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Places named Heywood
Heywood may refer to the following places:- Heywood, Greater ManchesterHeywood, Greater ManchesterHeywood is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Roch and is east of Bury, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north of the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton lies to the south, whilst to the north is the...
, England- Municipal Borough of HeywoodMunicipal Borough of HeywoodThe Municipal Borough of Heywood was, from 1881 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England, with borough status and coterminate with the town of Heywood.-Civic history:...
, a former local government district of Lancashire, England - Heywood (UK Parliament constituency)Heywood (UK Parliament constituency)Heywood was a county constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament...
- Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)
- Municipal Borough of Heywood
- Heywood, NorfolkHeywood, NorfolkHeywood is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It was formed in 2003 from a part of the parish of Diss.It covers an area of and had a population of 175 in 63 households as of the 2001 census....
, England - Heywood, WiltshireHeywood, WiltshireHeywood is a civil parish near Westbury in the county of Wiltshire in England, UK. It has 790 inhabitants.-History:In the environs is situated the remaining wing of the manor house of Brooke, known as Brooke Hall, is amongst the Grade I listed buildings in Wiltshire. This manor was held in the 14th...
, England - Heywood, VictoriaHeywood, VictoriaHeywood is a town on the Fitzroy River in the Australian state of Victoria. It is situated at an elevation of 27 metres amidst rolling green hills in an agricultural, pastoral and timbercutting district. Heywood is west of Melbourne at the intersection of the Princes and Henty Highways and north...
, a town and railway junction in Australia- Shire of HeywoodShire of HeywoodThe Shire of Heywood was a Local Government Area located about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994. It was for most of its life known as the Shire of Portland....
, a former local government area
- Shire of Heywood
- Heywood IslandHeywood IslandHeywood Island is the largest of the islands off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending , with a surface area of . The feature is ice-free, low and horseshoe-shaped, its west coast indented for 1 km by Vrabcha Cove...
in Antarctica - Heywood LakeHeywood LakeHeywood Lake is the northernmost lake in Three Lakes Valley in northeastern Signy Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Ronald B. Heywood, limnologist with Life Sciences Division, British Antarctic Survey , who worked on Signy Island in 1962-63 and 1970-71....
in Signy Island, Antarctica
- Eaton-under-HeywoodEaton-under-HeywoodEaton-under-Heywood is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.It is named after the small village of Eaton, which lies under Wenlock Edge and the woods along it. The village is also known as Eaton-under-Heywood and sometimes spelt as Eaton-under-Haywood.A path, which is a public right of way, leads...
, Shropshire, England
Persons named Heywood
As a surname Heywood may refer to:- Abel HeywoodAbel HeywoodAbel Heywood was an English publisher, radical and mayor of Manchester.-Early life:Heywood was born into a poor family in Prestwich, who moved to Manchester after Heywood's father died in 1812. Abel obtained a basic education at the Anglican Bennett Street School, and at the age of nine started...
(1810–1893), English politician - Anne HeywoodAnne HeywoodAnne Heywood is a British film actress. Born as Violet Pretty in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, she won the Miss Great Britain title under her real name in 1950,...
(b.1932), British film actress - Sir Arthur Heywood, 3rd Baronet (1849–1916), experimental railway builder
- Arthur Heywood-LonsdaleArthur Heywood-LonsdaleArthur Pemberton Heywood-Lonsdale was an English rower and landowner who was High Sheriff of two counties and a substantial investor in North Vancouver....
(1835–1897), English rower and Canadian landowner - Benjamin HeywoodBenjamin HeywoodSir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet FRS was an English banker and philanthropist.Born in St Ann's Square, Manchester, grandson of Thomas Percival, son of Nathaniel Heywood and Ann Percival, and brother to Thomas Heywood and James Heywood...
(1793–1865), 1st Baronet, English banker and philanthropist- See also Heywood BaronetsHeywood BaronetsThe Heywood Baronetcy, of Claremont in the County of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 August 1838 for the banker, politician and philanthropist Benjamin Heywood. He had been instrumental in the passage of the 1832 Reform Act. The second Baronet was...
- See also Heywood Baronets
- Bernard Heywood (1871–1960), English bishop
- Charles HeywoodCharles HeywoodMajor General Charles Heywood was the ninth Commandant of the Marine Corps. He served as an officer for over 45 years and was the first Marine to reach the rank of major general...
(1839–1915), United States general - Charles D. HeywoodCharles D. HeywoodCharles Dingley Heywood was a member of a family prominent in the early history of Berkeley, California. He served as mayor of the City of Berkeley from 1913 to 1915. In 1925, he was appointed as the local Postmaster, serving until 1933. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican...
(1881–1957), minor United States businessman - Doug HeywoodDoug HeywoodDouglas 'Doug' Samuel Heywood was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s and early 1950s before becoming a noted sports commentator....
(b. 1924), Australian rules footballer - Eddie HeywoodEddie HeywoodEddie Heywood was a jazz pianist who was popular in the 1940s. His father, Eddie Heyward, Sr. was also a jazz musician from the 1920s. Heywood, Jr...
(1915–1989), United States jazz musician - Eric HeywoodEric HeywoodEric Heywood is an American guitarist and musician.- Biography :Heywood grew up in Mount Vernon, Iowa, a little college town of about 3,500. His parents both taught at a small liberal-arts college, and artistic ambitions were encouraged and pursued...
, United States musician - Ezra HeywoodEzra HeywoodEzra Heywood was a 19th century North American individualist anarchist, slavery abolitionist, and feminist.-Philosophy:Heywood saw what he believed to be a disproportionate concentration of capital in the hands of a few as the result of a selective extension of government-backed privileges to...
(1829–1893), United States radical - George HeywoodGeorge HeywoodGeorge Heywood was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Southport.-Playing career:...
(1907–1985), English footballer - Herbert HeywoodHerbert HeywoodHerbert Heywood was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bolton. He played for Tranmere Rovers and Manchester United.-External links:*...
(b. 1913), English footballer - Hugh Christopher Lempriere HeywoodHugh Christopher Lempriere HeywoodThe Very Rev Hugh Christopher Lempriere Heywood was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the mid 20th century. He was born on 5 November 1896 and educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge. After World War I service with the Manchester Regiment he was ordained in 1926...
(1896–1987), Anglican priest - James Heywood (chief executive) (b. 1966), United States engineer, and director of ALS Therapy Development Foundation
- James Heywood (philanthropist)James Heywood (philanthropist)James Heywood was a British MP, philanthropist and social reformer.He was born in Manchester, the son of banker Nathaniel and Ann Heywood, and was the brother of Benjamin Heywood and Thomas Heywood and grandson of Thomas Percival...
(1810–1897), British politician - Jasper HeywoodJasper HeywoodJasper Heywood, SJ , son of John Heywood, translated into English three plays of Seneca, the Troas , the Thyestes and Hercules Furens ....
(1535–1598), English scholar and translator - Jean HeywoodJean HeywoodJean Heywood is a British actress, appearing in films such as Billy Elliot and Our Day Out as well as TV series When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Boys from the Blackstuff, Family Affairs, The Bill and Casualty.In 2010, Heywood made a guest appearance in the ITV series Married...
(b. 1921), British actress - Jeff HeywoodJeff HeywoodJeff Heywood is a former American racing driver from Mission Hills, California. A notable west coast sprint car racer, he raced in the 1980 CART Championship Car California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway in the Pacific Coast Racing Lightning-Offy. Starting 36th, he was knocked out after 14 laps by...
(b. 1951), United States racing driver - Jeremy HeywoodJeremy HeywoodJeremy John Heywood CB, CVO is a British civil servant. He is currently Permanent Secretary at Downing Street, having previously served as the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister....
(b. 1961), British Civil Servant - Joanne HeywoodJoanne HeywoodJoanne Heywood is an English television actress, probably best known for her role as Jessica Lovelock in Grace & Favour, a spin-off series of Are You Being Served?.-Early Life and Career:...
, British actress - John HeywoodJohn HeywoodJohn Heywood was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. Although he is best known as a playwright, he was also active as a musician and composer, though no works survive.-Life:...
, 16th century English writer - John B. HeywoodJohn B. HeywoodJohn B. Heywood was a photographer in 19th-century United States. He worked in Boston, Massachusetts, ca.1856-1861. Examples of his photographs reside in the New York Public Library and the Massachusetts Historical Society.-External links:...
, 19th century United States photographer - John D. HeywoodJohn D. HeywoodJohn D. Heywood was a photographer in 19th-century United States. He worked in Boston, Massachusetts, ca.1856-1862. Examples of his photographs reside in the New York Public Library; Historic New England; and the Massachusetts Historical Society....
, 19th century United States photographer - Joseph L. HeywoodJoseph L. HeywoodJoseph L. Heywood was a local leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 19th century, and the founder of Nephi, Utah....
(1815–1910), bishop in the Church of Latter-day Saints - Joseph Lee HeywoodJoseph Lee HeywoodJoseph Lee Heywood was the acting cashier at the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota when the James-Younger Gang attempted to rob the bank...
(1837–1876), victim of bank robbery - M. Christian HeywoodM. Christian HeywoodM. Christian Heywood, born "Matthew Christian Heywood" April 22, 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian voice actor. He is known as M. Christian Heywood, or his nickname of "M.C. Heywood"....
(b. 1988), Canadian voice actor - Matthew HeywoodMatthew HeywoodMatthew Stephen Heywood is a professional footballer who plays as a Defender and is currently without a club....
(b. 1979), English footballer - Oliver HeywoodOliver HeywoodOliver Heywood was an English banker and philanthropist.Born in Manchester, the son of Benjamin Heywood, and educated at Eton College, Heywood joined the family business, Heywood's Bank in the 1840s....
(1825–1892), English banker and philanthropist - Oliver Heywood (minister)Oliver Heywood (minister)Oliver Heywood was a British nonconformist minister, ejected for his beliefs.-Early life and education:Oliver Heywood, third son of Richard Heywood, yeoman, by his first wife, Alice Critchlaw, was born at Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire, in March 1630, and baptised at Bolton parish church...
(1630–1702), English nonconformist minister - Pat HeywoodPat HeywoodPatricia Heywood in Gretna Green, Scotland) is a British character actress who has appeared in stage productions, movies, and television. Married to Oliver Neville, the former principal of RADA.-Career:...
(b. 1927), British actress - Paul HeywoodPaul HeywoodPaul Heywood is a British academic who is currently head of the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. Heywood is Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics, co-editor of Government and Opposition journal and a Fellow of the Royal Society of...
, British academic - Peter HeywoodPeter HeywoodCaptain Peter Heywood was a British naval officer who was aboard HMS Bounty during the mutiny of 28 April 1789. He was later captured, tried and condemned to death as a mutineer, but subsequently pardoned...
(1772–1831), British naval officer - Phil HeywoodPhil HeywoodPhil Heywood is an American fingerstyle acoustic guitar player, singer and composer.- Biography:Raised in Iowa, Heywood has been based in the Minneapolis area since the mid 1980's....
, United States musician - Ralph HeywoodRalph HeywoodRalph Alvin Heywood was an American football player. He was the only National Football League player to serve in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, serving as a Marine Corps officer for 32 years. Born in Los Angeles, California, he was an All-American for USC in 1943.Heywood died...
(1921–2007), American football player and marine - Richard Stanley HeywoodRichard Stanley HeywoodThe Rt Rev Richard Stanley Heywood was an Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.],He was born on 27 October 1867, educated at Wellington College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and ordained in 1892. After a curacy in Walcot, Bath he was Principal of the CMS Divinity School, Poona ...
(1867–1955), Anglican Bishop - Samuel Heywood (Berkeley)Samuel Heywood (Berkeley)Samuel Heywood was a prominent early resident of Berkeley, California. He served as the President of the Town Board of Trustees during 1889-1890....
(1833–1903), minor United States businessman - Samuel Heywood (chief justice)Samuel Heywood (chief justice)Samuel Heywood was a Serjeant-at-law and a Chief Justice of the Carmarthen Circuit of Wales.Heywood was born in Liverpool, Lancashire to Benjamin and Phoebe Heywood, née Ogden...
(1753–1828), British lawyer - Stephen HeywoodStephen HeywoodStephen Heywood was an American builder and self-taught architect, specializing in the renovation of old houses.He was diagnosed with ALS in 1998, at the age of 29...
(1969–2006), United States architect and ALS campaigner - Thomas HeywoodThomas HeywoodThomas Heywood was a prominent English playwright, actor, and author whose peak period of activity falls between late Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre.-Early years:...
(d. 1641), English actor and playwright - Tim HeywoodTim HeywoodGeoffrey Beresford Heywood MBE DL , known as Tim Heywood, was a soldier and bureaucrat. He served as the chief signals officer of the Long Range Desert Group in the Second World War...
(1914–2006), British soldier and farmer - Vernon HeywoodVernon HeywoodVernon Hilton Heywood is a British biologist. His specializations are medicinal and aromatic plants, and the conservation of wild relatives of plants....
(b. 1927), British botanist - W. Scott HeywoodW. Scott HeywoodWalter Scott Heywood, known as W. Scott Heywood , was a member of the Louisiana State Senate who earlier headed a family-owned company which struck the first oil well in Louisiana on September 21, 1901 near Jennings in Jeff Davis Parish.Heywood was born in Cleveland, Ohio. As a young man, he...
(1872–1950), Louisiana politician
As a given name Heywood may refer to:
- Heywood BanksHeywood BanksHeywood Banks is an American comedian, and writer and performer of humorous songs.His songs include "Toast", "Fly's Eyes", "Wiper Blades", "Pancreas", "Big Butter Jesus" , and "18 Wheels ".Heywood frequently appears on the nationally syndicated radio program The Bob and Tom Show...
, United States comedian - Heywood BrounHeywood BrounHeywood Campbell Broun, Jr. was an American journalist. He worked as a sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and editor in New York City. He founded the American Newspaper Guild, now known as The Newspaper Guild. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is best remembered for his writing on social issues and...
(1888–1939), United States journalist - Heywood Hale BrounHeywood Hale BrounHeywood Hale Broun was an American an author, sportswriter, commentator and actor. He was born and raised in New York City, the son of writer and activist Ruth Hale and columnist Heywood Broun. He was educated at private schools and Swarthmore College....
(1918–2001), United States journalist - Heywood L. EdwardsHeywood L. EdwardsHeywood Lane Edwards was an officer of the United States Navy. He was one of the first American casualties of World War II, more than a month before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.-Biography:...
(1905–1941), United States naval officer - Heywood R. FloydHeywood R. FloydDr. Heywood R. Floyd is a fictional character in the Space Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clarke. He is featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey and is the main protagonist in 2010: Odyssey Two and 2061: Odyssey Three. In the first movie he is portrayed by William Sylvester, in the second by Roy...
, a fictional character in works by Arthur C. Clarke - Heywood GouldHeywood GouldHeywood Gould is an American screenwriter, journalist, novelist and film director. He has penned screenplays for such films as Rolling Thunder, The Boys from Brazil, Fort Apache the Bronx, Streets of Gold, Cocktail and directed such films as One Good Cop, Trial by Jury, Mistrial and Double...
(b. 1942), United States screenwriter - Heywood SumnerHeywood SumnerGeorge Heywood Maunoir Sumner was originally an English painter, illustrator and craftsman, closely involved with the Arts and Crafts movement and the late-Victorian London art world...
(1853–1940), an English painter and antiquary
Other
- Heywood's BankHeywood's BankHeywood's Bank was a private banking firm established and run in Manchester by members of the Heywood family of Pendleton between 1788 and 1874.- Family and banking history :...
- Heywood Chair FactoryHeywood Chair FactoryThe Heywood Chair Factory was a manufacturing facility for bentwood chairs built at 1010-1014 Race St. in Center City, Philadelphia in 1892. It is now located in Philadelphia's Chinatown and has been converted into condominiums. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...
- Heywood-Wakefield CompanyHeywood-Wakefield CompanyThe Heywood-Wakefield Company is a US furniture manufacturer established in 1897. It went on to become a major presence in the US and its older products are considered valuable collectibles.-History:...
- Heywood Hill Literary PrizeHeywood Hill Literary PrizeThe Heywood Hill Literary Prize was awarded yearly to a writer, editor, reviewer, collector or publisher for a lifelong contribution to the enjoyment of books. Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire sponsored the award, which included a prize worth £15,000, until his death in 2004. Since then,...
- The Heywood ManuscriptHeywood ManuscriptThe Heywood Manuscript is a collection of handwritten copies of letters and poems of the Heywood family, and letters from their relatives and friends, which was completed in 1798, and to which some explanatory passages have been added...
- Heywood Preparatory School in CorshamCorshamCorsham is a historic market town and civil parish in north west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south western extreme of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 which was formerly the main turnpike road from London to Bristol, between Bath and Chippenham ....
, England - Heywood class attack transportHeywood class attack transportThe Heywood-class attack transport was a class of US Navy attack transport that saw service in World War II.Like all attack transports, the purpose of the Heywood class ships was to transport troops and their equipment to hostile shores in order to execute amphibious invasions...
- USS Heywood (APA-6)USS Heywood (APA-6)USS Heywood was a acquired by the U.S. Navy for service as a troop carrier just prior to World War II. She served in the Pacific War, a very dangerous area in the early years of the war, and safely returned home post-war with seven battle stars to her credit.Heywood was built in 1919 as Steadfast...
troop carrier - Bo Donaldson and The HeywoodsBo Donaldson and The HeywoodsBo Donaldson and The Heywoods are an American pop music group, known mainly for their 1970s hit singles, "Billy Don't Be A Hero" and "Who Do You Think You Are".-History:The band was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1965 by their leader Bo Donaldson...
- Levi Heywood Memorial Library BuildingLevi Heywood Memorial Library BuildingHeywood, Levi, Memorial Library Building is an historic structure at 28 Pearl Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. It was built in 1885 and added to the National Historic Register in 1979....
- R. v. HeywoodR. v. HeywoodR. v. Heywood [1994] 3 S.C.R. 761 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the concept of fundamental justice in section seven of the Charter. The Court found that section 179 of the Criminal Code for vagrancy was overbroad and thus violated section 7 and could not be saved under section...
, a case in the Canadian Supreme Court