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Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...
, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to:


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Eton, Berkshire Eton ( ) is a town in Berkshire, England, on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor, connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The civil parish, which also includes the village of Eton Wick two miles west of the town, had a population of 4 ...
, a town in Berkshire, England *
Eton, Georgia Eton is a town in Murray County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 824 at the 2020 census, down from 910 in 2010. History A post office called Eton has been in operation si ...
, a town in the United States *
Éton Éton () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Meuse department References

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, a commune in the Meuse department in France *
Eton, Queensland Eton is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eton had a population of 679 people. Geography The northern part of the locality is flat land (about 30 metres above sea level), predomin ...
, a town in Australia *
Eton Rural District Eton Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England, covering an area in the south-east of the county. It was named after but did not contain Eton, which was an urban district. History The dist ...
, a former rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England *
Eton Urban District The town of Eton formed a local government district in Buckinghamshire, England from 1849 to 1974. It was administered as a local board district from 1849 to 1894, and as an urban district from 1894 to 1974. History Part of the parish of Eto ...
, a former urban district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England * North Eton, Queensland, a locality in Australia


Education

* Eton College (Vancouver), a school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *
Eton Group The Eton Group is an association of 12 English public schools within the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Eton Group schools often cooperate with each other, organising events and school matches. For example, the Heads of academic ...
, a group of British independent schools * Eton Academy, Birmingham, Michigan, USA * Eton School (Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico *
Marion Military Institute Marion Military Institute, the Military College of Alabama, (MMI, sometimes Marion Institute, Marion Military, or simply Marion) is a public military junior college in Marion, Alabama. Founded in 1842, it is the official state military college o ...
, known as "American Eton" or "Eton of the South" *
Rossall School Rossall School is a public school (English independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania ...
described as an "Eton of the North" *
Fettes College Fettes College () is a co-educational independent boarding and day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus. The school was originally a boarding school for boys only and became co-ed in 1983. In ...
described as an "Eton of the North" *
Glenalmond College Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. ...
described as an "Eton of the North" *
The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mod ...
, described as the "Eton of India" *
Bishop Cotton Boys' School Bishop Cotton Boys' School is an all-boys school for boarders and day scholars in Bangalore, India, founded in the memory of Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta. The school has been described as "The Eton of the East". Th ...
, described as an "Eton of the East" * St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, described as an "Eton of the East" * London Academy of Excellence, described as the "Eton of the East End" *
Ampleforth College Ampleforth College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition located in the village of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1802 as a boys' school, it is situated in the groun ...
, described as a "Catholic Eton" *
The Oratory School The Oratory School () is an HMC Co-educational Independent school (United Kingdom), independent Roman Catholic day and boarding school for pupils aged 11–18 located in Woodcote, north-west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. Founded in 1859 by S ...
, described as a "Catholic Eton" *
Beaumont College Beaumont College was between 1861 and 1967 a public school in Old Windsor in Berkshire. Founded and run by the Society of Jesus, it offered a Roman Catholic public school education in rural surroundings, while lying, like the neighbouring Eto ...
, described as a "Catholic Eton" *
Holland Park School Holland Park School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Holland Park, London, England. In 2013, it has attained academy status. Opened in 1958, the school became the flagship for comprehensive education, and at one time had ove ...
, described as the "Socialist Eton"


People

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Eton (surname) Notable people with the surname Eton include: * Elon Eton (alternate name for Elon Howard Eaton, 1866–1934), American ornithologist, scholar, and author * Peter Eton (1917–1980), British radio and television producer *Richard Eton Richard ...
, includes list of people with the name *
Beti-Pahuin The Beti-Pahuin are a Bantu ethnic group located in rain forest regions of Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Though they separate themselves into several individual clans, they all share a c ...
or Eton, an ethnic group inhabiting the Lekié division of central Cameroon *
Eton language Eton, or Ìtón, is a Bantu language spoken by the Eton people of Cameroon.Velde, Mark L. O. Van de. ''A Grammar of Eton'', p. 3 It is mutually intelligible with Ewondo, a fact which may have delayed its study for some time. Eton speakers i ...
, language spoken by them


Politics

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Eton and Castle Eton and Castle is an electoral ward of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. As its name suggests, it comprises the town of Eton (which includes Eton College) and Windsor Castle. It is currently represented by George Fussey of the Li ...
, an electoral ward in Berkshire, England comprising the town of Eton and Windsor Castle


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Etón Corporation Etón Corporation is an American company established in 1986 and is based in Palo Alto, California. Formerly known as Lextronics, it produces solar powered and hand-cranked shortwave and emergency radios sold in retail stores and online. It als ...
, a US-based importer and manufacturer of shortwave radios * Eton mess, a traditional English dessert * Eton collar, a shirt collar fashionable in the late 19th and early 20th century, worn outside of the outer coat *
Eton suit Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to: Places *Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England * Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States * Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...
, a boys' suit with a full-buttoned short coat and short trousers, once part of the attire of
Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...
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The Eton Rifles "The Eton Rifles" is a song written by Paul Weller. It was recorded by The Jam, and was the only song to be released as a single from that group's album ''Setting Sons''. Released on 26 October 1979, it became the band's first top-ten hit on the ...
", the first song by The Jam to reach the top ten in the UK charts * Eton Shirts, a Swedish men's shirt brand *
Eton Centris Eton Centris is a development in Quezon City by Lucio Tan's Eton Properties Philippines. Eton Centris is located at the southeast corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue. It is a major component of the Triangle Park business district.Eaton (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages