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Australia

Norwood Secondary College
Norwood Secondary College
Norwood Secondary College is a secondary college in the Eastern suburbs, situated in North Ringwood, Victoria, Australia and right next to Mullum Primary School...

, Secondary School in Ringwood, Victoria.
Norwood, South Australia
Norwood, South Australia
Norwood is a suburb of Adelaide, about 4 km east of the Adelaide city centre. The suburb is in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, the oldest South Australian local government municipality, with a city population over 34,000.-History:...

, suburb of Adelaide
- Electoral district of Norwood
  Electoral district of Norwood
  Norwood is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after its surrounding geographical area, Norwood, South Australia. Norwood is a 14.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner eastern suburbs...
  
  , a state electoral district in South Australia
- Norwood Football Club
  Norwood Football Club
  Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
  
  , a team that plays in the South Australian National Football League
Norwood, Tasmania
Norwood, Tasmania
Norwood is a suburb five to ten minutes drive south of the Launceston CBD, there is a mix of large older-style family homes and modern homes.-References:...

, suburb of Launceston, Tasmania
Norwood, Victoria
Norwood, Victoria
Norwood is a community located in North Ringwood, Victoria.Though formally not a suburb, many places around North Ringwood use Norwood in their name.-Notable places:*Norwood Secondary College*Norwood Sporting Club includes Norwood Football Club...

, a neighborhood in North Ringwood, Victoria
Norwood, a former name for Burwood, Victoria
Burwood, Victoria
Burwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is largely the City of Whitehorse but includes the City of Monash in its south west corner. At the 2006 Census, Burwood had a population of 11,886.-History:The...

Canada

Norwood, Nova Scotia
Norwood, Nova Scotia
Norwood is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Yarmouth Municipal District in Yarmouth County ....

a community in Yarmouth County .
Norwood, Ontario, near Peterborough, Ontario
Norwood, Manitoba, a community in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Norwood (Edmonton), a neighbourhood in north-central Edmonton, Alberta
- Norwood Boulevard

England

Norwood, Derbyshire
Norwood, Dorset
Norwood, North Yorkshire
Norwood, North Yorkshire
Norwood is a civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Norwood parish had a population of 200....
Norwood, an early name for the parish of Southall
Southall
Southall is a large suburban district of west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Ealing. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
Norwood New Town
Norwood New Town
Norwood New Town is a largely residential former working class enclave within the larger district of Upper Norwood in Southeast London. It is within the London Borough of Croydon...

, London
South Norwood
South Norwood
South Norwood is an urban town and in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a suburban development 7.8 miles south-east of Charing Cross. South Norwood is an electoral with a resident population in 2001 of just over 14,000...

, London
Upper Norwood
Upper Norwood
Upper Norwood is an elevated area in south London, England within the postcode SE19. It is a residential district largely in the London Borough of Croydon although some parts extend into the London Borough of Lambeth, London Borough of Southwark and the London Borough of Bromley. Upper Norwood...

, London
West Norwood
West Norwood
West Norwood is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth.It is primarily a residential suburb of south London but with some light industry near Knights Hill in the south....

, London (formerly Lower Norwood)
Norwood Triangle, London
Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwood was a parliamentary constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.-History:...
Norwood Green
Norwood Green
Norwood Green is a place in the London Borough of Ealing in London, England. It is a suburban development situated west of Charing Cross and northeast of Heathrow Airport...

, London
Norwood Green, West Yorkshire
Norwood Green, West Yorkshire
Norwood Green is a small village situated between Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale. It once had a railway station on the Caldervale Line.- Nightlife and entertainment :...

United States of America

Norwood, Colorado
Norwood, Colorado
Norwood is a Statutory Town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. The population was 438 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norwood is located at ....
Norwood, Georgia
Norwood, Georgia
Norwood is a city in Warren County, Georgia, United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norwood is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
Norwood, Illinois
Norwood, Illinois
Norwood is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 473 at the 2000 census. Norwood, just outside of Peoria, is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Norwood Park, Chicago
Norwood Park, Chicago
Norwood Park is one of 77 well-defined Chicago, Illinois community areas. It encompasses the smaller neighborhoods of Big Oaks, Norwood Park East, Norwood Park West, Old Norwood Park, Oriole Park, and Union Ridge....

, a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois
Norwood, Kentucky
Norwood, Kentucky
Norwood is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 395 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norwood is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
Norwood, Louisiana
Norwood, Louisiana
Norwood is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Norwood, Massachusetts
Norwood, Massachusetts
Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,602. The community was named after Norwood, England...
Norwood Township, Michigan
Norwood Township, Michigan
Norwood Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 714 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,108 people, 1,171 households, and 833 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,855.8 people per square mile . There were 1,201 housing units at an average density of 717.1 per square mile...
Norwood, Missouri
Norwood, Missouri
Norwood is a city in Wright County, Missouri, United States. The population was 665 at the 2010 census. The city is also notable for its dog population, which more than doubles that of the human population at 1,891 canines, mainly domesticated.-Geography:...
Norwood Court, Missouri
Norwood Court, Missouri
Norwood Court is a village in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 959 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Norwood Court is located at ....
Norwood, New Jersey
Norwood, New Jersey
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 5,711 people. The population density was 2,083.3 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 69.3% Caucasian, 27.2% Asian, 1.4% African American, 0.0% Native American, 1.0% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanics...
Norwood, New York
Norwood, New York
Norwood is a village located in St. Lawrence County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,685.The Village of Norwood is on the town line of two towns so that it is partly in the Town of Potsdam and partly in the Town of Norfolk.The village is north of Potsdam.-...
Norwood, Bronx
Norwood, Bronx
Norwood is a working class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. As of the census of 2000, the seven census tracts that make up the neighborhood have a population of 40,748...

, a neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City
Norwood, North Carolina
Norwood, North Carolina
Norwood is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,216 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norwood is located at ....
Norwood, Ohio
Norwood, Ohio
Norwood is the second most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The city is an enclave of the larger city of Cincinnati. The population was 21,675 at the 2000 census. Originally settled as an early suburb of Cincinnati in the wooded countryside north of the city, the area is...
Norwood, Pennsylvania
Norwood, Pennsylvania
Norwood is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norwood is located at ....
Norwood (Berryville, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Clarke County, Virginia
Norwood (Powhatan, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Powhatan County, Virginia
Norwood, Wisconsin
Norwood, Wisconsin
Norwood is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 918 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Phlox is located in the town.-Geography:...

New York City Subway stations

Norwood – 205th Street (IND Concourse Line), in the Bronx; the northern terminal of the train
Norwood Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Norwood Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line)
Norwood Avenue is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Norwood Avenue and Fulton Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, it is served by the Z train during rush hours in peak direction and the J at all other times.This elevated station,...

, in Brooklyn; serving the trains

Surnames

Brandy Norwood
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....

, actress and singer, star of the American television series "Moesha"
Charlie Norwood
Charlie Norwood
Charles Whitlow Norwood, Jr., D.D.S. was an American politician and dentist, serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death...

(1941-2007), a United States Representative from Georgia
Cyril Norwood
Cyril Norwood
Sir Cyril M Norwood served as Headmaster of Bristol Grammar School and Harrow School as well as President of St. John's College, Oxford....

British educator
Jerious Norwood
Jerious Norwood
-2006:In 2006, Norwood played in 14 games and ranked third on the team with 633 rushing yards on 99 carries with two touchdowns to go along with 12 receptions for 102 yards. He also returned 13 kickoffs for 320 yards and tallied three special teams tackles.Norwood was the first player in NFL...

, American football player
John Norwood
John Norwood
Captain John Norwood VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...

, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Melita Norwood
Melita Norwood
Melita Stedman Norwood, née Sirnis, was a British civil servant, traitor and KGB intelligence source who, for a period of about 40 years following her recruitment in 1937, supplied the KGB with state secrets from her job at the British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association...

, a British civil servant who provided the KGB with state secrets including the schematics for the British atomic bomb in 1945
Ray J
Ray J
William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...

(Ray Norwood), singer, Brandy's brother
Richard Norwood
Richard Norwood
Richard Norwood was an English mathematician, diver, and surveyor, connected with Isaac Newton. He has also been called "Bermuda’s outstanding genius of the seventeenth century"...

, British mathematician, diver, and surveyor
Rick Norwood
Rick Norwood
Rick Norwood is an American publisher, mathematician, comics historian and short story author.Born in Franklin, Louisiana, Norwood attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was one of four writer-editors of the early underground comic God Comics, along with Bill Osten, Durk...

, American mathematician and comic publisher
Ricky Norwood
Ricky Norwood
Richard Colin "Ricky" Norwood is a British actor who plays Fatboy in the soap opera EastEnders and its online spin-off EastEnders: E20. He was born in Tower Hamlets, London, and lives in Forest Gate. From the age of 12 he attended the Theatre Royal Stratford East's Youth Theatre, and he also...

, British actor
Scott Norwood
Scott Norwood
Scott Allan Norwood is a former American football placekicker in the NFL who played for the Buffalo Bills. Norwood was an integral part of its offense during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and kicked in Buffalo's first two Super Bowl appearances...

, former Buffalo Bills placekicker
Thomas M. Norwood
Thomas M. Norwood
Thomas Manson Norwood was a United States Senator and Representative and from Georgia. Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 1850. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852, commencing practice in Savannah...

(1830-1913), a United States Senator and Representative from Georgia
Willie Norwood
Willie Norwood
William Raymond Norwood, Sr. known as Willie Norwood is an American Gospel singer and has been involved in singing since early childhood. His father and mother sang in the church choir...

, gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

-singer, and father of Brandy and Ray J

Organisations

Norwood (charity)
Norwood (charity)
Norwood is a UK charity established in 1785 in the East End of London.In 1996, it merged with Ravenswood, a Berkshire-based charity for people with learning disabilities, to create one of the largest welfare organisations within the Jewish community....

, a leading Anglo-Jewish children and family services charity

Entertainment

Norwood (film)
Norwood (film)
Norwood is a 1970 film that reunites True Grit co-stars Glen Campbell and Kim Darby, also featuring Joe Namath. It was based on the book of the same title, written by Charles Portis , but updated from the original 1950s setting to 1970.The film marked the final screen appearance of actor Jack...

, a 1970 movie starring Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, and Joe Namath
Norwood (novel)
Norwood (novel)
Norwood is the first novel written by author Charles Portis. Originally published in 1966 by Simon & Schuster, the book follows its namesake protagonist on a misadventurous road trip from his hometown of Ralph, Texas, to New York City and back. During the trip, Norwood is exposed to a comic array...

, a 1966 novel by Charles Portis