Blenheim ( ) is the English name of

Blindheim Blindheim (), traditionally known in English as Blenheim ( ), is a village and a municipality in the Bavarian district of Dillingen in southern Germany. It is north of Augsburg, on the left bank of the Danube River. The municipality consists ...

, a village in Bavaria, Germany, which was the site of the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. Almost all places and other things called Blenheim are named directly or indirectly in honour of the battle.

Places

United Kingdom

Blenheim, Leeds Blenheim is a small area of inner-city Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of the city centre between Little London, Lovell Park and Woodhouse and is generally made of early 20th century terraced housing. Blenheim falls within t ...

, an inner city area of the English city of Leeds, West Yorkshire * Blenheim, Oxfordshire, a civil parish in England ** Blenheim Palace, a large stately home built for the victor of the Battle of Blenheim, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

United States

Blenheim (Maryland) Blenheim was the estate of the Lee family of Charles County, Maryland, Charles County, Maryland. It was owned by Capt. Philip Lee, Sr., Hon., Esq. (1681–1744). Its main house was demolished in the late 19th century. Philip had been living in ...

, the historic Maryland estate of the Lees of Virginia * Blenheim, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Gloucester Township, New Jersey *

Blenheim, New York Blenheim is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 377 at the 2010 census. The town was named after a land patent, which itself was named after the Battle of Blenheim. The Town of Blenheim is in the southwestern pa ...

, a town in Schoharie County, New York * Blenheim, South Carolina, a town in Marlboro County, South Carolina * Blenheim, Virginia, an unincorporated area in Albemarle County, Virginia ** Blenheim (Blenheim, Virginia), a historic home and farm complex in Albemarle County, Virginia ** Blenheim Vineyards, modern winery in Albemarle County, Virginia honoring late 18th century winery nearby * Blenheim (Spring Mills, Virginia), a historic home in Campbell County, Virginia * Historic Blenheim, a 19th-century Greek Revival farm house near Fairfax, Virginia * Blenheim (Ballsville, Virginia), a historic home in Powhatan County, Virginia *

Blenheim (Wakefield Corner, Virginia) Blenheim is a historic home located near Wakefield Corner, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built about 1781, and is a two-story, three bay, Late Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof and two-story, frame wing. The house was b ...

, a historic home in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Other places

Blenheim, Queensland Blenheim is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Blenheim had a population of 291 people. History Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after Blenheim Park i ...

, a rural locality in Australia *

Blenheim, Ontario Blenheim ( 2021 population 4,487) is a community located in south-central Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. History By 1783, there were French settlers in Detroit and Windsor. There were also settlers in the Niagara and Kingston region, bu ...

, a town in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada * Blenheim, Jamaica, a place on the

List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica This is a complete list of National Heritage sites in Jamaica as published by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Reference Map of Jamaica Clarendon ;Buildings of architectural and historic interest *Halse Hall Great House ;Churches, cemet ...

* Blenheim, New Zealand, a town in the north of the South Island of New Zealand *

Blenheim Reef Blenheim Reef is a partly submerged atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. It includes the coral reef of Baxio Predassa in its southeastern rim, plus another completely submerged part. It is located in the northeastern part of ...

, part of the Chagos Archipelago

Military

* Battle of Blenheim, a 1704 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession * , several ships of the Royal Navy *

Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until ...

, a World War II-era light bomber used primarily by the Royal Air Force

Plants

Blenheim Orange Blenheim Orange (Kempster's Pippin) is a cultivar of apple. It was found at Woodstock, Oxfordshire near Blenheim in England in about 1740. It has been described as a cooking apple. A tailor named George Kempster planted the original kernel and t ...

, a cultivar of apple * Blenheim apricot, a variety of apricot * Blenheim Royal (Schreiner 1990), a tall, blue, bearded

iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ...

Other uses

Blenheim (horse) Blenheim (1927–1958), also known as Blenheim II, was a British Thoroughbred race horse who won The Derby in 1930. As sire, he had a major influence on pedigrees around the world. Blenheim was highly tried, by European standards, as a two-year- ...

(1927–1958), a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Epsom Derby * , several vessels by that name * Blenheim, the brown/red and white

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a British breed of toy dog of spaniel type. Four colours are recognised: Blenheim (chestnut and white), tricolour (black/white/tan), black and tan, and ruby; the coat is smooth and silky. The lifespan is u ...

Blenheim Ginger Ale Blenheim Ginger Ale is a ginger ale bottled by Blenheim Bottlers in Hamer, Dillon County, South Carolina, but was originally bottled in Blenheim, Marlboro County, South Carolina. It has deep roots in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, as i ...

, a drink originally bottled in Blenheim, South Carolina, United States *

Blenheim High School Blenheim High School is a secondary school located at Longmead Road, Epsom, Surrey, England, that opened in 1997. It is a coeducational, publicly funded academy that educates children from ages 11–18, with 1,350 pupils on roll. Academic stand ...

, a school in Surrey, United Kingdom * Blenheim Horse Trials, a competition held at Blenheim Palace * Blenheim Music and Camping Festival, a two-day music festival held in the

Clare Valley The Clare Valley is a valley located in South Australia about north of Adelaide in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area. It is the river valley formed by the Hutt River but is also strongly associated with the roughly parallel Hill Riv ...

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