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Ken Loxton
Kenneth Loxton (birth registered third ¼ 1947) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield, Keighley Cougars, Keighley, Halifax R.L.F.C., Halifax and Bramley RLFC, Bramley as a or . Background Ken Loxton's birth was registered in Lower Agbrigg district, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career International honours Ken Loxton won a Cap (sport), cap for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1971 against New Zealand. Club career Loxton made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Wednesday 22 May 1963, he joined Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield from amateur club Normanton (rugby league), Normanton in 1965. He went on to play for Keighley Cougars, Keighley, Halifax R.L.F.C., Halifax and Bramley RLFC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agbrigg
Agbrigg is a suburb of the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. History The village of Agbrigg was historically within the parish of Sandal Magna and a large area of present-day Agbrigg was common land and can be seen on older maps as being referred to as 'Sandal Common'. The common was built upon by the 18th century and the area expanded predominately in the Victorian era to form the suburb seen today. The name 'Agbrigg' was afforded to the ''wapentake'' (a sub-division of a Riding - the term becoming obsolete from around 1900) which had upper and lower divisions; the latter spanning parishes of Batley, Crofton, Dewsbury, Ardsley ( East and West), Featherstone, Methley, Mirfield, Newland, Normanton, Rothwell, Sandal, Thornhill, Wakefield and Warmfield. Once the wapentake disappeared, the name was used for a registration district (Lower Agbrigg registration district) from 1 January 1939 to 1 April 1974 when this registration district became part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |