Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to:

People

Lansdown Guilding Lansdown Guilding (9 May 1797 – 22 October 1831) was a theologian and naturalist. He is best known for his works on the flora and fauna of St Vincent in particular and on the Caribbean in general. He wrote numerous illustrated papers for journal ...

(1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver * Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist *

George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne PC (9 March 1666 – 29 January 1735), of Stowe, Cornwall, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1702 until 1712, when he was raised to the peerage as Baro ...

(1666–1735) *

Marquess of Lansdowne Marquess of Lansdowne is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1784, and held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. The first Marquess served as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Origins This branch of the Fitzmaurice family ...

, title in the Peerage of Great Britain **

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 17377 May 1805), known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Anglo-Irish Whig (British political party), Whig states ...

, William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (1737–1805), prime minister 1782–83 **

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (14 January 18453 June 1927), was a British statesman who served successively as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State ...

(1845–1927), Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs * Peter Lansdown (born 1947), Welsh ornithologist *

Zachary Lansdowne Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, USN (December 1, 1888 – September 3, 1925) was a United States Navy officer and early Naval aviator who contributed to the development of the Navy's first lighter-than-air craft. He earned the Navy ...

(1888–1925), American naval officer and aviator

Places

Australia

* Lansdowne, New South Wales, Sydney * Lansdowne, New South Wales (Mid-Coast Council) * Lansdowne, Northern Territory * Lansdowne, Queensland, locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region * Lansdowne County, Western Australia

Canada

Lansdowne, Edmonton Lansdowne is a neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the Whitemud Creek Ravine. The Snow Valley Ski Hill is located near the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is situated directly across from Michener Park, a resident ...

, Alberta *

Lansdowne, Nova Scotia Lansdowne is a community in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Pictou County . The community is named after Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. Navigator References Lansdow ...

Lansdowne, Ontario Leeds and the Thousand Islands is a township (Canada), township in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, located within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. The township is located along the St. Lawrence R ...

Lansdowne (electoral district) Lansdowne is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was created for the 1888 Manitoba general election, 1888 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1958 Manitoba general election, 1958 election. Lansdowne was a rur ...

, Manitoba * Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto, Ontario *

Lansdowne Park Lansdowne Park is a urban park, historic sports, exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa. It is located on Bank Street adjacent to the Rideau Canal in The Glebe neighbourhood of central Ott ...

, Ottawa, Ontario *

Lansdowne Centre Lansdowne Centre (formerly Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre) is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on No. 3 Road and is the second-largest mall in Richmond after Richmond Centre (mall), ...

, Richmond, British Columbia *

Lansdowne, Yukon Lansdowne is a community in Yukon, Canada. It in the middle of Tagish Road in between the Klondike and Alaska highways. It is close to Conrad and Carcross Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, () is an unincorporated community in Yu ...

India

Lansdowne, India Lansdowne is a cantonment town in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttarakhand. Geography and Location Lansdowne is a quaint hill station in the Pauri Garhwal district, Pauri Garhwal district of ...

, cantonment town in Uttarakhand *

Lansdowne (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency) Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to: People * Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver *Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist * George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) ...

Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Stadium (, ) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Aviva Stadium on ...

, Kolkata, now known as Sarat Bose Road

Ireland

, a former sports stadium in Dublin whose site is occupied by the current Aviva Stadium

New Caledonia

Lansdowne Bank Lansdowne Bank, sometimes called Landsdowne Bank, is an extensive submerged bank located between the main island of New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Islands, in the easternmost part of the Coral Sea. It covers an area of ,Lansdowne, Christchurch, a locality south of Christchurch *

Lansdowne, Masterton Lansdowne, one of Masterton's largest suburbs, is on the left bank of the Waipoua stream at the north-western end of Masterton, New Zealand. On the town's highest ground it provides broad vistas of much of the Wairarapa, Wairarapa Valley. It ...

South Africa

Lansdowne, Cape Town Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. situated 10 kilometres southeast of Cape Town City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of Rondebosch East, Crawford, Wetton, Claremont, Kenwyn and Athlone. Lansdowne is served by a railway station ...

United Kingdom

Lansdown, Bath Lansdown is a suburb of the World Heritage City of Bath, England, that extends northwards from the city centre up a road of the same name. Among its most distinctive architectural features are Lansdown Crescent and Sion Hill Place, which includ ...

** Lansdown Crescent, Bath * Lansdown, Charlcombe, hamlet near Bath * Lansdowne, Bournemouth *

Lansdown, Cheltenham Lansdown is a district of the Regency town Cheltenham Spa in Gloucestershire, England. Situated in a conservation area, much of the architecture is listed, including the distinctive Lansdown Estate. Origins Like Montpellier Montpellier (; ...

* Lansdowne Crescent, London *

Lansdowne House Lansdowne House, now 9 Fitzmaurice Place, is the remaining part of an aristocratic English town house building to the south of Berkeley Square in central London, England. The initial name was for two decades Shelburne House, then its title ...

, London * Lansdowne School, London *

Lansdowne College Lansdowne College was a mixed private school, mainly specialising in sixth form courses. It was situated in Bayswater in the City of Westminster, England. Lansdowne was registered with the DfE and, since joining the ISA in July 2014, was inspe ...

, London * Lansdowne Club, London * Lansdowne Primary School, Cardiff, Wales

United States

* Lansdowne, Lexington, Kentucky *

Lansdowne, Maryland Lansdowne is a census-designated place in southern Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located just south of Baltimore. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,409. At the 2000 census and earlier, the area was delineated as part of ...

* Lansdowne (Centreville, Maryland) * Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands, Maryland * Lansdowne (Natchez, Mississippi), a plantation *

Lansdowne station (MBTA) Lansdowne station (formerly Yawkey station) is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Framingham/Worcester Line. Lansdowne is located next to the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood near ...

on MBTA Commuter Rail's Framingham/Worcester Line * Lansdowne, New Jersey ** Lansdown (Pittstown, New Jersey), nearby historic house listed on the NRHP *

Lansdowne Airport Lansdowne Airport is a small, local airport on the East Side of Youngstown, Ohio, US near the Pennsylvania state line. Lansdowne Airport is a privately owned airport, located in an area known as the "Sharon Line" to locals, due to its proximit ...

, Ohio * Lansdowne House (Greenville, Ohio) *

Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Lansdowne is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southwest of Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia. It was named for the Marquess of Lansdowne. As of the 2010 United States ...

* East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania *

Lansdowne, Virginia Lansdowne is a census-designated place and planned community located near Leesburg, Virginia in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 11,253. It is north of State Route 7 and south of the Potomac River ...

* Lansdowne (Urbanna, Virginia), a historic home * Lansdowne (Fredericksburg, Virginia), a historic home

Other uses

Battle of Lansdowne The First English Civil War battle of Lansdowne, or Lansdown, was fought on 5 July 1643, at Lansdowne Hill, near Bath, Somerset, England. Although the Royalists under Lord Hopton forced the Parliamentarians under Sir William Waller to ...

, 1643 * ''Lansdown'' (film), 2002 film * Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan) *

Lansdown Cricket Club Lansdown Cricket Club, formed in 1825, is recognised as the earliest official organised cricket club in Somerset. Originally based in Lansdown, since 1869 the club has been based at Combe Park, Bath, adjacent to the Royal United Hospital. Fou ...

, Bath, England *

Lansdowne Football Club Lansdowne Football Club, is a rugby union team based in Dublin, Ireland. Called Football Club instead of Rugby Football Club due to being founded before the formation of the IRFU. It was founded in 1872 by Henry Dunlop as the ''Irish Champion Ath ...

, rugby football club in Ireland *

Lansdowne letter The "Lansdowne letter" called for Britain to negotiate a peace with Germany during the First World War. It was published by a London newspaper and written by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, a former foreign secretary and war mi ...

, written by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne *

Lansdowne manuscripts The Lansdowne manuscripts are a significant named collection of the British Library, based on the collection of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. The purchase of the collection by the British Museum was in 1807.''Dictionary of National Biog ...

, a named collection of the British Library *

Lansdowne portrait The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. It depicts the 64-year-old president of the United States during his final year in office. The portrait was a gift to former British Pr ...

, of George Washington * Lansdowne Press, Australian publishing house *

, former stadium in Dublin, Ireland *

Lansdowne station (disambiguation) Lansdowne station may refer to: * Lansdowne station (MBTA), a commuter rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formerly known as Yawkey station * Lansdowne station (SEPTA), a SEPTA train station in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United Stat ...

, stations of the name * SS ''Lansdowne'', railroad car ferry and floating restaurant * USS ''Lansdowne'' (DD-486), a ''Gleaves''-class destroyer {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname