Clydesdale (disambiguation)
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Clydesdale
is a former government district in Strathclyde, Scotland.
Clydesdale may also refer to:
Clydesdale
Clydesdale was formerly one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1973 from part of the former county of Lanarkshire: namely the burghs of Biggar and Lanark and the First, Second and Third Districts...
is a former government district in Strathclyde, Scotland.
Clydesdale may also refer to:
- Clydesdale F.C.Clydesdale F.C.Clydesdale F.C. were a nineteenth-century Glasgow-based soccer club, who were attached to Clydesdale Cricket Club during the 1870s. In 1873, Clydesdale was one of the teams to found the Scottish Football Association....
, a former football club in Glasgow - Clydesdale BankClydesdale BankClydesdale Bank is a commercial bank in Scotland, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. In Scotland, Clydesdale Bank is the third largest clearing bank, although it also retains a branch network in London and the north of England...
- Marquess of Clydesdale, title of the eldest son of the Duke of HamiltonDuke of HamiltonDuke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that Peerage , and as such its holder is the Premier Peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas...
- Clydesdale (Synod), a current Synod of the Church of Scotland.
- Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)Clydesdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament - Clydesdale (horse), a breed of horse originating in the district of the same name.
- Budweiser ClydesdalesBudweiser ClydesdalesThe Budweiser Clydesdales are a group of Clydesdale horses used for promotions and commercials by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company. There are six "hitches" or teams of horses, five that travel around the United States and one that remains in their official home at the company headquarters at the...
, a group of Clydesdale horses used on Anheuser-Busch promotions.
- Budweiser Clydesdales
- In road runningRoad runningRoad running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
and bicycle racingBicycle racingBicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
, "Clydesdale" is a semi-official term for heavier male competitors (generally over 200 pounds), an allusion to the breed of horses. - Toowoomba ClydesdalesToowoomba ClydesdalesThe Toowoomba Clydesdales are a rugby league football club based in Toowoomba, Queensland, named after the Scottish horse breed. They played in the Queensland Wizard Cup since the competition began in 1996 but no longer play in this competition....
, an Australian rugby league team that takes its name from the horse breed. - Clydesdale (retailer)Clydesdale (retailer)Clydesdale was a Scottish retailer of electrical goods. At one point it was Scotland's largest electrical retailer.The company went into liquidation in January 1994....
, a defunct Scottish electrical retailer - Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency)Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency)Clydesdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale, Lanark & Hamilton East and East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow as part of a major...
, a former constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom - Clydesdale, Nova ScotiaClydesdale, Nova ScotiaClydesdale is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.Originally founded by Dylan Brophy in 1814, Clydesdale has since become a historical landmark and has been named after Dylan Brophy himself...
, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia