Rawdon may refer to:

Places

in England *

Rawdon, West Yorkshire Rawdon is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It sits on the River Aire and on the A65 south of Yeadon. The northern parts of the village are part of the Guiseley and Rawdon ...

Rawdon Colliery, Leicestershire Rawdon may refer to: Places in England * Rawdon, West Yorkshire * Rawdon Colliery, Leicestershire in Canada * Rawdon, Quebec * Rawdon, Ontario, a historic township merged since 1997 into the municipality of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario * Rawdon Town ...

in Canada * Rawdon, Quebec * Rawdon, Ontario, a historic township merged since 1997 into the municipality of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario * Rawdon Township, Nova Scotia, a historic township merged since 1861 into the Municipal District of East Hants

People

* The ''Rawdon Baronets of Moira, County Down'', also ''Baron Rawdon'' and ''Earl Rawdon'' or ''Earl of Rawdon'', as titles in the lineage of the

Marquess of Hastings Marquess of Hastings was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 December 1816 for Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira. History The Rawdon family descended from Francis Rawdon (d. 1668), of Rawdon, Yorkshire. H ...

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, (9 December 175428 November 1826), styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, The Lord Rawdon from 1783 to 1793 and The Earl of Moira b ...

John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira (17 March 1720 – 20 June 1793), known as Sir John Rawdon, Bt, between 1724 and 1750 and as The Lord Rawdon between 1750 and 1762, was an Irish peer. Background Rawdon was the only son of Sir John Rawdon, 3rd Baro ...

James Rawdon Stansfeld James Rawdon Stansfeld (; 11 August 1866 – 14 January 1936) was a British army officer who served as an Instructor and Professor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and as Deputy Director-General of Inspection in the Ministry of Muni ...

(1866–1936), British army officer

Fictional characters

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Rawdon Crawley Rawdon may refer to: Places in England * Rawdon, West Yorkshire * Rawdon Colliery, Leicestershire in Canada * Rawdon, Quebec * Rawdon, Ontario, a historic township merged since 1997 into the municipality of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario * Rawdon Towns ...

and his son and namesake Sir Rawdon Crawley, characters in the 1848 novel '' Vanity Fair'' by

William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel ''Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and t ...

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