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Belcher (surname) Belcher is an English language, English surname of Normans, Norman origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Acting
* Charles Belcher (actor) (1872–1943), American film actor
* Laurence Belcher (born 1995), English actor
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Timothy Belcher Dyk (born 1937), American federal judge
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Andrew Belcher Gray (1820–1862), American surveyor
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John Hill Belcher Mason (1858–1919), American stage actor
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George Belcher Murray
George Belcher Murray (December 25, 1895 – December 7, 1941) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1941 as a Liberal member.
He was born in North ...
(1895–1941), Canadian political figure in Nova Scotia
Places
Canada
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Belcher station, a railway station in Manitoba
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Belcher Channel
Belcher Channel is a waterway in Norwegian Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It separates Cornwall Island from Devon Island. Table Island and Ekins Island
Ekins Island is an uninhabited island within the Arctic Archipelago in the terr ...
, a waterway in Nunavut
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Belcher Channel Formation
The Belcher Channel Formation is a geologic formation in Nunavut. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.
See also
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nunavut
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nu ...
, a geologic formation
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Belcher Islands
The Belcher Islands () are an archipelago in the southeast part of Hudson Bay near the centre of the Nastapoka arc. The Belcher Islands are spread out over almost . Administratively, they belong to the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
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, an archipelago in Hudson Bay
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Belcher Mountains, a late Precambrian range in the Hudson Bay region
Hong Kong
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Belcher (constituency), a constituency in the Central and Western District
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Belcher Bay, on the northwest shore of Hong Kong Island
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The Belcher's
The Belcher's () is a private residential estate in Shek Tong Tsui, Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was comp ...
, a residential building near Belcher Bay
* Belcher Station, a former name of
HKU station
HKU () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of Western, Hong Kong. The station is named after the adjacent University of Hong Kong.
Part of the West Island line, a westward extension to the existing ...
, an MTR station
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Belcher's Street
Belcher's Street (Chinese: 卑路乍街) is a main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong. It connects east Victoria Road and joins west Queen's Road West. A small section in its west end built a ''turn around'' for Hong Kong Tramways.
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, located in Kennedy Town
United States
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Belcher, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Pike County
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Belcher, Louisiana
Belcher is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport- Bossier city metropolitan statistical area.
History
Previously named Horseshoe after the bayou that runs th ...
, a village in Caddo Parish
* Belcher's Town, Massachusetts, a former name of
Belchertown, Massachusetts
Belchertown (previously known as Cold Spring and Belcher's Town) is a New England town, town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield metropol ...
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Belcher Family Homestead and Farm, a historic home and farm complex in Tioga County, New York
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Belcher-Holden Farm, a historic home and farm complex in Tioga County, New York
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Belcher-Rowe House
The Belcher-Rowe House is a historic house at 26 Governor Belcher Lane in Milton, Massachusetts. Built in 1776-1777 by the widow and daughter-in-law of former colonial governor Jonathan Belcher, it is Milton's first known example of Federal st ...
, a historic home in Milton, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Belcher House
The Jonathan Belcher House is a historic house located at 360 North Main Street in Randolph, Massachusetts.
The house was built in 1806 by Jonathan Belcher (1767–1839) and his wife Abigail (Thayer) who had been married on April 12, 1792. The ...
, a historic house in Randolph, Massachusetts
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Belcher Branch
Belcher Branch is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Belcher Branch has the name of H. E. Belcher, a local pioneer settler.
See also
*List of rivers of West Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
List ...
, a stream in West Virginia
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Belcher Camp
Belcher Camp is a ghost town located in Ferry County, Washington, United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal repu ...
, a ghost town located in Ferry County, Washington
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Belcher Mound Site
The Belcher Mound Site (16CD13) is an archaeological site in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It is located in the Red River Valley 20 miles north of Shreveport and about one-half mile east of the town of Belcher, Louisiana. It was excavated by Claren ...
, an archaeological site in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Elsewhere
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Belcher, Kazakhstan
Belcher or Belsher (), is a village in the Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. It is part of the Nura Rural District, with (KATO code - 153441100). Population:
Geography
The village is located by the northeastern lakeshore of Baitakkol, ...
, a village in Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, also known as Belsher
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Belcher's Bar
Belcher's Bar is a hamlet in Leicestershire, England.
Belcher's Bar is located at the junction of the A447 and B582 roads in the parish of Nailstone
Nailstone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leiceste ...
, a hamlet in Leicestershire, England
Wildlife
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Belcher's sea snake, an extremely venomous species (''Hydrophis belcheri'')
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Belcher's gull
Belcher's gull (''Larus belcheri''), also known as the band-tailed gull, is a bird in the family Laridae found along the Pacific coast of South America. It formerly included the very similar Olrog's gull as a subspecies, but that bird occurs on t ...
, a bird found along the Pacific coast of South America (''Larus belcheri'')
Other
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Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher
''Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher'' 011UKSC 41is a landmark UK labour law and English contract law case decided by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, concerning the scope of statutory protection of rights for working individuals. It confirmed the ...
'', a landmark court case about labour law in the United Kingdom
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Bechler, a German surname
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Belching
Burping (also called belching and eructation) is the release of gas from the upper digestive tract (esophagus and stomach) of animals through the mouth. It is usually audible.
In humans, burping can be caused by normal eating processes, or as ...
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