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Biddulph (other)
Biddulph is a town in England. Biddulph may also refer to: * Biddulph (surname) * Baron Biddulph * Biddulph baronets * Biddulph Recordings Biddulph Recordings is a record label based in Devon, England specialising in the restoration of historical performances, particularly by string musicians. It was founded in 1989 by violin dealer Peter Biddulph and Eric Wen, a musicologist and ... * Lucan Biddulph, township {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddulph
Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, north of Stoke-on-Trent and south-east of Congleton, Cheshire. Origin of the name Biddulph's name may come from Anglo-Saxon/Old English ''bī dylfe'' = "beside the pit or quarry". It may also stem from a corruption of the Saxon/Old English Bidulfe, meaning "wolf slayer", and as a result the Biddulph family crest is a wolf rampant. In the days of coal and iron, Biddulph was actually called Bradley Green, with the original site of Biddulph being the area in which the parish church, Grange House, and the ruins of Biddulph Old Hall stand. It was not until 1930 that the town was marked on Ordnance Survey maps as 'Biddulph'. Geography Biddulph is located in a valley between the ridges of Mow Cop and Biddulph Moor to the east and west respectively. Biddulph also encompasses the hamlets of Gillow Heath, Knypersley and Brown Lees. Education In common with other parts of the area administered by Staffordshire LEA, the Middle School s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddulph (surname)
Biddulph is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cyril Biddulph (1887–1918), Canadian actor * Elizabeth Biddulph, Baroness Biddulph (1834–1916), English humanitarian, temperance leader; Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria *Howard Biddulph (1935–2022), American political scientist * John Biddulph (1840–1921), British soldier, author and naturalist * John Burnet Biddulph (1796–1837), Cape Colony explorer and trader *Ken Biddulph (1932–2003), English cricketer * Lynne Biddulph (born 1968/1969), English cyclist *Michael Biddulph, 1st Baron Biddulph (1834–1923), British banker and politician * Michael Biddulph (British Army officer) (1823–1904), British Army officer and parliamentary official *Sir Michael Biddulph, 2nd Baronet (c. 1652–1718), English politician * Robert Biddulph (British Army officer) (1835–1918), British Army officer * Robert Biddulph (MP) (1801–1864), British politician * Sally Biddulph (born 1975), English television journali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Biddulph
Baron Biddulph, of Ledbury in the County of Hereford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 August 1903 for the banker and politician Michael Biddulph, 1st Baron Biddulph, Michael Biddulph. He was a partner in the London banking firm of Cocks Biddulph, Cocks, Biddulph and Co and also sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons for Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency), Herefordshire as a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal from 1868 to 1885 and for Ross (UK Parliament constituency), Ross from 1885 to 1900 as a Liberal Unionist. His father Robert Biddulph (MP), Robert Biddulph had previously represented Hereford (UK Parliament constituency), Hereford in Parliament while his younger brother Robert Biddulph (governor), Sir Robert Biddulph was Governor of Gibraltar. the title is held by the first Baron's great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1988. In 1978 he assumed the additional surname of Maitland, which is the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddulph Baronets
The Biddulph Baronetcy, of Westcombe in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 2 November 1664 for Theophilus Biddulph, of Westcombe Park, Greenwich, Kent, Member of Parliament for the City of London and Lichfield. His son, Michael, the second Baronet, also represented Lichfield in the House of Commons. This line of the family failed on the death of the second Baronet's son, Theophilus, the third Baronet, in 1743. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed and namesake, Theophilus, the fourth Baronet. He was the son of Edward Biddulph, elder son of Simon Biddulph, younger son of the first Baronet. His grandson, Theophilus, the sixth Baronet, fought in the Battle of Waterloo and served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1849. He was succeeded by his son, Theophilus, the seventh Baronet. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Warwickshire. On the death of his son, Theophilus, the eighth Baronet, in 1948 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddulph Recordings
Biddulph Recordings is a record label based in Devon, England specialising in the restoration of historical performances, particularly by string musicians. It was founded in 1989 by violin dealer Peter Biddulph and Eric Wen, a musicologist and historian of string performances. In 2003, Sarah Woodward joined and has since overseen the historical vocal label Romophone. Biddulph Recordings’ honours include the Gramophone 1999 ICRC award for "Historical Recording of the Year". Historic reissues The early Biddulph titles included the first digital reissues of recordings by Fritz Kreisler, Joseph Szigeti, Jacques Thibaud, and Yehudi Menuhin. By the mid-1990s, Biddulph Recordings had also released complete editions of Bronisław Huberman, Mischa Elman, Jan Kubelík, Henri Temianka, Toscha Seidel, Ossy Renardy, Lionel Tertis, William Primrose, Pablo Casals, and Ruggiero Ricci. The Biddulph label soon include historical piano recordings, with the first digital reissues of recordings b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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