Claremont
Encyclopedia
Australia
- Claremont, TasmaniaClaremont, TasmaniaClaremont is a suburb of the City of Glenorchy, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is named after Claremont House, which was built in the 1830s by local settler Henry Bilton, who named it after one of the royal homes of England. Claremont was the home of an Army training...
, a suburb of Hobart - Claremont, Western AustraliaClaremont, Western AustraliaClaremont is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia on the north bank of the Swan River.-History:Prior to European settlement, the Noongar people used the area as a source of water, for fishing and for catching waterfowl. In 1830, John Butler, a settler, set up an inn at Freshwater Bay to...
, a suburb of Perth- Claremont Football ClubClaremont Football ClubThe Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
, West Australian Football League - Claremont OvalClaremont OvalClaremont Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Perth, Australia. The capacity of the venue is 10,000 people and was opened in 1905 and is the home of the Claremont Football Club....
, home stadium for Claremont Football Club
- Claremont Football Club
United Kingdom
- Claremont (country house)Claremont (country house)Claremont, also known historically as 'Clermont', is an 18th-century Palladian mansion situated less than a mile south of Esher in Surrey, England...
, a stately house in Surrey, home of Claremont Landscape Garden and Claremont Fan Court School - Claremont, Greater Manchester
- Claremont Bank, a road in ShrewsburyShrewsburyShrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, Shropshire
United States
- Claremont, CaliforniaClaremont, CaliforniaClaremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...
- Claremont, Oakland/Berkeley, CaliforniaClaremont, Oakland/Berkeley, CaliforniaThe Claremont district is a neighborhood straddling the city limits of Oakland and Berkeley in the East Bay section of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 266 feet . The main thoroughfares are Claremont and Ashby Avenues.The name was given in the...
- Claremont (Colorado Springs, Colorado), listed on the NRHP in Colorado
- Claremont, IllinoisClaremont, IllinoisClaremont is a village in Richland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 212 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Claremont is located at ....
- Claremont, MinnesotaClaremont, MinnesotaClaremont is a city in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 548 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Claremont (Port Gibson, Mississippi)Claremont (Port Gibson, Mississippi)Claremont in Port Gibson, Mississippi was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979....
, listed on the NRHP in Mississippi - Claremont, New HampshireClaremont, New HampshireThere were 5,685 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had...
- Claremont Terminal (now Port JerseyPort JerseyPort Jersey is an intermodal freight transport facility that includes a container terminal located on the Upper New York Bay in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The municipal border of the Hudson County, New Jersey cities of Jersey City and Bayonne runs along the long pier extending into the bay...
), a railroad terminal in New Jersey - Claremont, North CarolinaClaremont, North CarolinaClaremont is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Claremont, South DakotaClaremont, South DakotaClaremont is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 127 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Claremont is located at ....
- Claremont, VirginiaClaremont, VirginiaClaremont is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.- History :A granite marker in a circle in the center of town commemorates the landing here on May 5, 1607, of English settlers...
Education
- Claremont CollegesClaremont CollegesThe Claremont Colleges are a prestigious American consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
, in Claremont, California- Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont McKenna CollegeClaremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
- Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremont Graduate UniversityClaremont Graduate University is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
- Claremont McKenna College
- Claremont School of TheologyClaremont School of TheologyClaremont School of Theology is a graduate school located in Claremont, California, offering Master of Art, Masters of Divinity, Doctorate of Ministry and Ph.D...
, Claremont, California
Other uses
- "Claremont", a poem by Samuel GarthSamuel GarthSir Samuel Garth FRS was an English physician and poet.Garth was born in Bolam in County Durham and matriculated at Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1676, graduating B.A. in 1679 and...
- Beaumont HouseBeaumont HouseBeaumont House, occasionally known as Claremont, is an eclectic Romanesque-Classical brick residence located at 631 Glynburn Road in Beaumont, South Australia...
estate, also known as Claremont, Beaumont, South Australia - Claremont ResortClaremont ResortThe Claremont Hotel Club & Spa is a historic hotel at the foot of Claremont Canyon in the Berkeley Hills, providing the resort with scenic views of San Francisco Bay. The hotel building is entirely in Oakland, bordering Berkeley....
, a resort in California on the Oakland/Berkeley border - Claremont Review of BooksClaremont Review of BooksThe Claremont Review of Books is a quarterly review of politics and statesmanship published by the Claremont Institute. Many consider it a conservative intellectual answer to the liberal New York Review of Books...
- Claremont Institute
- Chris ClaremontChris ClaremontChris Claremont is an award-winning American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on Uncanny X-Men, far longer than any other writer, during which he is credited with developing strong female characters, and with introducing complex literary themes into superhero...
, comic book writer
See also
- Claremont Hotel (disambiguation)
- Clairemont (disambiguation)
- Clairmont (disambiguation)
- Clermont (disambiguation)
- Montclair (disambiguation)
- Mont Clare (disambiguation)