Burrard
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Burrard can mean many things:
The following derive from Burrard Inlet
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- One of the Burrard BaronetsBurrard BaronetsTwo Baronets Burrard have been created. The first was in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 3 April 1769 and became extinct in 1965. The second was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 November 1807 and became extinct in 1870....
, including- Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Lymington (1755–1813), a British General
- Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of WalhamptonSir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of WalhamptonSir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet was a British politician.The son of Paul Burrard and Lucy Dutton-Colt, he a Collector of the Customs of London. In 1728, Burrard was Gentleman Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales. From 1741 to 1778, he was Member of Parliament for Lymington. In 1742, Burrard bought...
(1707–1791) - Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd BaronetSir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd BaronetAdmiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet GCB, GCMG, born Harry Burrard, was a British officer of the Royal Navy, and Member of Parliament for Lymington....
, of Walhampton (1765–1840)
- Burrard InletBurrard InletBurrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West...
, an inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia, named after Harry Burrard-Neale by Captain George VancouverGeorge VancouverCaptain George Vancouver RN was an English officer of the British Royal Navy, best known for his 1791-95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon...
(originally Burrard's Canal). And in the 19th Century, used as a postal-address suffix, abbreviated as in Granville, B.I.GastownGastown is a national historic site in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the northeast end of Downtown adjacent to the Downtown Eastside. Its historical boundaries were the waterfront , Columbia Street, Hastings Street, and Cambie Street, which were the borders of the 1870 townsite survey, the proper...
and Moodyville, B.I..
The following derive from Burrard Inlet
Burrard Inlet
Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West...
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- Burrard PeninsulaBurrard PeninsulaThe Burrard Peninsula is a peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, lying between Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south, and bounded by Georgia Strait on the west and the Pitt River on the east...
- Burrard (electoral district)Burrard (electoral district)Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster riding.- Election results :...
(1896–1904, 1917–1925), a Canadian federal electoral district - Vancouver-BurrardVancouver-BurrardVancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election....
, a provincial electoral district - Burrard StreetBurrard StreetBurrard Street is a major thoroughfare in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the central street of Downtown Vancouver and the Financial District. The street is named for Burrard Inlet, located at its northern terminus, which in turn is named for Sir Harry Burrard-Neale.The street starts at...
- Burrard Street BridgeBurrard Street BridgeThe Burrard Bridge is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends...
- Burrard StationBurrard StationBurrard Station is a SkyTrain station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, served by the Expo and Millennium Lines. The station is located in the Dunsmuir Tunnel located beneath Downtown Vancouver, and opened in 1985.-Location:...
, a station on Vancouver's SkyTrain system - Burrard Dry DockBurrard Dry DockBurrard Dry Dock Ltd. was a Canadian shipbuilding company headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia . Together with the neighboring North Van Ship Repair yard and the Yarrows Ltd...
Shipyards in North Vancouver, BC - Burrard Indian Band or Burrard BandTsleil-Waututh First NationThe Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, also known as the Burrard Indian Band or Burrard Band, is a First Nations government in the Canadian Province of British Columbia...
, a BC First Nations government
- Burrard Peninsula