in England, centred on Whitworth Hall. It was one of several parishes abolished in 1937 to create the parish of Spennymoor. Whitworth Hall (now a hotel) is on the road between Spennymoor and Brance ...

, a former civil parish in England **

Whitworth Hall, County Durham Whitworth Hall which stands in Whitworth Hall Country Park, near Spennymoor, County Durham England, is a country house, formerly the home of the Shafto family and now a hotel. It is a listed building. Descendants of the Shafto family of Shafto ...

Whitworth, Lancashire Whitworth is a town and civil parish in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, amongst the foothills of the Pennines between Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It had a population of 7,500 at the 2011 Census. Whitworth spans the Whit ...

, a town in England *

Whitworth Art Gallery The Whitworth is an art gallery in Manchester, England, containing about 55,000 items in its collection. The gallery is located in Whitworth Park and is part of the University of Manchester. In 2015, the Whitworth reopened after it was transfo ...

, an art gallery in Manchester, England * Whitworth Gardens, Manchester *

Whitworth Hall The Whitworth Building is a grade II* listed building on Oxford Road and Burlington Street in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England. It has been listed since 18 December 1963 and is part of the University of Manchester. It lies at the south- ...

, Manchester, part of the University of Manchester *

Whitworth Park Whitworth Park is a public park in south Manchester, England, and the location of the Whitworth Art Gallery. To the north are the University of Manchester's student residences known as "Toblerones". It was historically in Chorlton on Medlock but i ...

, Manchester *

Whitworth Street Whitworth Street is a street in Manchester, England. It runs between London Road ( A6) and Oxford Street ( A34). West of Oxford Street it becomes Whitworth Street West, which then goes as far as Deansgate ( A56). It was opened in 1899 and is ...

, Manchester

Canada

Whitworth, Quebec Kataskomiq is an Indian reserve listed by the Canadian Geographical Names Database. The reserve belongs to the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk (Viger) First Nation, Maliseet people. It is not listed by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada or the last ...

, an Indian reserve in Canada

Other

Whitworth Ridge The Porthos Range is the second range south in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica, extending for about 30 miles in an east-to-west direction between Scylla Glacier and Charybdis Glacier. First visited in December 1956 by the Australian Na ...

, Prince Charles Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica

People

Whitworth (surname) Whitworth is an Ancient Norman name, located in Whitworth, County Durham. * Andrew Whitworth (born 1981), American football offensive lineman *Armstrong Whitworth, English manufacturing company * Earl Whitworth, extinct English title * George Whit ...

Other uses

Whitworth rifle The Whitworth rifle was an English-made percussion rifle used in the latter half of the 19th century. A single-shot muzzleloader with excellent long-range accuracy for its era, especially when used with a telescopic sight, the Whitworth rifle ...

, a British made rifle used by the Confederacy in the American Civil War * 70-pounder Whitworth naval gun and

120-pounder Whitworth naval gun The 120-pounder Whitworth naval gun was designed by Joseph Whitworth during the 1860s. It was a rifled muzzle loader and used his hexagonal rifled bore design, the principle of which is described in the article on the 70-pounder Whitworth naval g ...

, naval guns made on a similar principle *

Baron Whitworth Baron Whitworth was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1721 when Charles Whitworth was made Baron Whitworth, of Galway. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1725. The secon ...

, two titles in the Peerage of Ireland *

Whitworth University Whitworth University is a private, Christian university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Spokane, Washington. Founded in 1890, Whitworth enrolls nearly 3,000 students and offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate ...

, a private, liberal-arts institution in Spokane, Washington *

Whitworth Park Academy Whitworth Park Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History The school was formerly known as Spennymoor Comprehensive up until 2012, when it merged with Tudhoe Grange School. The school ...

, a secondary school in Spennymoor, County Durham, England * Whitworths, a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company * British Standard Whitworth (BSW), a specification for screw fasteners {{disambig, geo