Gower (disambiguation)

Gower (disambiguation)

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
*Lily Gower (1877 — 1959), an English woman croquet player

ee also

*Baron Gower & Earl Gower, subsidiary titles of the Duke of Sutherland


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