Blenheim

Meanings

Proper Noun

• rural locality Lockyer Valley Region (local government area) Queensland (state) Australia (country).
• (unincorporated) community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent (municipality) Ontario (province) Canada (country).
• small inner-city area city, Leeds West Yorkshire (county) England (constituent country).
• civil parish West Oxfordshire (local government district) Oxfordshire (county) England (constituent country).
• town Marlborough (region) South Island (island) New Zealand (country), the largest in the region.
• (unincorporated) community Gloucester Township (township) Camden County (county) New Jersey (state) USA (country).
• small town Schoharie County (county) New York (state) USA (country).
• small town Marlboro County (county) South Carolina (state) USA (country).
• (unincorporated) community Albemarle County (county) Virginia (state) USA (country).

Noun

• A colour variation of two toy spaniel breeds, chestnut brown with pearl white markings.

Origin

• The house was named to commemorate the Allied victory at the 1704 Battle of Blindheim (near Höchstädt an der Donau in Bavaria). Other places are named after the house, often with an association to the Duchy of Marlborough.