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Bignall (other)
Bignall may refer to: * Bignall (surname) *Bignall End, a small village in North Staffordshire *Bignall Hill, Staffordshire *Bignall FC, a football club based in Rotherham See also * Bagnall (other) Bagnall may refer to: * Bagnall, Michigan, and unincorporated community * Bagnall, Ontario, Canada * Bagnall, Staffordshire, England * Lansing Bagnall, British forklift truck manufacturing company * W. G. Bagnall, British locomotive manufacturing ... * Bignell (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bignall (surname)
Bignall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bob Bignall (1922–2013), Australian soccer player * Herbert Bignall (1906–1989), British long-distance runner *Kris Bignall Kris Bignall (born 31 January 1979) is an Australian boccia Paralympian. He was born in Southport, Queensland. The pairs C/WAD team of Kris Bignall and Tu Huyhn were ranked as the seventh best pair in the world prior to the start of the ... (born 1979), Australian Paralympic boccia player * Nicholas Bignall (born 1990), English footballer * Simone Bignall, Australian philosopher * Thomas Bignall (1842–1898), English cricketer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bignall End
Bignall End is a village in Staffordshire, England, near Junction 16 of the M6 motorway. History It is a part of the civil parish, parish of Audley Rural, which comprises Audley, Bignall End, Wood Lane, Miles Green, Halmer End and Alsagers Bank. There are two public houses, The Swan (or "the duck") on Chapel Street and the Plough on Ravens Lane. Bignall End Working Men's Club was demolished and had residential accommodation built on it. Audley Football Club is also in Bignall End. In 1851, Bignall End was described as having "a number of scattered houses and cottages, one mile E of Audley, and several collieries". In January 1895, an inrush of water into Diglake Colliery Disaster, Audley Colliery resulted in the deaths of 77 miners. Cricket Three England cricketers, Jack Ikin, Bob Taylor (cricketer), Bob Taylor and Kim Barnett have played for Bignall End Cricket Club See also *Listed buildings in Audley Rural References External links {{authority control V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bignall Hill
Bignall Hill, Staffordshire is a local landmark, and forms part of an escarpment ridge north-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is classed as a sub HuMP. There is a large stone monument on the summit which is dedicated to John Wedgwood (1760–1839), a former local employer and coal mine owner. Wedgwood's monument was initially an obelisk erected in 1850. Following storm damage in 1976 it was reduced to a quarter of its original size, although the base is still substantial. The monument is a Grade II listed building. The monument is today reachable by footpaths, and is the highest point in the area. It affords sweeping 360-degree views: south to Cannock Chase and the city of Stoke-on-Trent; north across the Cheshire Plains to Jodrell Bank radio telescope; east to Mow Cop Castle and the Peak District; and west to the mountains of North Wales and Snowdonia. Bignall Hill is in the parish of Audley Rural. Around the base of the hill are the hamlets of Bignall End, Red Street and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotherham
Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. Rotherham is also the third largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield and Doncaster, which it is located between. Traditional industries included glass making and flour milling. Most around the time of the industrial revolution, it was also known as a coal mining town as well as a contributor to the steel industry. The town's historic county is Yorkshire. From 1889 until 1974, the County of York's ridings became counties in their own right, the West Riding of Yorkshire was the town's county while South Yorkshire is its current county. Rotherham had a population of 109,691 in the 2011 census. The borough, governed from the town, had a population of , the most populous district in En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagnall (other)
Bagnall may refer to: * Bagnall, Michigan, and unincorporated community * Bagnall, Ontario, Canada * Bagnall, Staffordshire, England * Lansing Bagnall, British forklift truck manufacturing company * W. G. Bagnall, British locomotive manufacturing company * Bagnall Beach Observatory, astronomical observatory on the east coast of Australia People * Andrew Bagnall (born 1947), New Zealand motor racing driver * Anthony Bagnall (born 1945), Royal Air Force commander * Bill Bagnall (1926–2006), American magazine publisher and editor * Charles Bagnall (1827–1884), British Politician * Drew Bagnall (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Geoff Bagnall (born 1965), Australian rugby league footballer * George Bagnall (1883–1964), British trade unionist * Gibbons Bagnall (1719–1800), English poetical writer * Graham Bagnall (1912–1986), New Zealand librarian, bibliographer and historian * Hamer Bagnall (1904–1974), English cricketer * James Bagnall (1783–1855), Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
