Blyth
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Places
Australia- Blyth, South AustraliaBlyth, South AustraliaBlyth is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, located west of the renowned Clare Valley. It has a population of 306, the farming community spanning the plains between the Clare Hills and the Barunga/Hummocks ranges...
, a small town
Canada
- Blyth, OntarioBlyth, OntarioBlyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow....
, a village
United Kingdom
- Blyth, NorthumberlandBlyth, NorthumberlandBlyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...
, a town - Blyth, NottinghamshireBlyth, NottinghamshireBlyth is a village in the Bassetlaw district of the county of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands, north west of East Retford, on the River Ryton.-Geography:...
, a village - Blyth, Suffolk, a village
- River Blyth, NorthumberlandRiver Blyth, NorthumberlandThe River Blyth flows eastwards through southern Northumberland into the North Sea at the town of Blyth. It flows through Plessey Woods Country Park. The River Pont is a tributary....
- River Blyth, SuffolkRiver Blyth, SuffolkThe River Blyth is a river in Suffolk, England, with a tidal estuary between Southwold and Walberswick.It can be crossed by pedestrians by a public footbridge called the Bailey Bridge about a mile upstream from the sea or by the Walberswick rowing boat ferry between 9am-5pm daily.The estuary mouth...
- Blyth (UK Parliament constituency)
People
- Alan BlythAlan BlythGeoffrey Alan Blyth was an English music critic, author, and musicologist who was particularly known for his writings within the field of opera. He graduated from the Rugby School before attending the University of Oxford where he studied with Jack Westrup...
(1929–2007), English musicologist - Alan Blyth (artist)Alan Blyth (artist)Alan Blyth was an English artist who primarily painted landscape and botanical paintings, predominantly in the oil medium.-Life and work:It is likely that Alan Blyth was born in Norfolk around 1900...
(c. 1921–1953), English painter - Ann BlythAnn BlythAnn Marie Blyth is an American actress and singer, often cast in Hollywood musicals, but also successful in dramatic roles. Her performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.-Life and career:Blyth was born in Mount Kisco,...
(born 1928), American actress - Sir Arthur BlythArthur BlythSir Arthur Blyth KCMG was premier of South Australia three times; 1864–1865, 1871–1872 and 1873-1875....
(1823–1890), thrice Premier of South Australia - Benjamin BlythBenjamin BlythBenjamin Hall Blyth was a Scottish civil engineer.Blyth was born at St Cuthbert's parish, Edinburgh to Robert Brittain Blyth, an iron merchant, and his wife, Barbara, maiden name Cooper...
(1819–1866), Scottish civil engineer - Benjamin Blyth IIBenjamin Blyth IIBenjamin Hall Blyth II FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer.Blyth, who was born in St Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh, was the eldest of the nine children of the railway engineer Benjamin Blyth...
(1849–1917), son of the above, also a civil engineer - Chay BlythChay BlythSir Charles Blyth, CBE, BEM , known as Chay Blyth, is a Scottish yachtsman and rower. He was the first person to sail non-stop westwards around the world , on a 59-foot boat called British Steel.- Early life:...
(born 1940), Scottish yachtsman - Edward BlythEdward BlythEdward Blyth was an English zoologist and pharmacist. He was one of the founders of zoology in India....
(1810–1873), the biologist abbreviated Blyth in taxonomic references. - James Blyth, 1st Baron BlythJames Blyth, 1st Baron BlythJames Blyth, Baron Blyth , known as "Sir James Blyth, 1st Baronet" from 1895 to 1907, was a British businessman....
(1841–1925), British businessman - Sir James Blyth, Baron Blyth of RowingtonJames Blyth, Baron Blyth of RowingtonJames Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington is a British businessman.The son of Daniel Blyth and Jane Power Carlton was educated in Speir's school and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in history in 1963.Blyth worked for Mobil Oil from 1963 to...
(1940–), British businessman - Len BlythLen BlythLeonard 'Len' Blyth was a Welsh international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Swansea. He captained Swansea and played in three international games for Wales which saw him become a Grand Slam winner....
, Wales international rugby player - Reginald Horace BlythReginald Horace BlythReginald Horace Blyth was an English author and devotee of Japanese culture.-Early life:Blyth was born in Essex, England, the son of a railway clerk...
(1898–1964), English translator of and writer about haiku, and interpreter to the West of Asian culture
Other
- Baron BlythBaron BlythBaron Blyth , of Blythwood and of Stanstead Mountfichet in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1907 for Sir James Blyth, 1st Baronet. He was a Director of the gin making firm of W. & A. Gilbey as well as an expert on wine culture and wine commerce...
, title in the UK peerage - Blyth, Inc., a personal goods manufacturing and distribution company