Chandos
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Chandos may refer to:
[edit] People
- Baron Chandos, later Duke of Chandos, an English title.
- John Chandos (died 1369), an English knight.
- James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1673-1744), for whom Handel composed the Chandos Anthems
- Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, title created for Richard Nugent Temple Grenville in 1822.
[edit] Organisations
- Chandos Records
- Chandos Symphony Orchestra - an amateur orchestra based in Malvern, Worcestershire, UK
[edit] Locations
- Chandos - public house in St. Martins Lane, near Trafalgar Square, Central London
- Chandos Arms - public House in Edgware in 1933 - see History of Edgware
- Chandos Arms - public house in Oakley, Buckinghamshire
- Chandos Arms - public house in Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire
- Chandos Arms - public house in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire
- Chandos House - A girls boarding house at Cheltenham College
- Chandos Primary School- A primary school in Highgate, Birmingham, UK
The Buckinghamshire pubs were probably named after Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos who was created Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in 1822.