Crompton may refer to
Place names
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Crompton (West Warwick)
Crompton is a community in West Warwick, Rhode Island, West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. It is named after Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule.
The Crompton Mill was set up in 1807, on the east bank of the Pawtuxet River, and ...
, a community in West Warwick, Rhode Island, US
*Crompton, Greater Manchester, in
Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, and lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines. It is located north of Oldham, south-east of Rochdale and north- ...
, Greater Manchester, England formerly in Lancashire
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Crompton Urban District
Crompton Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. The area was coterminate with Shaw and Crompton.
It covered a significant area to the north of the County Boroug ...
, an obsolete local government district that covered Shaw and Crompton until 1974
Institutions and companies
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Crompton Corporation
Crompton Corporation (, formerly Crompton and Knowles) was a chemical research, production, sales and distribution company headquartered in Middlebury, Connecticut. The company produced specialty chemicals used for polymers, fire suppressants a ...
, a chemical manufacturer headquartered in Connecticut
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Crompton House Church of England School
Crompton House CE School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form located in the High Crompton area of Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
It was established in 192 ...
, a secondary school in Shaw and Crompton
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Crompton Parkinson
Crompton Parkinson was a British electrical manufacturing company. It was formed in 1927 by the merger of Crompton & Co. with F. & A. Parkinson Ltd.
The brand is now part of Brook Crompton.
History
Crompton & Co. was a lamp manufacturer foun ...
, British manufacturer of electrical motors, control gear and lamp bulbs
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Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited (also known as Crompton) is an Indian electrical equipment company based in Mumbai, India. The company has lighting and electrical consumer durables including LED lighting, fans, pumps, and house ...
, Indian manufacturer
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Crompton Greaves Power and Industrial Solutions, Indian corporation
Technical and engineering terms
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British Rail Class 33
The British Rail Class 33, also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton, is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives, ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962.
They were produced as a more p ...
or Crompton, a class of diesel-electric locomotive
People
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Crompton (surname) Crompton is an English surname.
History
The name originates as a habitational name from Crompton, Lancashire, which in turn comes from Old English xx, ang, crumb (crooked or bent) and xx, ang, tun (a settlement).
The Crompton family have a ...
, an English surname
See also
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Compton (disambiguation)
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