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Joseph Wallis (rugby Union)
Joseph Wallis (20 June 1873 – 16 May 1919) was a Great Britain, British rugby union player. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won olympic medal, silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics, first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games. References External links * * 1873 births 1919 deaths Olympic rugby union players for Great Britain British rugby union players Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rugby union players from Worcestershire People from Kings Norton {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Norton
Kings Norton, alternatively King's Norton, is an area of Birmingham, England. Historically in Worcestershire, it was also a Birmingham City Council ward within the Government of Birmingham, England. The district lies 6.5 miles south-southwest of Birmingham city centre and is within 1.5 miles of the north Worcestershire border. Kings Norton has been split into two wards, Kings Norton North and Kings Norton South. History There was Romano-British occupation near the later town. Excavations at Kings Norton found signs of a small Romano-British settlement, including Roman pottery and a Roman ditch at Parsons Hill, near Icknield Street. Kings Norton derives its origin from the basic Early English ''Nor + tun'', meaning North settlement and belonging to or held by the king, when Kings Norton was the northernmost of the berewicks or outlying manors of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. Before 1066 these manors with many others in Birmingham had belonged to Earl Edwin, the Anglo-Saxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
