Altham
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Altham may refer to:
- Altham (car)Altham (car)The Altham was an American automobile manufactured in Fall River, Massachusetts from 1896 to 1899. George J. Altham was a pioneer in the creation of "hydro-carbon carriages"...
, an American automobile manufactured from 1896 to 1899 - Altham, LancashireAltham, LancashireAltham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Hyndburn, in Lancashire, England. It is the only parish in the borough – the remainder is an unparished area. The village is west of Burnley, north of Accrington, and north-east of Clayton-le-Moors, and is on the A678 Blackburn to Burnley...
, a village and a civil parish in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England - Baron AlthamBaron AlthamBaron Altham was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1681 for the Hon. Altham Annesley, younger son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey. See the Viscount Valentia for the history of the title until its extinction in 1844....
, a title in the Peerage of Ireland - HMS AlthamHMS AlthamHMS Altham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers.Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Altham in Lancashire....
, a British inshore minesweeper - John AlthamJohn AlthamJohn Altham was a British Jesuit missionary who came to North America to preach to the Native Americans.He was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1589. He was one of the two Jesuits who accompanied Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore in 1633 and arrived in the Chesapeake Bay in 1634...
(1589-1640), a British Jesuit missionary - Harry AlthamHarry AlthamHarry Surtees Altham, CBE, DSO, MC was an English cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator, historian and coach. His Wisden obituary described him as "among the best known personalities in the world of cricket"...
(1888-1965), an English cricketer