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Springfield may refer to:

  • Springfield (toponym), the place name in general

Places and locations

Australia

  • Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
  • Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
  • Springfield, Queensland
  • Springfield, South Australia
  • Springfield, Victoria in Buloke Shire, north-western Victoria
  • Springfield, Victoria (Macedon Ranges), in central Victoria

Belize

  • Springfield, Belize

Canada

  • Rural Municipality of Springfield, in Manitoba
    • Springfield (provincial electoral district), an electoral division in Manitoba
  • Springfield, New Brunswick (disambiguation)
  • Springfield, Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Springfield, Nova Scotia
  • Springfield, Ontario
  • Springfield, Prince Edward Island

Ireland

  • Springfield, a townland in County Offaly
  • Springfield, a townland in County Westmeath

New Zealand

South Africa

  • Springfield, Gauteng

United Kingdom

  • RGS Springfield, co-ed junior school of RGS Worcester
  • Springfield, Birmingham, England
  • Springfield, Caerphilly, a place in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales
  • Springfield, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
  • Springfield, Dumfries and Galloway, a place in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
  • Springfield, Essex, Chelmsford, England
  • Springfield, Fife, Scotland
  • Springfield, Highland, a place in Highland, Scotland
  • Springfield (Hackney ward), London Borough of Hackney, England
  • Springfield, Milton Keynes, England
  • Springfield, Sandwell, a place in Sandwell, England
  • Springfield, an area in Sutton Farm, a suburb of Shrewsbury, England
  • Springfield, Wigan, a place in Wigan, England
  • Springfield, Wolverhampton, England
  • Springfield University Hospital, Tooting, London, England

United States

United States Virgin Islands

  • Springfield, U.S. Virgin Islands

Amtrak stations

Theme park areas

  • Springfield (Universal Studios Florida)
  • Springfield (Universal Studios Hollywood)

Fictional places

  • Springfield (Guiding Light), a community in the television soap opera Guiding Light
  • Springfield, setting of the American comedy TV series Father Knows Best
  • Springfield (G.I. Joe), a town in the G.I. Joe comic book series
  • Springfield (The Simpsons), hometown of the Simpson family in The Simpsons
    • "$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", a 1993 episode of The Simpsons

People with the surname

  • Adam Springfield (born 1982), American actor
  • Dusty Springfield (1939–1999), English pop singer (born Mary O'Brien)
  • Molly Springfield (born 1977), American artist
  • Rick Springfield (born 1949), American pop singer
  • Tom Springfield (born 1934), American musician, songwriter, record producer, brother of Dusty (born Dion O'Brien)

Fictional characters

  • Jebediah Springfield, founder of Springfield, from The Simpsons
  • Negi Springfield, the main anime character from Mahou Sensei Negima

Other uses

  • Springfield (horse), an English Thoroughbred racehorse
  • Springfield Armory, in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, the primary center for the manufacture of U.S. military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968
  • Springfield rifle
  • USS Springfield, any of several ships by that name
  • The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, referred to as "Springfield"
  • Springfield (album), a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks
  • "Springfield", a 2015 single by ItaloBrothers and Martin Tungevaag

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Springfield para niños

  • Attack on Springfield, in 1675, Springfield, Massachusetts, was burned to the ground during King Philip's War
  • Battle of Springfield (1780), near Springfield, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War
  • First Battle of Springfield, an October 25, 1861, battle of the American Civil War in Greene County, Missouri
  • Second Battle of Springfield, a January 8, 1863, battle in the American Civil War fought in Springfield, Missouri
  • Buffalo Springfield, a folk rock band
  • North Springfield (disambiguation)
  • West Springfield (disambiguation)
  • Springfield Township (disambiguation)
  • Springfield School (disambiguation)
  • Springfield High School (disambiguation)
  • Springfields, a nuclear fuel production installation in Lancashire, England
  • All pages beginning with "Springfield"
  • All pages with titles containing "Springfield"
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