Branford may refer to: *

Branford Boase Award The Branford Boase Award is a British literary award presented annually to an outstanding children's or young-adult novel by a first-time writer; "the most promising book for seven year-olds and upwards by a first time novelist." The award is s ...

, British literary award *

Branford Marsalis Quartet Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ens ...

, an American jazz band * Operation Branford, a British raid conducted in 1942 during WW2

Places

Branford, Connecticut Branford is a shoreline New England town, town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, about east of downtown New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Regi ...

, a town in the United States **

Branford Center, Connecticut Branford Center is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Branford, Connecticut, United States. The CDP encompasses the traditional town center area (roughly the area bounded by U.S. Route 1, the Amtrak railroad tracks, ...

, a neighborhood in Branford, Connecticut **

Branford Connector The Branford Connector is a two-lane divided freeway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It serves as a connecting road from Interstate 95 (I-95) to U.S. Route 1 (US 1). The roadway has been numbered State Road 794 by the C ...

, a state road in Branford, Connecticut ** Branford Hall Career Institute, a private career college in Branford, Connecticut **

Branford High School (Connecticut) Branford High School is a public high school in Branford, Connecticut. As of 2021–22, it has 784 students in grades 9–12. Its former principal, Edmund Higgins, retired at the end of the 2007–08 school year. All students must satisfy 13 p ...

, a school district in Branford, Connecticut ** Branford Land Trust, an organization in Branford, Connecticut **

Branford Point Historic District The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district (United States), historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It includes a significant portion of the Branford Poin ...

, a historical district in Branford, Connecticut ** Branford station, a railroad station in Branford ** Branford Town Hall, the town hall in Branford, Connecticut *

North Branford, Connecticut North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 13,544 at the 2020 census. The town is primarily known for agriculture and for other ...

, a town in New Haven, Connecticut ** North Branford Center Historic District, historic district in North Branford, Connecticut **

North Branford High School North Branford High School is a public high school in North Branford, Connecticut North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was ...

, school district in North Branford, Connecticut ** Branford Steam Railroad, a railroad in North Branford, Connecticut *

Branford, Florida Branford is a town in Suwannee County, Florida, United States. The population was 711 at the 2020 census. History The Town of Branford was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1961, although it's been settled since the late 1800s, and ...

, a town in the United States ** Branford High School (Florida), the only public high school in Branford, Florida *

Branford College Branford College is one of the 14 residential colleges at Yale University. Founding Branford College was founded in 1933 by partitioning the Memorial Quadrangle (built in 1917-21) into two parts: Saybrook and Branford with Branford being the ...

, a residential college at Yale University *

Branford House The Branford House is located in Groton, Connecticut, on the campus of UConn Avery Point, which rents it out for events. Branford House was built in 1902 for Morton Freeman Plant, a local financier and philanthropist, as his summer home; he ...

, a summer home in Groton, Connecticut *

Branford-Horry House The Branford-Horry House is located at 59 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina. The house is unusual for its porch, piazza, which extends over the public sidewalk. The house holds both an exterior and interior historic preservation easement ...

, a house in Charleston, South Carolina *

Branford Price Millar Library The Branford Price Millar Library is the library of Portland State University (PSU) in Portland, Oregon, United States. Built in 1968, the academic library was doubled in size in 1991 and houses over 1 million volumes. The five-story building is ...

, a University library in Portland, Oregon

People

Given name

Branford Clarke Branford Edward Clarke (March 18, 1885 – July 7, 1947) was an Evangelical preacher, poet and artist who promoted the Ku Klux Klan through his art which was drawn for the Pillar of Fire Church and their publications. Biography He was bo ...

(1885-1947), English evangelical preacher *

Branford Marsalis Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ens ...

(born 1960), American jazz musician *

Branford Taitt Sir Branford Mayhew Taitt, KA (May 15, 1938 – February 15, 2013) was a Barbadian politician who served as a cabinet minister and former President of the Senate of Barbados. He served as Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce from 1971 to 197 ...

(1938-2013), Barbadian politician

Middle name

William Shubrick William Branford Shubrick (October 31, 1790 – May 27, 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy. His active-duty career extended from 1806 to 1861, including service in the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War; he was placed on the re ...

(1790-1874), American Navy officer

Surname

Frederick Victor Branford Frederick Victor Branford (1892–1941) was a Scottish poet, known for verse of World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between ...

(1892-1941), British poet *

Henrietta Branford Henrietta Diana Primrose Longstaff Branford (12 January 1946 – 23 April 1999) was an English author of children's books. Her greatest success was '' Fire, Bed and Bone'' (1997), a historical novel set during the English peasants' revolt of 1 ...

(1946-1999), English author *

Robert Branford (speedway rider) Robert Peter Branford (born 23 November 1993) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. Career Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he is the son of former Australian rider Darrell Branford.Victor Branford Victor Branford (25 September 1863 – 22 June 1930) was a British sociologist. He was the founder of the Sociological Society and was made an Honorary member of the American Sociological Society, now the American Sociological Association. Lif ...

(1863-1930), British sociologist

Fictional characters

Terra Branford Terra Branford, known as in Japanese media, is a character in the ''Final Fantasy'' series and the main protagonist of ''Final Fantasy VI''. Yoshitaka Amano and Tetsuya Nomura designed her for the main series installment, with Kazuko Shibuya de ...