Stamford may refer to:

Places

Australia

Stamford, Queensland Stamford is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Flinders, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stamford had a population of 43 people. Geography The town is on the Kennedy Developmental Road that links Hughenden and Winto ...

, Australia, a town and location in the Shire of Flinders

Canada

Stamford Township, Ontario Stamford Township is a former incorporated and now geographic township in Upper Canada, later Ontario, on the Niagara Peninsula. It was originally designated Township #2 in the Home District of the Quebec Colony in Canada. Following the creati ...

, a former township first in Upper Canada, then in Canada

United Kingdom

Stamford, Lincolnshire Stamford is a town and civil parish in the South Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. The town has 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed ...

, a town and civil parish in England **

Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) Stamford was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to ...

, a former constituency in Lincolnshire, England **

Stamford A.F.C. Stamford Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Stamford, Lincolnshire. They currently compete in the . History The club was established in 1896 and spent a single season in the East Midlands League. After se ...

, an association football club * Stamford Bridge, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England *

Stamford Brook Stamford Brook was a tributary of the Tideway stretch of the River Thames in west London supplied by three headwaters. Historically used as an irrigation ditch or dyke the network of small watercourses had four lower courses and mouths. Histo ...

, a brook in West London *

Stamford Canal Stamford Canal, now disused, is one of the earliest post-Roman canals in England. It opened in 1670, around 100 years before the start of the Industrial Revolution which brought about the "golden age" for canals in Britain. Parts of the route c ...

, Lincolnshire

United States

Stamford, Connecticut Stamford () is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, outside of Manhattan. It is Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 202 ...

, the largest and most populous city named Stamford **

Stamford Transportation Center Stamford station, officially known as the Stewart B. McKinney Transportation Center or the Stamford Transportation Center, is a major railroad station in the city of Stamford, Connecticut, serving passengers traveling on Metro-North Railroad's ...

, called "Stamford" by railway companies, located in the above city * Stamford, Nebraska, a village *

Stamford, New York Stamford is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 2,000 at the 2020 census. The town is in the eastern part of the county and has a village called Stamford. Geography The northeastern town line is the border of ...

, a town *

Stamford (village), New York Stamford is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2010 census. The village is located partly in the town of Stamford and partly in the town of Harpersfield. The village is on routes 23 and 10. T ...

* Stamford, South Dakota *

Stamford, Texas Stamford is a city on the border of Jones and Haskell Counties in west-central Texas. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census, down from 3,636 at the 2000 census. Henry McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 ...

, a city *

Stamford, Vermont Stamford is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 861 at the 2020 census. Geography Stamford is located near the southwestern corner of Vermont, on the Massachusetts state line. To the south of Stamford lie the ...

, a town *

Lake Stamford Lake Stamford, a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located northeast of Stamford, Texas, in southeastern Haskell County, Texas, Haskell County. The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of and drains an area of . Due to sedimentation, the estima ...

, a reservoir in Texas

People

Stamford Raffles Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816, and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. He is ...

(1781–1826), English statesman and founder of Singapore * Stamford Raffles-Flint (1847–1925), Archdeacon of Cornwall

Educational institutions

* Stamford University (Bangladesh) *

Stamford University (Thailand) Stamford International University Thailand (STIU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยนานาชาติแสตมฟอร์ด) is a private for-profit international university with an enrollment of over 4,000 students. Histori ...

Stamford University (England) The University of Stamford was an academic institution founded in 1333 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, by a group of students and tutors from the University of Oxford, including Merton College and Brasenose Hall. After lobbying by the universiti ...

, 1333-1335 *

Stamford School Stamford School is an independent school for boys in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the English public school tradition. Founded in 1532, it has been a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference since 1920. With the girls-only S ...

, an English public school situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire *

Stamford American International School Stamford American International School (SAIS) is a co-educational international school in Singapore. The school is owned and operated by Cognita and enrolled its first students in August 2009. Stamford American offers multiple graduating pathway ...

, Singapore *

Stamford High School (disambiguation) Stamford High School may refer to: *Stamford High School (Stamford, Connecticut) * Stamford High School (Texas) *Stamford High School, Lincolnshire Stamford High School is an independent school for girls in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, sit ...

Other uses

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Earl of Stamford Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, ...

, created in 1628, an extinct title in the Peerage of England *

Stamford Street Stamford Street is a street in Lambeth and Southwark, London, England, just south of the River Thames. It runs between Waterloo Road to the west and Blackfriars Road to the east. It forms part of the A3200. The street has a wide variety of bui ...

, London, England *

Stamford Road Stamford Road (Chinese: 史丹福路; ms, Jalan Stamford) is a one-way road in Singapore within the planning areas of Downtown Core and Museum. The road continues after the traffic light junction of Nicoll Highway, Esplanade Drive and Raff ...

, Singapore *, an authorized but never built US Navy frigate *

Swissôtel The Stamford Swissôtel The Stamford, formerly known as The Westin Stamford, is a hotel in Singapore managed by Accor. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, at a height of it was the tallest hotel in the world when opened in 1986 and remains one of Southeast ...

, a hotel in Singapore