Brocklehurst
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Brocklehurst and the similar Brockenhurst (Old English "badger [brock] hill") refer to:
Places:
- Brocklehurst, British Columbia, a neighbourhood in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
- Brocklehurst Secondary School, a public high school in Kamloops, British Columbia
People:
- John Brocklehurst (1788–1870), English silk manufacturer, banker and Liberal Party politician from Macclesfield
- Brocklehurst Baronets, title of Baronetcy of Swythamley Park in Leek in the County of Stafford, United Kingdom
- John Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough (1852–1921), British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician
- William Coare Brocklehurst (1811–1900), English politician and businessman
- His son William Brocklehurst Brocklehurst (1851–1929), English politician and businessman
- Ben Brocklehurst (1922–2007), English cricketer and publisher
- Danny Brocklehurst (born 1971) English screenwriter
- Andrew Brocklehurst (born 1983) United Kingdom rugby player
In literature:
- Mr. Henry Brocklehurst, a character in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Mandy Brocklehurst, a Ravenclaw student in the Harry Potter novels
See also:
- Mark Dent-Brocklehurst (died 1972), British stockbroker and heir to Sudeley Castle
- Brockenhurst, Hampshire
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