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Richmond refers to various place names, schools and universities, people, and other uses around the world. The name originates from the town of Richmond, North Yorkshire in England, itself named after the town of Richemont, Seine-Maritime in Normandy, in 1071 as part of the Norman conquest.

Contents 1 Place names 1.1 Australia 1.2 Canada 1.3 Jamaica 1.4 New Zealand 1.5 South Africa 1.6 South Korea 1.7 Sri Lanka 1.8 United Kingdom 1.9 United States of America 1.10 Similar places 2 Schools and universities 3 People 4 Streams 5 Other uses

[edit] Place names

Richmond may refer to one of the following place names:

[edit] Australia

• Division of Richmond, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales.
• Richmond, New South Wales
  • RAAF Base Richmond
• Richmond, Queensland
• Richmond, South Australia
• Richmond, Tasmania
• Richmond, Victoria
  • Richmond railway station, Melbourne

[edit] Canada

• Richmond, British Columbia
• Richmond, Ontario
• Richmond, Prince Edward Island
• Richmond, Quebec
• federal electoral districts:
  • Richmond (electoral district), British Columbia (current)
  • Richmond (Nova Scotia electoral district) (historic)
  • Richmond (Quebec electoral district) (historic)

[edit] Jamaica

• Richmond, Jamaica

[edit] New Zealand

• Richmond, New Zealand South Island town
• Richmond, Canterbury, Christchurch suburb

[edit] South Africa

• Richmond, Northern Cape
• Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal

[edit] South Korea

• Richmond (U.S. army base in Korea) (see List of U.S. Army bases in South Korea)

[edit] Sri Lanka

[edit] United Kingdom

• Richmond, England
  • Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town (from where the name originates)
  • Richmond, North Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency), a parliamentary constituency
  • London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
    • Richmond, London
    • Richmond station (London)
  • Richmond, South Yorkshire, an electoral ward in Sheffield

[edit] United States of America

• Richmond, California
• Richmond, Illinois
• Richmond, Indiana
• Richmond, Kansas
• Richmond, Kentucky
• Richmond, Louisiana
• Richmond, Maine
• Richmond, Massachusetts
• Richmond, Michigan
• Richmond Township, Michigan
• Richmond, Minnesota
• Richmond, Missouri
• Richmond, New Hampshire
• Richmond County, New York, the borough of Staten Island, formerly Richmond
• Richmond, New York, a town
• Richmond, Ohio
• Richmond, Oregon
• Richmond, a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon
• Richmond Township, Pennsylvania
• Richmond, Rhode Island
• Richmond, Texas
• Richmond, Utah
• Richmond, Vermont
• Richmond, Virginia, state capital and best-known US city with this name
• Richmond County, Virginia
• Richmond, Wisconsin - Three locations:
  • Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin
  • Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin
  • Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin

[edit] Similar places

• There are multiple places named Richmond Hill
• There are multiple places named Richmond County
• There are multiple places named Richmond Township
• The Richmond District (San Francisco) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California.
• There are several locations named after Richmond named New Richmond

[edit] Schools and universities

• University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
• Richmond College-Galle - Sri lanka
• Richmond American International University, an institute of higher learning in London, England
• Richmond Secondary School, Richmond, British Columbia

[edit] People

Richmond may refer to one of the following persons:

• Danny Richmond, professional ice hockey player
• Dennis Richmond, a local news anchor for KTVU in San Francisco.
• George Richmond, an English painter
• Tim Richmond, a NASCAR driver
• Earl of Richmond
• Duke of Richmond

[edit] Streams

• Richmond Creek (Fresh Kills), in Staten Island, a borough of New York City

[edit] Other uses

Richmond may refer to one of the following:

• HMS Richmond - several ships in the British Navy
• Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League
• Richmond F.C., an English rugby union side
• Richmond (cigarette)
• Richmond International Raceway
• USS Richmond - several ships in the United States Navy

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