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Education

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Fordham Preparatory School Fordham Preparatory School (commonly known as Fordham Prep) is an American, independent, boys' college-preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition located on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. ...
, an all-male, Jesuit high school in New York City *
Fordham University Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...
, a Jesuit university in New York City **
Fordham Rams The Fordham Rams are the varsity sports teams for Fordham University. Their colors are maroon and white. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for most sports. In football, the Rams play in t ...
, athletic teams of the above university **
Fordham University School of Law Fordham University School of Law is the law school of Fordham University. The school is located in Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city. According to Fordham University School of Law's ABA- ...
, a law school of the above university


Geography

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Fordham, Bronx Fordham Manor is a neighborhood located in the western Bronx, New York City. Fordham is roughly bordered by East 196th Street to the north, the Harlem River to the west, Fordham Road to the south, and Southern Boulevard to the east. The neighbor ...
, New York, United States **
Fordham Road Fordham Road is a major thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, that runs west-east from the Harlem River to Bronx Park. Fordham Road houses the borough's largest and most diverse shopping district. It geographically separates the geopoli ...
, a major street in the above neighborhood **
Fordham (Metro-North station) Fordham station, also known as Fordham–East 190th Street station, is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem and New Haven Lines, serving Fordham Plaza in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The platform ...
, a railway station in the above neighborhood * Fordham, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Fordham, Wisconsin, United States, a ghost town * Fordham, Missouri, an unincorporated community *
Fordham, Cambridgeshire Fordham is a village in rural Cambridgeshire, England. Fordham is part of the East Cambridgeshire district. It is four miles north of Newmarket, as well as being close to the settlements of Soham, Burwell, Isleham, Mildenhall and Chippe ...
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Fordham, Essex Fordham is a village and civil parish in the Colchester district of Essex, England, six miles north-west of Colchester. Its population was recorded as 835 in the 2011 Census and estimated at 823 in 2019. The parish includes the nearby hamlets o ...
, England *
Fordham, Norfolk Fordham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Fordham is located north of Downham Market and west of Norwich, located along the A10 between London and King's Lynn and close to the confluence of the River W ...
, England


Architecture

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The Fordham The Fordham is one of the tallest residential buildings in Chicago. The 52-story building was completed in 2003 at a height of 574 ft (175 m) and features a château-like roof. It was designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates a ...
, a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois *
Chicago Spire The Chicago Spire was a skyscraper project in Chicago that was partially built between 2007 and 2008 before being cancelled. Located at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, it would have stood high with 150 floors and been the tallest building in the West ...
(originally proposed as ''Fordham Spire''), a cancelled supertall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois


Ships

* HMS ''Fordham'', a Royal Navy Ham class minesweeper * , a ship which was converted into a minesweeper during World War II


Other

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Fordham (surname) Fordham is an English surname. The name "Fordham" derives from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon (Old English) words ''ford'', meaning a wiktionary:ford, ford, and ''ham ', which means a low-lying meadow by a source of water. Taken together, the name ...
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Fordham Company The Fordham Company is a real estate development company founded in 1988 and based in Chicago, Illinois. The company's chairman is Christopher T. Carley.Fordham Company. (2006 February 1). ''About Us''. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from http ...
, a real estate development firm based in Chicago, Illinois *
Fordham Hospital Fordham Hospital was the first public hospital in the Bronx, New York City, having opened in 1892. Prior to that time, all the New York City municipal hospitals were in Manhattan. It was located in the Fordham section of the Bronx on Valentine A ...
, a former hospital in Fordham, Bronx * Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a nonprofit education policy organization * Fordham Experiment, an experiment on The Effects of Television in 1967 or 1968 at Fordham University * Fordham (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse


See also

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