Chatham
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In England:- Chatham, Kent
- Chatham DockyardChatham DockyardChatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional...
, frequently referred to simply as "Chatham" - Chatham Historic DockyardChatham Historic DockyardChatham Historic Dockyard is a maritime museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval dockyard at Chatham in Kent, England.Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres and was one of the Royal Navy's main facilities for several hundred years until it was closed in 1984. After closure the dockyard was...
, a maritime museum that occupies part of the site of Chatham Dockyard - Raid on the MedwayRaid on the MedwayThe Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of the Medway, Raid on Chatham or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War...
, also known as Battle of Chatham, a decisive Dutch naval attack during the Second Anglo-Dutch War - Chatham (UK Parliament constituency)Chatham (UK Parliament constituency)Chatham was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, existed 1832–1950
- Chatham Dockyard
- Chatham (ward)Chatham (ward)Chatham is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the last local election on 6 May 2010, Luke Akehurst, Sally Mulready, and Guy Nicholson,...
, of the London Borough of Hackney
In the United States:
- Chatham, Alaska, known after its Chatham Seaplane BaseChatham Seaplane BaseChatham Seaplane Base is a public seaplane base located in Chatham, Alaska, USA. Chatham lies within the limits of the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska .- Airline :...
- Chatham, Connecticut, the name for East Hampton, ConnecticutEast Hampton, ConnecticutEast Hampton is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,352 at the 2000 census. The town center village is listed as a census-designated place...
up to 1915. - Chatham, FloridaChatham, FloridaChatham is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Everglades National Park, about southeast of Everglades City....
, an unincorporated community within the Everglades National Park - Chatham, IllinoisChatham, IllinoisChatham is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,500 as of the 2010 census. The village lies along the original alignment of historic U.S...
, a village- Chatham, ChicagoChatham, ChicagoChatham, located on the south side, is one of the 77 official community areas of South Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the neighborhoods of Chatham and West Chesterfield...
, a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois
- Chatham, Chicago
- Chatham, Iowa
- Chatham, LouisianaChatham, LouisianaChatham is a town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 623 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.Southwest of Chatham is Caney Lake and the Jimmie Davis State Park.'-Geography:...
- Chatham, MassachusettsChatham, MassachusettsChatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census...
, a town on Cape Cod - Chatham, MichiganChatham, MichiganChatham is a village in Rock River Township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 231...
- Chatham, New HampshireChatham, New HampshireChatham is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. It is located in the White Mountains, and except for the southeast corner, all of Chatham is in the White Mountain National Forest...
- Chatham Borough, New JerseyChatham Borough, New JerseyChatham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 8,962.The village that now is Chatham first was settled by Europeans in 1710 in Morris Township, within the Province of New Jersey...
- Chatham Township, New JerseyChatham Township, New JerseyChatham Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,452.Chatham Township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1806, from portions of Hanover Township and Morris Township, based on...
, a township that adjoins the borough - Chatham (town), New YorkChatham (town), New YorkChatham is a town in Columbia County, United States. New York, United States. The population was 4,249 at the 2000 census.The Town of Chatham has a village also called Chatham on its south town line...
- Chatham (village), New YorkChatham (village), New YorkChatham is a village in Columbia County, New York, USA. The population was 1,770 at the 2010 census.The Village of Chatham is in the Town of Chatham and the Town of Ghent. The village is at the junction of Routes 66 and 203.-History:...
- Chatham (NYCRR station)Chatham (NYCRR station)Union Station served the residents of Chatham, New York from 1887 to 1972 as a passenger station and until 1976 as a freight station. It was the final stop for Harlem Line trains. It had originally served trains of the Boston and Albany Railroad, then the New York Central Railroad and the Rutland...
, a former New York Central Railroad train station
- Chatham (village), New York
- Chatham, VirginiaChatham, VirginiaChatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Chatham's population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chatham is home to Chatham High School and Hargrave Military Academy. It is also home to Chatham Hall , an...
- Chatham University, a university in Pittsburgh
- Chatham County (disambiguation) (multiple)
- Chatham Garden TheatreChatham Garden TheatreThe Chatham Garden Theatre or Chatham Theatre was a playhouse in the Chatham Gardens of New York City. It was located on the north side of Chatham Street on Park Row between Pearl and Duane streets in lower Manhattan. The grounds ran through to Augustus Street...
, New York City - Chatham Square, ManhattanChatham Square, ManhattanChatham Square is a major intersection in Manhattan's Chinatown. The square lies at the confluence of seven streets: Bowery, East Broadway, St. James Place, Mott Street, Oliver Street, Worth Street and Park Row. The postal ZIP Code is 10038.-History:...
- Chatham StraitChatham StraitChatham Strait, or Shee ya xhaak in the Tlingit language, is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It separates Chichagof Island and Baranof Island to its west from Admiralty Island and Kuiu Island on its east.It is long and extends...
, in Alaska - Chatham TheatreChatham TheatreThe Chatham Theatre or Chatham Street Theatre was a playhouse on the east side of Chatham Street in New York City. It was located between Roosevelt and James streets, a few blocks south of the Bowery. At its opening in 1839, the Chatham was a neighborhood establishment, which featured big-name...
, New York City - Chatham VillageChatham VillageChatham Village is a community within the larger Mount Washington neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, and an internationally acclaimed model of community design. Chatham Village Historic District, is a historic district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is roughly bounded by Virginia Ave.,...
, Pennsylvania, a National Historic Landmark and community in Pittsburgh
In Canada:
- Chatham, New BrunswickChatham, New BrunswickChatham is a Canadian urban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.Prior to municipal amalgamation in 1995, Chatham was an incorporated town in Northumberland County along the south bank of the Miramichi River opposite Douglastown...
- Chatham-Kent, OntarioChatham-Kent, OntarioChatham–Kent is a unitary authority in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Mostly rural, its centres of population are Blenheim, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg. Modern Chatham–Kent was created in 1998 by the merger of Kent County and its municipalities.- History :The former city of...
- Chatham, OntarioChatham, OntarioChatham is the largest community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Formerly serving as the seat of Kent County, the governments of the former city of Chatham, the county of Kent, and its townships were merged into one entity known as the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 1998.Located on...
, the city in the midst of Chatham-Kent
- Chatham, Ontario
- Chatham Islands (British Columbia)Chatham Islands (British Columbia)The Chatham Islands are a group of islands off the east coast of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada. All of the islands are in Chatham Islands Indian Reserve No...
, off Oak Bay, British Columbia- Chatham Indian Reserve No. 4, an Indian Reserve on those islands
Elsewhere:
- Chatham IslandsChatham IslandsThe Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...
, New Zealand - Chatham RoadChatham RoadChatham Road South and Chatham Road North are two continuous roads spanning from Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road originally ran from Signal Hill to Hung Hom under No. 12 Hill by the side of Hung Hom Bay...
, a road in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong - Chatham Island, a former name for San Cristóbal IslandSan Cristóbal IslandSan Cristóbal is the easternmost island in the Galápagos archipelago, and one of the oldest geologically.Its Spanish name "San Cristóbal" comes from the patron saint of seafarers, St. Christopher...
, Galapagos, Ecuador - Chatham Island (Western Australia)Chatham Island (Western Australia)Chatham Island is an island that is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The island is approximately offshore from D'Entrecasteaux National Park and offshore from Mandalay Beach....
, off the South coast of Western Australia near Walpole
See also
- Earl of ChathamEarl of ChathamEarl of Chatham, in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1766 for William Pitt the Elder on his appointment as Lord Privy Seal, along with the subsidiary title Viscount Pitt, of Burton Pynsent in the County of Somerset, also in the Peerage of Great...
, a peerage in England - Hester Pitt, Countess of ChathamHester Pitt, Countess of ChathamHester Pitt, Countess of Chatham , 1st Baroness Chatham in her own right, was the wife of William Pitt , 1st Earl of Chatham, who was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768...
, titled Baroness Chatham - Chatham HouseChatham HouseChatham House, formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's leading...
, formerly the Royal Institute of International Affairs - Chatham (grocer)Chatham (grocer)Chatham was a supermarket chain, now-defunct, headquartered in southeastern Michigan, USA.Founded by Royal Supermarkets in the mid-1950s, Chatham were often compared to Kroger in size and selection...
, a defunct US grocery chain - Chatham (horse)Chatham (horse)Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
, Australian thoroughbred racehorse who raced from 1931 to 1934 - Chatham (racehorse), British racehorse who took part in the 1995 Grand National1995 Grand NationalThe 1995 Grand National was the 148th official renewal of the famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 8 April 1995....
- Chatham (Victorian racehorse) British racehorse who took part in the 1849 Grand National1849 Grand NationalThe 1849 Grand National Steeplechase was the eleventh official annual running of a handicap steeplechase horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on Wednesday, February 28. It attracted a field of twenty-four competitors for a prize valued at £825....
- Chatham Standard Time ZoneChatham Standard Time ZoneThe Chatham Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by adding twelve hours and forty-five minutes to Coordinated Universal Time resulting in UTC+12:45....
, a time zone in New Zealand, used in the Chatham Islands - HMS ChathamHMS ChathamFifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.*HMS Chatham was a galliot captured in 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War and given away in 1667....
, fifteen ships of the Royal Navy, named after the port of Chatham, Medway, UK - Chatham (film)Chatham (film)The Golden Boys is a romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marriage...
, directed by Daniel Adams - Chatham ManorChatham ManorChatham Manor is the Georgian-style home completed in 1771 by William Fitzhugh, after about 3 years of construction, on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, opposite Fredericksburg. It was for more than a century the center of a large, thriving plantation. Flanking the main house...
a mansion in Virginia, U.S.A., that was built between 1768 and 1771 and is now a popular tourist destination. - The Chatham CupChatham CupThe Chatham Cup, currently known as the ASB Chatham Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's football...
, New Zealand's premier knockout association football competition