Pomfret
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Pomfret (countable and uncountable, plural Pomfrets)
- A surname.
- 1788 July 10, “Friday’s Post”, in The Ipswich Journal, number 3026, Ipswich, Suffolk, published 1788 July 12, page , column 1:
- The young lady, who made her firſt appearance in Lady Bab Lardoon, at the Haymarket on Monday night laſt, is a Miſs Prideaux, and lineally deſcended from one of the daughters and co-heireſſes of the Right Hon. John Wilmot, the witty Earl of Rocheſter, and conſequently related to the Sandwiches, Pomfrets, Coopers, and many other noble families.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
- A census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland.
- A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- A town in North West province, South Africa.