Charles Hillyer (cricketer)
Charles Hillyer (4 August 1845 – 4 October 1872) was an English cricketer. He played one first-class cricket, first-class match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1868.Charles Hillyer
CricInfo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.Charles Hillyer
CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2023. Hillyer was born at Biddenden in Kent in 1845, the son of Charles and Eliza Hillyer (''née'' Bean). His father was employed as a bailiff on a farm in the area and Charles was one of 11 children.Moore D (1988) ''The History of Kent County Cricket Club'', p. 247. London: Christopher Helm. Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 ...
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Biddenden
Biddenden is a large, mostly agricultural and wooded village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, some north of Tenterden. It was a centre for the Wealden iron industry and also of clothmaking. The parish includes the hamlet of Woolpack Corner (). Origin of Name The place name of Biddenden is derived from the Kentish dialect of Old English, meaning "Bidda's woodland pasture". It is associated with a man called ''Bida,'' was originally ''Biddingden'' (c993) ''Bida'' + ''ing'' + ''denn'', eventually evolving into the current spelling. History All Saints Biddenden is the parish church, built mostly in the 13th century. There was likely an earlier Saxon church here. During the half-century reign of Edward III, Flemish clothworkers were settled in the area. The ready availability of raw materials led to the establishment of a flourishing textile industry for the production of broadcloth. Wealth from this industry built ...
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