Wentworth Church - geograph.org.uk - 286262.jpg
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Wentworth may refer to:


People

*
Wentworth (surname) Wentworth is a surname which may refer to: People * Ali Wentworth, American actress * Austin Wentworth (born 1990), American football player * Benning Wentworth (1696–1770), governor of New Hampshire under King George II and King George III * D ...
*
Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth Judith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth, (6 February 1873 – 8 August 1957) also known as Lady Wentworth, was a British peer, Arabian horse breeder and real tennis player. As the owner of the Crabbet Arabian Stud from 19 ...
(1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder *
S. Wentworth Horton Schuyler Wentworth Horton (October 16, 1885 – October 2, 1960) was an American businessman and politician from New York. Life He was born on October 16, 1885, in Greenport, Suffolk County, New York. He attended Greenport High School and Syra ...
(1885–1960), New York state senator *
Wentworth Miller Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an American-British actor and screenwriter. He rose to prominence following his starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox series ''Prison Break'', for which he received a nomination for the ...
(born 1972), American actor


Places


Australia

*
Division of Wentworth The Division of Wentworth is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. History The division was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. The division is nam ...
, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales *
Electoral district of Wentworth Wentworth was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the far south west of the Australian state of New South Wales and named after and including the town of Wentworth. It established in 1880 and partly replacing Lachlan. From ...
, a former electoral district in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *
Wentworth, New South Wales Wentworth is a small border town in the far south west of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies at the confluence of Australia's two most important rivers, the Darling and the Murray, the latter forming the border with the state of ...
, a town *
Wentworth Gaol The Wentworth Gaol is a heritage-listed former gaol and school building and now museum (gaol building) and old wares shop (gaolers residence) located at 112 Beverley Street, Wentworth, in the Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It wa ...
, former prison in New South Wales


Canada

* Ski Wentworth, a ski hill in Wentworth, Nova Scotia, Canada *
Wentworth, Nova Scotia Wentworth is a small Canadian rural community located in the Wentworth Valley of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. It is named after Sir John Wentworth, a former lieutenant-governor of the province. The community takes in the following hamlets: ...
, a rural community * Wentworth, Quebec, a township municipality *
Wentworth County, Ontario Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District (1816-1849) in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West (1841-1867). It was named in honour of Sir Jo ...
, a defunct county **
Wentworth (electoral district) Wentworth was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968. It was located near the City of Hamilton in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Wentworth North a ...
, a former riding in the Canadian House of Commons **
Wentworth (provincial electoral district) Wentworth was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering ove ...
. a former riding in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario *
Wentworth, Calgary Wentworth is a small estate style community in southwest Calgary, Alberta. The unique features of Wentworth are its architectural treatment, tree coverage and ample green space. The community was developed between 2002 and 2008 and is home to ...
, a community in
Calgary, Alberta Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...


South Africa

*
Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal Wentworth is a coloured area of Durban, South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is located completely inside an area known as the South Durban Basin. The Wentworth area is located near major freeways M4 and M7 is approximately 11km sout ...
, a township of Durban


United Kingdom

*
Wentworth, Cambridgeshire Wentworth is a small village near Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. It is in the Isle of Ely, adjacent to Grunty Fen, Wentworth lies south of the A142 between Witchford and Sutton, approximately 5 miles west of Ely. The village is centred on ...
, a village *
Wentworth Club Wentworth Club is a privately owned golf club and country club in Virginia Water, Surrey, on the south western fringes of London, not far from Windsor Castle. The club was founded in 1922. Beijing-based Reignwood Group bought the club in Sept ...
, a golf club in Surrey * Wentworth College, York, a college of the University of York *
Wentworth Estate The Wentworth Estate is a private estate of large houses set in about woodland, in Runnymede, Surrey. It was commenced in the early 1920s. It lies within a gently undulating area of coniferous heathland and interlaces with the Wentworth Gol ...
, Surrey *
Wentworth, South Yorkshire __NOTOC__ Wentworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. In the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 1,223, increasing to 1,478 at the 2011 Census. The civil parish include ...
, a village and civil parish *
Wentworth (UK Parliament constituency) Wentworth was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. Originally created in 1918 and was abolished in 1950, the name was revived when a new constituency was created from 1983 to 2010. Throughout its history, Wentworth was a safe sea ...
, an electoral district in South Yorkshire *
Wentworth Woodhouse Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is currently owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust. The building has ...
, a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, and the largest private house in the UK


United States

*
Wentworth by the Sea The Wentworth is a historic grand resort hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. It is managed by Ocean Properties as "Wentworth by the Sea, A Marriott Hotel & Spa". It is one of a handful of the state's surviving Gilded Age grand hote ...
(formerly the Hotel Wentworth), a historic hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire *
Wentworth Institute of Technology Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) is a private institute of technology in Boston, Massachusetts. Wentworth was founded in 1904 and offers career-focused education through 21 bachelor's degree programs as well as 13 master's degrees. Histo ...
, a college in Boston, Massachusetts *
Wentworth Military Academy and College Wentworth Military Academy and College was a private two-year military college and high school in Lexington, Missouri. Wentworth was one of six total military junior colleges in the United States. The institution was founded in 1880 and closed in ...
, a boarding school and college in Lexington, Missouri *
Wentworth, Missouri Wentworth is a village in northeastern Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Wentworth was founded in the 1880s, and probably ...
, a village *
Wentworth, New Hampshire Wentworth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 845 at the 2020 census, down from 911 at the 2010 census. The town is home to Plummer's Ledge Natural Area, and part of the White Mountain National Forest i ...
, a town *
Wentworth, North Carolina Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census. Wentworth is the county seat of Rockingham County and is part of the Greensboro–High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont ...
, a town *
Wentworth Mansion The Wentworth Mansion is a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1886 as a home for cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers (b. 7 May 1841, d. 13 Mar 1911 (aged 69)) and his family. Rodgers' is buried in Magnolia Cemetery. The man ...
, Charleston, South Carolina, a historic hotel *
Wentworth, South Dakota Wentworth is an incorporated village in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. It is the only incorporated village in the state of South Dakota. The population was 181 at the 2020 census. History Wentworth was platted in 1881, and named for ...
, a village


Television

* ''Wentworth'' (TV series), an Australian television drama series, a reimagining of ''Prisoner'' (see below) * Wentworth Detention Centre, in the Australian television series ''
Prisoner A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison. ...
''


Other uses

* Baron Wentworth, a title in the Peerage of England *
J.G. Wentworth The J.G. Wentworth Company is an American financial services company that purchases structured settlements, Annuity (US financial products), annuities, and lottery payments in exchange for a lump-sum cash settlement. They also offer debt counseli ...
, a financial services firm


See also

*
Wentworth letter The "Wentworth letter" was a letter written in 1842 by Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith to "Long" John Wentworth, editor and proprietor of the ''Chicago Democrat''. It outlined the history of the Latter Day Saint movement up to that t ...
, a letter by Joseph Smith, Jr. to the editor of ''Chicago Democrat'' explaining the message of the LDS Church * Wentworth scale, a scale for the grain size of sedimentary materials {{disambiguation, geo