Blenheim, Queensland Blenheim, Queensland Blenheim is a rural locality of the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Blenheim had a population of 259 people. Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire, England, which was in turn named after the Battle of Blenheim. Blenheim State School opened on 7 Apr 1879, with an initial enrolment of 73 pupils. In 1895, a German Baptist church was established at Blenheim under the leadership of C. Muetzelburg. As time passed, the desire for German language church services diminished and, due to
Blenheim (Maryland) Blenheim (Maryland) "Blenheim" was the once historic estate of the Lee family of Charles County, Maryland. It was owned by Capt. Philip Lee, Sr., Hon., Esq. (1681–1744). Philip had been living in Maryland approximately 14 years when he inherited from his father, Col. Richard Lee II, Esq. (1647–1715), a tract of land at Cedar Point in Maryland called the “Lee’s Purchase” plantation, of Stump Dale, situated on the Potomac River in Charles County. However, this property was occupied by a tenant with a sole and exclusive contract between 1705 and 1718. It was not until the later date that Philip