Blackwood
Encyclopedia
Botany
- African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), decorative timber tree native to seasonally dry regions of Africa
- Australian Blackwood, Acacia melanoxylon, native to eastern Australia
- Bombay Blackwood, Dalbergia latifoliaDalbergia latifoliaDalbergia latifolia is an economically important timber species native to low elevation tropical monsoon forests of eastern India...
, a valuable timber tree native to eastern India monsoon forests
Placenames
- Blackwood, VictoriaBlackwood, VictoriaBlackwood is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Lerderderg River, 89 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. Blackwood is in the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area and had a population of 235 at the 2006 census....
, Australia - Blackwood, New JerseyBlackwood, New JerseyBlackwood is a census-designated place located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the section population was 4,692...
, USA - Blackwood, North CarolinaBlackwood, North CarolinaBlackwood is an unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on North Carolina Highway 86, north of Eubanks, and is next to a train line running from Hillsborough to Carrboro....
, USA - Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
- Blackwood, South LanarkshireBlackwood, South LanarkshireBlackwood is a village which borders Kirkmuirhill, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. It has a few small shops, a couple of primary schools and pubs....
, Scotland, United Kingdom - Blackwood, CumbernauldBlackwood, CumbernauldBlackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The first parts were constructed in approximately 1995. It is located west of Cumbernauld, on the road to Kirkintilloch....
, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Blackwood, South AustraliaBlackwood, South AustraliaBlackwood is a south eastern suburb located in the foothills of Adelaide, South Australia.-History:The first use of the name "Blackwood" appears to have been before 1880, in relation to the "Blackwood Inn", a small hotel located where the Belair Hotel now stands, and was probably derived from the...
, suburb of Adelaide, Australia - Coill DubhCoill DubhCoill Dubh is a town in Ireland in northern County Kildare, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about from Dublin. Its population of 684 represents an increase of 15.5pc on the 2002 census....
, Ireland, also known as Blackwood
Fictional
- Blackwood, fictional empire central to Charlie Martin's novel ShadowslayersShadowslayersShadowslayers is the name of a fantasy novel by Charlie Martin. Published in April 2006 by Port Town Publishing, the novel is set in the imaginary world of Niiran, and specifically focuses on the largest kingdom of that world, the empire or Blackwood....
- Blackwood, fictional racing circuit in the racing simulator Live for SpeedLive for SpeedLive for Speed is a racing simulator developed by a three person team comprising Scawen Roberts, Eric Bailey, and Victor van Vlaardingen. The main focus is to provide a realistic racing experience for the online multiplayer game and to allow single player races against AI cars...
- Henry Blackwood, Lord Blackwood, the antagonist in the 2009 film Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes (2009 film)Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 action-mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon...
- James Blackwood, "The Monster", the antagonist in Patricia Briggs's Mercedes Thompson series, fourth book, Bone Crossed
British Maritime
- HMS BlackwoodHMS BlackwoodThree ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blackwood, after Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood:*HMS Blackwood was to have been a Captain class frigate. She was launched in 1942 for the Royal Navy, but was retained by the US Navy as USS Austin. was a Captain class frigate launched in 1942...
, Royal Navy warship, named after Captain Henry Blackwood - Blackwood class frigateBlackwood class frigateThe Type 14, Blackwood, class were a twelve ship class of "second rate" anti-submarine warfare frigates of the Royal Navy, designed and built during the increasing threat from the Soviet Union's large fleet of submarines that roamed the Atlantic Ocean.-Design:They were designed to be cheaper and...
, class of ship in the Royal Navy, also named after Captain Henry Blackwood
Other
- Blackwood (surname)Blackwood (surname)Blackwood is a locational surname of Scottish origin meaning "black wood". Spelling variations include: Blackwood, Blackwode, Blakewood, Blaikwood and many more...
, a Scottish surname - The Blackwood BrothersThe Blackwood BrothersThe Blackwood Brothers Quartet are an eight-time Grammy award-winning American Southern Gospel group. They have been around for 76 years, and were pioneers in the Christian music industry.-Musical career:...
, the southern gospel music quartet - Blackwood (film)Blackwood (film)Blackwood is a 1976 Canadian short documentary film about Canadian artist David Blackwood, directed by Tony Ianzelo and Andy Thomson. Narration is provided by Gordon Pinsent. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
, a 1976 Canadian documentary film - Blackwoods (film)Blackwoods (film)Blackwoods is a 2002 psychological thriller film, directed by Uwe Boll, making it his sixth feature length film and his second film in English, and starring Patrick Muldoon and Clint Howard...
, a 2002 psychological thriller film - Blackwood conventionBlackwood conventionIn the partnership card game contract bridge, the Blackwood convention is a popular bidding convention that was developed by Easley Blackwood. It is used to explore the partnership's possession of aces, kings and in some variants, the queen of trumps, to judge more precisely whether slam is likely...
, in Contract Bridge - Blackwood's MagazineBlackwood's MagazineBlackwood's Magazine was a British magazine and miscellany printed between 1817 and 1980. It was founded by the publisher William Blackwood and was originally called the Edinburgh Monthly Magazine. The first number appeared in April 1817 under the editorship of Thomas Pringle and James Cleghorn...
, 19th century British periodical - Blackwood RiverBlackwood RiverThe Blackwood River is a major river and catchment in the South West of Western Australia.The river begins at the junction of Arthur River and Balgarup River near Quelarup and travels in a south westerly direction through the town of Bridgetown then through Nannup until it discharges into the...
, in Western Australia - Lincoln BlackwoodLincoln BlackwoodThe Blackwood was a pickup truck from the Lincoln division of American automaker Ford Motor Company. It sold in the United States in 2002 only, and sold in Mexico 2002 and 2003....
, American luxury pickup truck manufactured by Lincoln - Blackwood (whisky distillery)Blackwood (whisky distillery)Blackwood is a Scottish distiller founded in July 2002 with the aim of building Shetland's first Scotch whisky distillery. In May 2008, the company went into administration, but a new company, Catfirth Ltd, was established to continue the business....