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Billy Gladdon
William 'Billy' Thomas Alexander Gladdon (born 9 June 1880 — 17 February 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and association football, footballer. Gladdon was born at Peckham in June 1880. A professional club cricketer for Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club, Hampshire against Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire at County Ground, Southampton, Southampton in the 1905 County Championship. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in Hampshire's first innings by Frank Field (cricketer, born 1874), Frank Field, while in their second innings he was dismissed duck (cricket), without scoring by Sydney Santall. Across the match, he also bowled 28 over (cricket), overs in Warwickshire's first innings, but did not take a wicket. Outside of cricket, Gladdon was a prominent figure in Portsmouth League Association football, football, playing for and Captain (association f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckham
Peckham ( ) is a district in south-east London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. History "Peckham" is a Saxon place name meaning the village of the River Peck, a small stream that ran through the district until it was enclosed in 1823. Archaeological evidence indicates earlier Roman occupation in the area, although the name of this settlement is lost. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'' (1991, 1998) gives the origin as from the Old English *''pēac'' and ''hām'' meaning ‘homestead by a peak or hill’. The name of the river is a back-formation from the name of the village. Peckham Rye is from Old English ''rīth'', stream. Following the Norman Conquest, the manor of Peckham was granted to Odo of Bayeux and held by the Bishop of Lisieux. It was described as being a hamlet on the road from Camberwell to Greenwich. Peckham came within the newly created M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
