Hawthorn
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Plants
- CrataegusCrataegusCrataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
(hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae - RhaphiolepisRhaphiolepisRhaphiolepis syn. Raphiolepis Lindl.) is a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical eastern and southeastern Asia, from southern Japan, southern Korea and southern China south to Thailand and Vietnam. The genus is...
(hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae - Hawthorn maple, Acer crataegifoliumAcer crataegifoliumAcer crataegifolium , is a species of maple in the snakebark maple group, native to mountains forests of central and southern Japan, on Honshū , Kyūshū and Shikoku.It is a deciduous small tree or shrub that grows to a height of 5–10 m, with a trunk up to 30 cm diameter...
, a tree variously classified in families Sapindaceae or Aceraceae - The Common hawthornCommon HawthornCrataegus monogyna, known as common hawthorn or single-seeded hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world where it is an invasive weed...
, the species for which the above are named.
Places
- Hawthorn, PennsylvaniaHawthorn, PennsylvaniaHawthorn is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hawthorn is located at ....
, a city in the United States - Hawthorn, VictoriaHawthorn, VictoriaHawthorn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...
, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia- Hawthorn railway station, MelbourneHawthorn railway station, MelbourneHawthorn is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, and Alamein lines, at Burwood and Evansdale Roads in the suburb of Hawthorn...
in the above suburb - Electoral district of HawthornElectoral district of HawthornThe Electoral district of Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1889 and has usually been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors....
, a Victorian Legislative Assembly seat based on and named after the above suburb
- Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne
- Hawthorn, South AustraliaHawthorn, South AustraliaHawthorn is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham. It is bounded to the north by Cross Road, to the south by Grange Road, to the west by Sussex Terrace and to the east by Belair Road.The Belair train line runs through the suburb....
, a suburb of Adelaide, Australia - Mount Hawthorn, Western AustraliaMount Hawthorn, Western AustraliaMount Hawthorn is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Vincent.The Mount Hawthorn area was first selected for urban development in 1887. In the late 1890s part of it was purchased by a syndicate of Edward Wittenoom, a politician and pastoralist; James Hicks and C. L. W....
, a suburb of Perth, Australia - The HawthornsThe HawthornsThe Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England, with a capacity of 26,484. It has been the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club. The ground was the last Football League ground to be built in the...
, the stadium for the West Bromwich Albion F.C. in England- The Hawthorns stationThe Hawthorns stationThe Hawthorns station is a railway station and tram stop, opened in 1995 in Sandwell , near Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The station shares its name with the local football ground, The Hawthorns, the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C., which it serves....
, a train and metro station that serves the ground
- The Hawthorns station
- Hawthorn, County DurhamHawthorn, County DurhamHawthorn is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Seaham and Easington.The only noticeable location in the village of Hawthorn is the Staplyton Arms, a small public house situated in roughly the centre of the village....
, a village in County Durham, in England - Hawthorn, WiltshireHawthorn, WiltshireHawthorn is the location of a number of defence related underground facilities in the vicinity of Corsham, Wiltshire. Specifically the Hawthorn site was the location of an above-ground bunker used for the planning of satellite communications support to the United Kingdom's armed forces worldwide. ...
, a government bunker complex in Wiltshire, in England - Hawthorn, Hampshire, a village in Hampshire, in England
- Hawthorns, Staffordshire, a village in Staffordshire, in England
- Hawthorn (Rhondda Cynon Taf), a village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in Wales
Other
- Hawthorn Leslie and CompanyHawthorn Leslie and CompanyR. & W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Limited, usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie, was a shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturer. The Company was founded on Tyneside in 1886 and ceased building ships in 1982.-History:...
, a British shipbuilder usually referred to as "Hawthorn" and located in Newcastle upon Tyne - Mike HawthornMike HawthornJohn Michael Hawthorn was a racing driver, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex.-Racing career:...
, English racing driver, 1958 F-1 World Champion - Hawthorn Football ClubHawthorn Football ClubThe Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
, the Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club - Hawthorn SuitesHawthorn SuitesHawthorn Suites is a chain of hotels in the United States owned by Wyndham Worldwide.Most Hawthorn Suites offer amenities such as meeting rooms, exercise facilities, swimming pools, and a free hot buffet breakfast and dinner...
, a hotel chain in the United States