Burgess may refer to:
People and fictional characters
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Burgess (surname) Burgess is a surname of English origin, having derived from the French language, French word “Bourgeois” meaning citizen, or freeman of the borough. Notable people with the name include:
In arts and entertainment Actors
* Adrienne Burgess, Bri ...
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Burgess (given name) Burgess is a masculine given name which may refer to:
* Burgess Gardner (1936–2021), American jazz musician
* Burgess Jenkins (born 1973), American actor
* Burgess Meredith (1907–1997), American actor
* Burgess Owens
Clarence Burgess ...
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Places
Canada
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Mount Burgess, a mountain in Yoho National Park, British Columbia
England
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Burgess Park, a park in London
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Burgess Field
Burgess Field Nature Park (also known as Burgess Field) is a nature reserve next to Port Meadow, Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England, managed by Oxford City Council.
Overview
The site is between Port Meadow to the west and the Cotswold Line, railway ...
, a nature reserve in Oxford
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Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill () is a town and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town, Chichester. ...
, a town and parish in West Sussex
United States
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Burgess, Michigan, an unincorporated community
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Burgess, Missouri
Burgess is a census-designated place and former village in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 54 at the 2020 census.
History
The village was named after a businessperson in the mining industry.
Geography
According to ...
, an unincorporated community
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Burgess, South Carolina, an unincorporated community
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Burgess, Virginia
Burgess is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The ZIP Code is 22432.
Versailles was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is ...
, an unincorporated community
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Burgess Township, Bond County, Illinois
Burgess Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,190 and it contained 967 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which ...
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Burgess Branch
The Burgess Branch is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, crossing the municipalities of Eden ( Lamoille County) and Lowell in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
The lower part of the Burgess Branch is accessible by Valley Road (south-eas ...
, a tributary of the Missisquoi River in Vermont
Other uses
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Burgess (title)
A burgess was the holder of a certain status in an English, Irish or Scottish borough in the Middle Ages and the early modern period, designating someone of the burgher class. It originally meant a freeman of a borough or burgh, but later came ...
, a political official or representative
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Burgess Company
The Burgess Company was a U.S. airplane manufacturer between 1910 and 1918.
History
The business was incorporated in 1910 as the "Burgess Company and Curtis, Inc." (after W. Starling Burgess and Greely S. Curtis, its co-founders with Frank Hen ...
, an American airplane manufacturer
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Burgess GAA
Burgess GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club located in the areas of Burgess-Burgessbeg, Youghalarra and Newtown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It fields Gaelic Football and Hurling teams in the North Division of Tipperary GAA.
Hurling
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, an athletic club in Ireland
See also
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Burgess House (disambiguation) Burgess House may refer to:
* Burgess House (Colorado Springs, Colorado), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Colorado
* Joseph Fields Burgess House, Sadieville, Kentucky, listed on the National Register of Histo ...
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Burgess model
The concentric zone model, also known as the Burgess model or the CCD model, is one of the earliest theoretical models to explain urban social structures. It was created by sociologist Ernest Burgess in 1925.
The model
Based on human ecology t ...
, or Concentric zone model, a theoretical model in urban geography
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Burgess reagent
The Burgess reagent (methyl ''N''-(triethylammoniumsulfonyl)carbamate) is a mild and selective dehydrating reagent often used in organic chemistry. It was developed in the laboratory of Edward M. Burgess at Georgia Tech.
The Burgess reagent is u ...
, used in organic chemistry
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Burgess Shale
The Burgess Shale is a fossil-bearing deposit exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. At old (middle Cambrian), it is one of the earliest fos ...
, a fossil-bearing formation near Mount Burgess in Canada
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Church Burgesses
The Church Burgesses, formerly known officially as the Twelve Capital Burgesses and Commonalty of the Town and Parish of Sheffield, are a charitable organisation in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
In 1297, the Burgery of Sheffield was ...
, an English charitable organisation
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses () was the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly from 1619 to 1776. It existed during the colonial history of the United States in the Colony of Virginia in what was then British America. From 1642 to 1776, the Hou ...
, Virginia, U.S.
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The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a Scottish golf club, which holds claim to be the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to it being instituted in 1735 dating from 1834. The club enjoys a parkland golf course, co ...
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