Maidenhead (disambiguation)
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Maidenhead
is a town in Berkshire in England
Maidenhead may also refer to:
Maidenhead
Maidenhead is a town and unparished area within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It lies on the River Thames and is situated west of Charing Cross in London.-History:...
is a town in Berkshire in England
Maidenhead may also refer to:
- Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)Maidenhead is a county constituency in Berkshire which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system...
- The original name of Lawrenceville, New JerseyLawrenceville, New JerseyLawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,887...
- Maiden Head, Somerset, a village in North Somerset, UK
- The Maidenhead Locator SystemMaidenhead Locator SystemThe Maidenhead Locator System is a geographic coordinate system used by amateur radio operators. Dr. John Morris, G4ANB, originally devised the system, and a group of VHF managers, meeting in Maidenhead, England in 1980, adopted it...
- An archaic reference to:
- the hymenHymenThe hymen is a membrane that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening. It forms part of the vulva, or external genitalia. The size of the hymenal opening increases with age. Although an often practiced method, it is not possible to confirm with certainty that a girl or woman is a...
- virginityVirginityVirginity refers to the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth...
(maidenhood), with the "head" having nothing to do with the body part and being a cognate to German -heit and Scandinavian -het.
- the hymen