Pedlar
Encyclopedia
Pedlar may refer to:
- The British English form and original spelling of peddlerPeddlerA peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a canvasser, cheapjack, monger, or solicitor , is a travelling vendor of goods. In England, the term was mostly used for travellers hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and villages; they might also be called tinkers or gypsies...
Places
- Pedlar IslandPedlar IslandPedlar Island is a small island located in the western part of Lake Nipissing in western Ontario, Canada. It is near the north shore of Middle West Bay, south-east of Notre Dame du Lac, north-east of the outlet of the West River, and south-east of the outlet of Courchesne's Creek....
, Ontario, Canada - Pedlar RiverPedlar RiverThe Pedlar River is a tributary of the James River in west-central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.The Pedlar River flows for its entire length in western Amherst County...
, Virginia, USA - Pedlar Wildlife Management AreaPedlar Wildlife Management AreaThe Pedlar Wildlife Management Area is located on east of Blacksville in Monongalia County, West Virginia. The wildlife management area is divided into two parts centered around Dixon Lake and Mason Lake, named for nearby Mason-Dixon Line....
in Monongalia County, West Virginia
Given names and nicknames
- Thomas Palmer known as Pedlar PalmerPedlar PalmerAlfred Brian Palmer MBE, DSC was a Royal Navy Reserve captain and near the end of his career was the commander of the shore base HMS Furneaux in Brisbane. He is known for his bravery in breaking the German blockade of Tobruk in the Second World War with his small schooner Maria Giovanni...
, (1876-1949), a British boxer who held the world bantamweight championship from 1895-1899 - Alfred Brian Palmer (1899 - 1993), a Royal Navy captain, had the nickname "Pedlar Palmer"
Surnames
- Arthur Vercoe PedlarArthur Vercoe PedlarArthur Vercoe Pedlar is a British clown.Arthur Pedlar was born into a Congregational family and lives in Southport. He was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading, Berkshire, England, a Quaker school. He first became interested in clowns when he visited Bertram Mills Circus in 1938...
- David PedlarDavid PedlarDr. David Pedlar is the Director of Research at the National Headquarters of Veterans Affairs Canada in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island since 2001. He holds an MSc in Gerontology from the University of Southern California and a PhD in Social Welfare from Case Western Reserve University...
, the Director of Research at the National Headquarters of Veterans Affairs Canada - Philip PedlarPhilip PedlarPhilip Pedlar was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back.-References:...
(1899-date of death unknown), a Welsh professional footballer
In literature
- The Isis PedlarThe Isis PedlarThe Isis Pedlar is a young adult science fiction novel by Monica Hughes, the third in the Isis series, following The Guardian of Isis. It was first published in 1982....
, a novel - The Bold Pedlar and Robin HoodThe Bold Pedlar and Robin HoodThe Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood is Child ballad 132, featuring Robin Hood. It is a traditional version of Robin Hood Newly Revived.-Synopsis:...
, a Child Ballad - Robin Hood and the PedlarsRobin Hood and the Pedlars-Synopsis:Robin Hood, Little John, and Will Scarlet meet up with three pedlars and urge them to stay; they go on. Robin shoots at one, striking through his pack to the skin, with force enough to kill him without the pack having been in the way. They throw down their packs and await Robin, but the...
, a Child Ballad - Pedlar of SwaffhamPedlar of SwaffhamThe Pedlar of Swaffham is an English folktale from Swaffham, Norfolk. The following text is taken from English fairy and other folk tales, 1906, which in turn refers to the Diary of Abraham dela Pryme, 1699:-Source:The Pedlar of Swaffham...
, a folktale