Blenheim, South Carolina Blenheim, South Carolina Blenheim is a town in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 137 at the 2000 census. It is named for Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England which itself is named for the Battle of Blenheim, a major English victory of the War of the Spanish Succession at what is now Blindheim, Germany. Blenheim Palace was the residence of the Duke of Marlborough, after whom Marlboro County is named. Blenheim Ginger Ale was originally bottled in Blenheim, with the local mineral water. Blenheim is located at (34.507513, -79.653088). According to the United States Census Bureau, the
HMS Blenheim (1890) Rear-Admiral and VC winner Eric Gascoigne Robinson served aboard her. She was sent to Mudros in March 1915 in support of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Battle of Gallipoli. Later that year, "Blenheim" repatriated former Canadian Prime Minister Sir Charles Tupper who had died in England in 1915 to Halifax. She was scrapped in 1926 at Pembroke Dock. HMS Blenheim (1890) HMS "Blenheim" was a first class protected cruiser that served in the Royal Navy from 1890–1926. She was built by Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company at Leamouth, London. The ship was named after the Battle of Blenheim. Launched