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
Blenheim Art Foundation programme, BAF produces exhibition catalogues and short films to accompany each exhibition. Blenheim Art Foundation was founded by Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill, son of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, John Spencer-Churchill. The director of the Foundation is Michael Frahm. In 2016, Blenheim Art Foundation won Hudson's UK Heritage Award for Best Innovator. Blenheim Art Foundation launched with the exhibition "Ai Weiwei at Blenheim Palace", which took place 1 October 2014 - 26 April 2015. It was the "biggest UK retrospective to date" by Chinese artist and social activist, Ai Weiwei, which presented more than 50 new and iconic artworks throughout the