Amherst
Amherst may refer to:
People
- Baron Amherst (disambiguation), in particular:
- Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797), British army officer
- William Amherst (British Army officer) (1732–1781), younger brother of the above
- Baron Amherst of Hackney, created 1892 for:
- William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
- Alicia Amherst (1865–1941), gardening historian and daughter of the above
- William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
- Earl Amherst:
- William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India from August 1823 to February 1828
- William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
- Josceline Amherst, Australian politician and fifth son of the 2nd earl
- William Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst
- Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl Amherst
- Jeffery Amherst, 5th Earl Amherst
Places
Many named for Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst:
Australia
Burma
- Kyaikkami, Myanmar, formerly known as Amherst
Canada
- Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Middle Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Upper Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Amherst, Nova Scotia
- Amherst Head, Nova Scotia
- Amherst Point, Nova Scotia
- Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia
- East Amherst, Nova Scotia
- West Amherst, Nova Scotia
- Amherst Island, Ontario
- Amherst Pointe, Ontario
- Amherstburg, Ontario
- Amherstview, Ontario
- Amherst, Quebec
- Saint-Rémi-d'Amherst, Quebec
- Amherst Island (Nunavut)
United States
- Amherst, Colorado
- Amherst, Maine
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota
- Amherst, Nebraska
- Amherst, New Hampshire
- Amherst, New York, the largest suburb of the city of Buffalo
- Amherst, Ohio
- Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio
- Amherst, South Dakota
- Amherst, Texas
- Amherst, Virginia
- Amherst County, Virginia
- Amherst, Wisconsin
Higher education
- Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, in Amherst, Massachusetts
Other
- Amherst (automobile), manufactured briefly in Canada
- Fort Amherst (disambiguation), military facilities in England and Canada
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