Roxborough
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Roxborough may refer to the following places:
Roxborough is also a surname
and may be:
- Roxborough, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRoxborough, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRoxborough is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is bordered to the southwest, along the Schuylkill River, by the neighborhood of Manayunk, along the northeast by the Wissahickon Creek section of Fairmount Park, and to...
- Roxborough Township, PennsylvaniaRoxborough Township, PennsylvaniaRoxborough Township is a defunct township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The township ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854....
- Roxborough State ParkRoxborough State ParkRoxborough State Park is a Colorado State Park known for dramatic red sandstone formations. Located in Douglas County south of Denver, Colorado, the park was established in 1975. In 1980 it was recognized as a National Natural Landmark.-Geography:...
, Colorado - Roxborough State Park Archaeological DistrictRoxborough State Park Archaeological DistrictRoxborough State Park Archaeological District is located in Douglas County, Colorado near the town of Waterton. Roxborough State Park, south of Denver, Colorado, is a Colorado State Park day park...
, Colorado - Roxborough Park, ColoradoRoxborough Park, ColoradoRoxborough Park is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,446 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Roxborough Park is located at ....
- Roxborough CastleRoxborough CastleRoxborough Castle was a castle in Moy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland originally built in 1738. It was the seat of the Earls of Charlemont, along with Charlemont Fort, and was burned out by a gang of Irish republicans in 1922....
, Ireland - Roxborough, ManchesterRoxborough, ManchesterRoxborough is a small neighborhood and town south of Mandeville in Manchester Parish, Jamaica.The principle crops are corn, bananas, sugarcane, ackee and marijuana....
, Jamaica - Roxborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Roxborough is also a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and may be:
- John RoxboroughJohn RoxboroughJohn Roxborough was a Master of University College, Oxford, England.Roxborough, from Durham, held parishes in Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Surrey. He was Senior Fellow at University College when he was appointed Master in 1487 or 1488.- References :...
(died 1509), Master of University College, Oxford