Ramsey may refer to:

Geography

British Isles

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Ramsey is a market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town is about north of Huntingdon. Ramsey parish includes the settlements of Ramsey Forty Foot, Ramsey Heights, Ramsey Mereside, Ramsey H ...

, a small market town in England * Ramsey, Essex, a village near Harwich, England **

Ramsey and Parkeston Ramsey and Parkeston (formerly just Ramsey) is a civil parish in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. The parish includes the villages of Ramsey and Parkeston. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2343. The parish touches ...

, a civil parish formerly called just "Ramsey" *

Ramsey, Isle of Man Ramsey ( gv, Rhumsaa) is a coastal town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7,845 according to the 2016 Census. It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has ...

, the third-largest town on the island *

Ramsey Bay Ramsey Bay ( gv, Baie Rhumsaa) is a large bay and Marine Nature Reserve covering some 94 square kilometres off the northeastern coast of the Isle of Man. It runs for 18 kilometres from the Point of Ayre at the island's northern tip to Maughold He ...

, Isle of Man *

Ramsey Island Ramsey Island (Welsh: ''Ynys Dewi'') is an island about off St David's Head in Pembrokeshire on the northern side of St Brides Bay, in southwest Wales, in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. It is in area. Ramsey means (in Ol ...

, off the coast of the St David's peninsula in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Canada

* Ramsey, Ontario, Canada, an unincorporated area and ghost town *

Ramsey Lake Ramsey Lake (french: Lac Ramsey) is a lake in Sudbury, Ontario, located near the city's downtown core. Until 2001, Ramsey Lake was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest lake located entirely within the boundaries o ...

, Ontario, Canada

United States

Ramsey, California (disambiguation) Ramsey, California may refer to: *Ramsey, California, former name of Greenwater, California, in Inyo County {{geodis ...

Ramsey, Illinois Ramsey is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,063 in 2018. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Ramsey, IL declined from 1,225 to 1,063, a -13.2% decrease. The village was named after Alexander Ramsey (181 ...

, a village *

Ramsey, Indiana Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the location of North Harrison High School. History Platted on March 14, 1883, Ramsey was originally known as Jackson City. It w ...

, an unincorporated community *

Ramsey, Minnesota Ramsey is a suburb 22 miles (35 km) north-northwest of downtown Minneapolis in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,668 at the 2010 census. It is a northwest suburb of the Twin Cities. U.S. Highways 10 / 169 ( c ...

, a city * Ramsey, Mower County, Minnesota, an unincorporated community *

Ramsey, New Jersey Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 14,473,Ramsey, Ohio, an unincorporated community *

Ramsey, Virginia Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It ...

, an unincorporated community *

Ramsey, West Virginia Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Ramsey is northeast of Ansted The Ansted was an American automobile; successor to the Lexington and the Ansted-Lexington, it was manufactured from 1926 t ...

, an unincorporated community *

Ramsey County, Minnesota Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,352, making it the second-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat and largest city is Saint Paul, the state capital ...

Ramsey County, North Dakota Ramsey County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 11,605. Its county seat is Devils Lake. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with ...

Ramsey Lake (Minnesota) Ramsey Lake is a lake in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Ramsey Lake was named for Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), the second governor of Minnesota. See also * List of lakes in Minnesota References Lakes of Minnesota La ...

Ramsey Township, Fayette County, Illinois Ramsey Township is one of 20 townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,851 and it contained 822 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (o ...

Ramsey Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Ramsey Township is a township in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of ...

Elsewhere

Ramsey Glacier Ramsey Glacier () is a glacier about 45 nautical miles (80 km) long, originating in the Bush Mountains near the edge of the polar plateau and flowing north to the Ross Ice Shelf eastward of Den Hartog Peak. Discovered by the United States Anta ...

, Ross Dependency, Antarctica

People

Ramsey (given name) Ramsey is a given name, and may refer to: * Ramsey Campbell (born 1946), British writer of horror fiction * Ramsey Clark (1927–2021), American lawyer and political activist; 66th United States Attorney General * Ramsey Dukes, pen name of writer ...

, people with the given name *

Ramsey (surname) Ramsey is an English toponymic surname of Old English origin, derived either from Ramsey in Huntingdonshire or Ramsey in Essex. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Ramsey (born 1990), Welsh footballer *Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903) ...

, people with the surname *

Baron de Ramsey Baron de Ramsey, of Ramsey Abbey in the County of Huntingdon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1887 for Edward Fellowes, who had previously represented Huntingdonshire in the House of Commons as a Conservative fo ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, including a list of the barons

Buildings

Ramsey Abbey Ramsey Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England. It was founded about AD 969 and dissolved in 1539. The site of the abbey in Ramsey is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Most of the abbey's ...

, a former Benedictine abbey near Ramsey, Cambridgeshire *

Ramsey Center The Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center is a 7,826-seat multi-purpose arena in Cullowhee, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, and is home to the Western Carolina University Catamounts basketball and volleyball teams. It is also named "THE L ...

, a multi-purpose arena in Cullowhee, North Carolina *

Ramsey House (disambiguation) Ramsey House may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) * Harris–Ramsey–Norris House, Quitman, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Brooks County, Georgia * Lewis Ramsey Jr. House, Lexington, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Fayette Co ...

, houses on the US National Register of Historic Places *

Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park The Ramsey Mill was built by Alexander Ramsey and Dr. Thomas Foster in 1856–1857 on the Vermillion River in the town of Hastings in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The river had a head of and a width of near the 4 story gristmill. An addition ...

, Hastings, Minnesota *

Ramsey Windmill, Essex Ramsey Windmill is a grade II* listed post mill at Ramsey, Essex, England which has been restored. History ''Ramsey Windmill'' was originally built in Woodbridge, Suffolk. It was the north westerly one of four mills on the Mill Hills shown on ...

, a grade II listed post mill at Ramsey, Essex

Mathematics

Ramsey theory Ramsey theory, named after the British mathematician and philosopher Frank P. Ramsey, is a branch of mathematics that focuses on the appearance of order in a substructure given a structure of a known size. Problems in Ramsey theory typically ask ...

* Ramsey numbers *

Ramsey's theorem In combinatorics, Ramsey's theorem, in one of its graph-theoretic forms, states that one will find monochromatic cliques in any edge labelling (with colours) of a sufficiently large complete graph. To demonstrate the theorem for two colours (s ...

Schools

Ramsey Grammar School Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man. History A grammar school has existed in Ramsey since 1681. It moved to Lezayre Road in 1933 and was housed in a building that now f ...

, Ramsey, Isle of Man *

Ramsey High School (disambiguation) Ramsey High School may refer to: *Ramsey High School (Illinois) Ramsey High School may refer to: * Ramsey High School (Illinois), Ramsey, Illinois * Ramsey High School (New Jersey), Ramsey, New Jersey * Ramsey Street High School, Fayetteville, Nor ...

, several schools in the US *

The Ramsey Academy The Ramsey Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Halstead, Essex, England. History In 1975 three local schools, including Earls Colne Grammar School, Halstead Grammar School and Halstead Secondary School ...

, a coeducational secondary school in Halstead, Essex, England

Ships

* , several British Royal Navy ships * , a passenger steamship sunk in the First World War * USS ''Ramsey'' (FFG-2), a US Navy guided missile frigate

Sports

* Ramsey A.F.C., a football club on the Isle of Man * Ramsey R.U.F.C., a rugby union team on the Isle of Man

Other uses

* Ramsey (chip), the RAM controller in some Amiga computers