Balfour may refer to:

People

Balfour (surname) Balfour is a Scottish surname born by members of the Clan Balfour. Balfour commonly refers to Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905, 1st Earl of Balfour and later Foreign Secretary. Balfour may also ...

, a Scottish family name * Balfour (given name), a list of people with the name

Places

Canada

Balfour, British Columbia Balfour is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The ferry terminal and former steamboat landing is on the north shore at the entrance to the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. The locality, on BC Hig ...

, an unincorporated community * Balfour, one of the townships that merged to form

Rayside-Balfour Rayside-Balfour (1996 census population 16,050) was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000. It is now part of the city of Greater Sudbury. The town was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and took its name ...

, Ontario, a town *

Mount Balfour Mount Balfour is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, part of the border between British Columbia and Alberta, in the Waputik Range in the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. It is the 71st highest peak in Alberta and the 113th highest ...

, on the border between British Columbia and Alberta

New Zealand

* Balfour, New Zealand, a town * Balfour River

Scotland

* Balfour, Aberdeenshire, a settlement *

Balfour, Orkney Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Today, the village sti ...

, a village

South Africa

Balfour, Eastern Cape Balfour is a town in Raymond Mhlaba Municipality, Amathole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape ( ; ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, and its largest city is Gqeberha (Port Elizabe ...

, a town *

Balfour, Mpumalanga Balfour is a developing gold mining and maize farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. R160 Million Fine for Dipaleseng Local Municipality for Misconduct Spanning Five Years Balfour – The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitl ...

, a town

United States

* Balfour, Iowa, an unincorporated community *

Balfour, North Dakota Balfour is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 20 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Balfour was founded in 1899 when the Soo Railroad was extended to that ...

, a city * Balfour, North Carolina, an unincorporated community and census-designated place

Elsewhere

* Balfour Town, Salt Cay, the capital of

Salt Cay, Turks Islands Salt Cay is the second largest of the Turks Islands, one of the two island groups forming of the British territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. Its area is . The size of the district, which also includes some unpopulated i ...

* Mount Balfour (Antarctica)

Buildings

Beit Aghion Beit Aghion (, ''Aghion House''), also known as Beit Rosh HaMemshala (, lit. ''House of the prime minister'') or metonymously as Balfour, is the official residence of the prime minister of Israel. It is located at 9 Smolenskin Street, on the c ...

, the residence of the Israeli prime minister, colloquially named "Balfour" after one of the streets that runs alongside it *

Castle Balfour Castle Balfour is a castle situated in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It sits at the edge of the parish graveyard just west of Main Street. The castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Castle Balfour ...

, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland *

Balfour Castle Balfour Castle is a historic building on the southwest of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour ...

, Orkney, Scotland * Balfour Castle, Angus, Scotland *

Balfour Building The Balfour Building is located at the Northeast corner of Spadina Avenue and Adelaide Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, close to the Financial and Entertainment districts, Gardiner Expressway, and the LRT. It was named after Arthur J. ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Companies

Balfour Beatty Balfour Beatty plc () is an international infrastructure group based in the United Kingdom with capabilities in construction services, support services and infrastructure investments. A constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, the company is active ac ...

, a British construction company *

Balfour Williamson Balfour Williamson & Co was a shipping company based in Liverpool, England, and later an export confirming house and freight forwarding company. Latterly a subsidiary of Lonmin (formerly Lonrho). In October 2016 the company returned to famil ...

, a former shipping company based in Liverpool, England, later an export confirming house and freight forwarding company * L.G. Balfour Company, an American company specializing in school memorabilia

Schools

Balfour Collegiate Balfour Collegiate is a public high school in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after the city's former mayor, James Balfour. A part of Regina Public Schools, it officially opened on September 2, 1930. It is located in the Core Group neighbourh ...

, a public high school in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada *

Sir Graham Balfour School Sir Graham Balfour School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Stafford, England. It is named after Graham Balfour Sir Graham Balfour (2 December 1858 – 26 October 1929) was a noted educationalist, author and son o ...

, a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Stafford, England *

Gymnasia Balfour Ironi Alef High School (), previously Gymnasia Balfour (), is a notable high school located in Tel Aviv, Israel. Also known as Aleph High School of Arts Tel Aviv-Yafo. History Gymnasia Balfour The Gymnasia Balfour was founded in 1931 by as ...

, the former name of Ironi Alef High School in Tel Aviv, Israel

Titles

Earl of Balfour Earl of Balfour is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1922 for Conservative politician Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919. The earldom wa ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *

Lord Balfour of Burleigh Lord Balfour of Burleigh, in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1607 for Sir Michael Balfour. He was succeeded by his daughter, Margaret, his only child. She married Robert Arnot, who assumed the su ...

, a title in the Peerage of Scotland *

Baron Balfour of Glenawley Baron Balfour of Glenawley or Clonawley, in the County of Fermanagh, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1619 for Sir James Balfour, younger brother of the 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh. It refers to the barony of Clanawle ...

, an extinct title in the Peerage of Ireland *

Baron Balfour of Inchrye Baron Balfour of Inchrye, of Shefford in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1945 Birthday Honours for the Conservative politician Harold Balfour. He represented the Isle of Thanet in ...

, an extinct title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Balfour baronets, three titles, one (extinct) in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two (one extant) in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Other uses

* , a Second World War II Royal Navy frigate * , a Canadian ferry * ''

Balfour v Attorney-General Balfour v A-G 9911 NZLR 519 is a leading case in New Zealand involving negligence in tort A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person wh ...

'', a 1919 New Zealand tort law case * '' Balfour v. Balfour'', a 1919 case in English contract law *

Balfour Biological Laboratory for Women The Balfour Biological Laboratory for Women was a laboratory attached to the University of Cambridge from 1884 to 1914. Established to expand the laboratory capacity and provide a separate space for women's practical work, it served as an importan ...

, a laboratory attached to the University of Cambridge from 1884 to 1914 *

Balfour Hospital Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is managed by NHS Orkney. History In 1836, John Balfour of Trenabie set up a charitable trust for the founding of a hospital with the interest from £20,000 worth of Mexican go ...

, a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland