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People

*Baron Hawkesbury, or
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (26 April 1729 – 17 December 1808), known as Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. Early years, f ...
(1727-1808), English statesman


Places


Australia

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Hawkesbury Island, Queensland The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait between Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea. This is a list of the named islands and island groups in the Torres Strait. In addition there are u ...
, an island *
Hawkesbury River The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River (Dharug language, Dharug: Dyarubbin) is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle ...
, a river in New South Wales *
City of Hawkesbury The City of Hawkesbury is a Local government in Australia, local government area that is located on the far northwest fringe of the Sydney, Greater Sydney area in New South Wales, Australia. The local government area is located in the Hawkesbury ...
a local government area in New South Wales *
Electoral district of Hawkesbury Hawkesbury is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Preston of th ...
, a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly


Canada

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Hawkesbury Island Hawkesbury Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in Douglas Channel, one of the major fjords of the British Columbia Coast. Hawkesbury is long and ranges in width from to . It covers an area of . Hawkesbury Island wa ...
, an island in British Columbia *
Hawkesbury, Ontario Hawkesbury is a town along the Ottawa River in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Hawkesbury is the third most bilingual town in Ontario, with about 70% of its inhabitants being fluent in English and French. ...
, a town **
Hawkesbury Airport Hawkesbury Airport is located west of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada, near the Ottawa River and the border with Quebec. History The airport was built in the early 1940s by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of the British Commonwealth Air T ...
, or ''Hawkesbury (West) Airport'' (TC: CNV4) ** Hawkesbury (East) Airport (TC: CPG5) ** Hawkesbury (Windover Field) Airport (TC: CPD8) *
Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlamhain'') is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County. Their sl ...
, a town in Nova Scotia **
Port Hawkesbury Airport Allan J. MacEachen Port Hawkesbury Airport is a registered aerodrome located north of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada. A short drive from the "gateway of Cape Breton Island" at the Canso Causeway, the airport is located near several touri ...
(IATA: YPS, ICAO: CYPD)


New Zealand

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Hawksbury, New Zealand Hawksbury, also known as Cherry Farm (and sometimes erroneously as "Evansdale"), is a small residential and industrial area in New Zealand, located beside State Highway 1 between Dunedin and Waikouaiti.Sea Container history. Seadog 1979. Place ...
, a locality near Waikouaiti


United Kingdom

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Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire Hawkesbury is a hamlet and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The hamlet, consisting of a few cottages around a triangular green, lies west of Hawkesbury Upton, off the A46 road. The civil parish includes Hawkesbury itself, the la ...
, a village in Gloucestershire *
Hawkesbury, Warwickshire Hawkesbury or Hawkesbury Village is a village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. It lies between Coventry and Bedworth. In 2021 it had a population of 2,290. Village Although the area name of Hawkesbury is of Anglo ...
, a village in Warwickshire **
Hawkesbury Junction Hawkesbury Junction or Sutton Stop () is a Junction (canal), canal junction in England, at the northern limit of the Oxford Canal where it meets the Coventry Canal, near Hawkesbury Village, Warwickshire, between Bedworth and Coventry. The alter ...
, a canal junction near the village


Ships

* HMCS ''Hawkesbury'', a ship of the Royal Canadian Navy * HMAS ''Hawkesbury'', two ships of the Royal Australian Navy


Other uses

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Hawkesbury Agricultural College Hawkesbury Agricultural College was the first agricultural college in New South Wales, Australia, based in Richmond. It operated from 1891 to 1989. History It was established on 10 March 1891, and formally opened by Minister for Mines and Agric ...
, New South Wales, Australia (1891-1989) *
UWS Hawkesbury Western Sydney University, formerly the University of Western Sydney, is an Australian multi-campus public research university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university in its current form was founde ...
, a former campus of Western Sydney University


See also

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East Hawkesbury East Hawkesbury is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Situated on the Ottawa River, its eastern boundary is the border with the province of Quebec. Communities The township comprises the villag ...
, Ontario, Canada *
Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars The Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars (1794–1816) were a series of conflicts where British forces, including armed settlers and detachments of the British Army in Australia, fought against Indigenous clans inhabiting the Hawkesbury River region an ...
, Australia * Hawkesbury River (disambiguation) {{disambig, geo, ship