People
- Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston, and most or all the below places are named for one of them - especially for the third, most prominent of them. They include:
- Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757)
- Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston (1739–1802)
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784–1865), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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