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Canada

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Garth, Alberta Clearwater County is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada in Division No. 9, Alberta, Division No. 9. Its northwest boundary is the Brazeau River. The List of municipal districts in Alberta ...


United Kingdom

* Garth, Bridgend, a village in south Wales :* Garth railway station (Bridgend) * Garth, Ceredigion, small village in Wales * Garth, Treflys, Powys, a village in mid-Wales **
Garth railway station (Powys) Garth railway station (Powys) serves the village of Garth, Powys, Wales. The railway station is located at street level at the end of the Llais yr Afon lane near the village centre. The station is known as Garth (Powys) in order to differentiat ...
*Garth,
Knighton, Powys Knighton ( or ) is a market town and community on the River Teme, straddling the border between Powys, Wales and Shropshire, England. It lies in the traditional county of Radnorshire. Originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement, Knighton is located ...
, a former village now incorporated into the town of Knighton, in east-central Wales on the border with Shropshire, England * Garth Hill, the Garth, or Garth Mountain, a mountain near Cardiff, Wales *Garth, one of many other minor place names in the United Kingdom


Buildings and structures


United Kingdom

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Garth (Guilsfield) Garth was an important early gothic revival house in the Townships in Montgomeryshire, township of Garth in Guilsfield in Montgomeryshire. In the 18th century it became the home of the Mytton family who had originally been Shrewsbury drapers, wh ...
, a historic house and estate in Montgomeryshire, Powys, north-east Wales; also known as the Garth * Castle Garth, a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England *
Garth Pier Garth Pier (; also known as Bangor Pier) is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Wales. At in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Construction Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, ...
, a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, north Wales * Garth Castle, home to
Clan Stewart Clan Stewart (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Stiùbhart'') is a Scottish Highlands, Scottish Highland and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Scottish clan, clan. The clan is recognised by Court of the Lord Lyon; however, it does not have a Scottish clan chi ...
of Atholl, north-west of Aberfeldy, Scotland * The Garth, former school building on Marygate in York


Arts and entertainment

* ''Garth'' (comic strip), published in the British newspaper ''Daily Mirror'' from 1943 to 1997 *Planet Garth, setting of David Brin's novel ''
The Uplift War ''The Uplift War'' is a 1987 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin, the third book of six set in his Uplift Universe. It was nominated as the best novel for the 1987 Nebula Award and won the 1988 Hugo and Locus Awards. The pre ...
''


People and fictional characters

* Garth (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name, nickname or surname *
Garth (comics) Garth is a superhero appearing in American comic books An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, Ameri ...
, fictional
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
superhero *
Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, of Garth Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet (died c. 1678), was a Welsh merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659. Lloyd was the grandson of Humphrey Lloyd of Leighton, the first High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire and great ...
(died c. 1678), Welsh merchant and politician *
Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet (15 January 1770 – 15 April 1850), was a Whig politician who served as Member of Parliament for Montgomery from 8 April 1833 to 23 June 1841. The Edwards Baronetcy, of Garth in the County of Montgomery, was cr ...
(1770–1850), British Member of Parliament


Other uses

*, a Royal Navy destroyer *
Garth (architecture) In architecture, a quadrangle (or colloquially, a quad) is a space or a courtyard, usually rectangular (square or oblong) in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building (or several smaller buildings). Th ...
, a cloister garden of a medieval monastery *
Garth Stadium The Garth Stadium is a former greyhound racing track in Taff's Well, near Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a ...
, a former greyhound racing track in Taff's Well, near Cardiff, Wales *
HM Prison Garth HM Prison Garth is a Category B men's prison, located in the village of Ulnes Walton (near Leyland), in Lancashire, England. Garth is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated next to HMP Wymott. History Garth Prison was ope ...
, a prison in Lancashire *
Garth School Garth School is an historic school building located on South Broadway Street in Georgetown, Kentucky. Built in 1925 as a high school, the building currently houses Garth Elementary School. The property was listed on the National Register of Histo ...
, Georgetown, Kentucky, United States


See also

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John MacDonald of Garth John MacDonald of Garth (1771 – 25 January 1866) was a colourful character involved in the Canadian fur trade. He was an enthusiastic duellist and a shrewd businessman who became a partner in the North West Company and a member of the Beaver Cl ...
(1771–1866), Canadian fur trader *
Garth-eryr This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Powys Area of Search (AoS). Sites References {{Protected areas of Wales Powys Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties o ...
, Site of Special Scientific Interest near Llangedwyn in Powys, Wales *
Gwaelod-y-Garth ; ) is a village in the Community (Wales), community of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales. Location Gwaelod-y-garth is located in River Taff, Taff Valley at the foot of Garth Hill, north of central Cardiff and south of Pontypridd. The castle of Ca ...
, a village in the parish of Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales * Rhos-y-garth, hamlet in Ceredigion, Wales * * {{Disambiguation, geo