Burleigh
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In Australia
- Burleigh, a suburb of Melbourne
- Burleigh Heads, a suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland
- Burleigh Head National ParkBurleigh Head National ParkBurleigh Head is a small national park at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast in South East Queensland, Australia, 81 km southeast of Brisbane. The park is tiny yet it contains a diverse range of habitats. Tallebudgera Creek enters the ocean directly south of the park. No camping is permitted in...
- Electoral district of BurleighElectoral district of BurleighThe division of Burleigh is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Queensland, Australia.The division of Burleigh is located on the southern Gold Coast, centred on Burleigh Heads. It also includes parts of the Gold Coast suburbs of Miami, Mermaid Beach, Varsity Lakes and Palm...
, Queensland, Australia
In the United Kingdom
- BurleighBurleigh, BerkshireBurleigh is a village in Berkshire, England, within the civil parish of Warfield.The settlement lies east of the A332 road and is approximately west of Ascot Racecourse....
, Bracknell Forest - Burleigh, Gloucestershire
- Burleigh, Perth and Kinross
- Burleigh CastleBurleigh CastleThe remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th century steading, recently adapted into...
, is located at the above
- Burleigh Castle
- Burleigh, Telford and Wrekin
- Burleigh HallBurleigh HallBurleigh Hall was a country house situated near Loughborough in the county of Leicestershire. Its land now forms part of the campus of Loughborough University.-History:...
or Burleigh Fields, near the site of the present Loughborough UniversityLoughborough UniversityLoughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
. This was the home of Nathaniel and other Palmer Johnsons.
In the United States
- Burleigh (Ellicott City, Maryland)Burleigh (Ellicott City, Maryland)Burleigh, or Burleigh Manor, is a historic home located at Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. It is a Federal-style brick dwelling built about 1810, laid in Flemish bond...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Burleigh Township, MichiganBurleigh Township, MichiganBurleigh Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 775.-Geography:...
- Burleigh, New Jersey
- Burleigh (Concord, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
- Burleigh County, North DakotaBurleigh County, North Dakota-National protected areas:*Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:...
- Menoken, North DakotaMenoken, North DakotaMenoken is a census-designated place in southwestern Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010...
, also known as Burleigh or Burleigh Station
People
- A. Peter Burleigh, American politician and acting ambassador to the United Nations
- Harry BurleighHarry BurleighHenry "Harry" Thacker Burleigh , a baritone, was an African American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer...
, African-American composer - James BurleighJames BurleighJames Burleigh was an English football player who played as an outside left for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League....
, English footballer - Michael BurleighMichael BurleighMichael Burleigh is a British author and historian.In 1977 he was awarded a first class honours degree in Medieval and Modern History from University College London, winning the Pollard, Dolley and Sir William Mayer prizes...
, British author and historian - Nina Burleigh, American author and journalist
- Robert Burleigh, American author and artist
- Walter Burleigh (disambiguation)
- Walter A. BurleighWalter A. BurleighWalter Atwood Burleigh was an American physician, lawyer, and pioneer. He represented the Dakota Territory as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives....
, American physician - Burleigh SmithBurleigh SmithBurleigh Smith is an Australian screenwriter, film director and actor. His films centre on relationships between men and women and often emphasise dry wit and desperate characters...
, Australian screenwriter, film director and actor