Elphinstone

There are several places called Elphinstone:

• Elphinstone, a village in East Lothian, Scotland.
• Elphinstone, a town in central Victoria, Australia.
• Elphinstone, a small town in Manitoba.

The name Elphinstone can refer to several people:

• Euphemia Elphinstone, a mistress of King James V of Scotland.
• Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) a Scottish statesman and historian, associated with the British government of India.
• William Elphinstone (1431-1514), a Scottish statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University of Aberdeen
• William Elphinstone (major-general) (1782-1842) an officer of the British Army during the 19th Century
• David Elphinstone Australian architect
• George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, a British admiral active throughout the Napoleonic Wars
• Howard Craufurd Elphinstone, recipient of the Victoria Cross

It can also refer to the title Lord Elphinstone, and the holders of that title.

Other uses include:

• Elphinstone Road
• Elphinstone Place and Elphinstone the company that are building it.
• Elphinstone College
• Regina Elphinstone-Centre
• Port Elphinstone (Inverurie)
• Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon - a fictional protagonist of many spy novels written by the British author Manning Coles.