Gower (disambiguation)
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Gower may refer to the following places:
- Gower peninsula, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in South Wales
- Gower (Lordship), an ancient district, the original meaning of the name Gower.
- Gower (electoral ward), an electoral ward of Swansea, Wales
- Gower (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Gower (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
- Gower, Missouri, a city located in Buchanan and Clinton County, Missouri
- Gower Street (London), a Street in London, the old location of University College School, past pupils are known as 'Old Gowers'
People named Gower include:
- Andrew Gower, creator of MMORPG RuneScape
- David Gower, a famous cricket player and former captain of the England team
- John Gower, a 14th Century poet from England famous for the Speculum Meditantis, Vox Clamantis, and Confessio Amantis poems
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, a British Liberal statesman
- Craig Gower, Penrith Panthers halfback and former skipper
[edit] See also
- Baron Gower & Earl Gower, subsidiary titles of the Duke of Sutherland