Wilmington

Wilmington may refer to:

Places

Australia

United Kingdom

United States

People

  • Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673–1743), British Prime Minister, 1742–1743, who gave his name to many of the places called Wilmington
  • Earl of Wilmington, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1730 for Spencer Compton
  • Lord of Wilmington, an abbreviation of Lord of the Manor of Wilmington, a feudal dignity relating to land originally granted under an Anglo-Saxon charter of 700 C.E.

Educational institutions

Other uses

  • USS Wilmington (CL-79), a United States Navy light cruiser
  • Wilmington plc, a British publishing and business information company
  • Wilmington Subdivision, a railroad line in North Carolina

See also

  • Wilmington station (disambiguation)
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