Nelson
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Nelson may refer to a number of people, places and things (many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, better known as Lord Nelson, an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars):
[edit] Geography
[edit] Australia
[edit] Canada
[edit] Egypt
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] United Kingdom
- Nelson, Lancashire, in England
- Nelson, Caerphilly, in Wales
- Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London
[edit] United States
- Nelson, Georgia
- Nelson, Illinois
- Nelson, Missouri
- Nelson, Minnesota
- Nelson, Nebraska
- Nelson, New Hampshire
- Nelson, New York
- Nelson, Wisconsin
- See also: Nelson County and Nelson Township
[edit] Schools
- Nelson College, a secondary school in Nelson, New Zealand
- Nelson High School, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Lord Nelson Elementary School, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada
[edit] Ships
- HMS Nelson (1814), a first rate
- HMS Nelson (1881), an armoured cruiser
- HMS Lord Nelson (1906), a battleship
- HMS Nelson (1927), a battleship
- USS Nelson (DD-623), an American Gleaves-class destroyer
- HMNB Portsmouth, a naval base formed partly by a stone frigate called HMS Nelson
[edit] Sports
- Nelson (cricket), a term in the sport of cricket
- Nelson F.C., a football club based in Nelson, Lancashire
- Nelson hold, a type of grappling and wrestling hold
- Nelson Leafs, a junior B hockey team based in Nelson, British Columia
[edit] Other uses
- Nelson (automobile)
- Nelson (band)
- Nelson Mandela born 1918, former President of South Africa.
- Nelson rules, a methodology in control theory
- Nelson's syndrome, an endocrine disorder
- Thomas Nelson (publisher), publishing firm based in Nashville, Tennessee
- Nelson Muntz, fictional bully in the TV show and movie The Simpsons.