E.J. Riley , later Riley Leisure and just Riley , is a British sporting goods brand founded in 1878 by Edward John Riley, an Irish expatriate living in Manchester , England .
14-456: Riley may refer to: Businesses [ edit ] Riley (brand) , British sporting goods brand founded in 1878 Riley Motor , British motorcar and bicycle manufacturera 1890–1969 Riley Technologies , American auto racing constructor and team Riley & Son , a British railway locomotive engineering and refurbishment company People [ edit ] Riley (given name) , including
28-850: A list of people and fictional characters with the given name Riley (surname) , including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Riley, Illinois Riley Township, Illinois Riley, Indiana Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana Riley, Hancock County, Indiana Riley Township, Ringgold County, Iowa Riley County, Kansas Riley, Kansas Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan Riley Township, St. Clair County, Michigan Riley, New Mexico Riley, North Carolina Riley Township, Putnam County, Ohio Riley Township, Sandusky County, Ohio Riley, Oregon Riley, West Virginia Riley, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Elsewhere [ edit ] Riley Park, Vancouver ,
42-774: A neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Riley Creek (Ontario) , a tributary of the Black River in Central Ontario, Canada Riley (crater) , on Venus Other uses [ edit ] Riley (film) , a 2023 American drama Riley (horse) (1887–1910), an American racehorse See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Riley All pages with titles containing Riley Justice Riley (disambiguation) Life of Riley (disambiguation) O'Reilly (disambiguation) Riley Creek (disambiguation) Reilly (disambiguation) Ryley ,
56-555: A village in Alberta, Canada Ryley (name) Florida v. Riley , a US Supreme Court decision Riley v. California , 573 U.S. 373 (2014),[1] is a landmark United States Supreme Court Fort Riley , US Army post in northeast Kansas Fort Riley (CDP), Kansas , a part of the post designated by the United States Census Bureau March 1–3, 2018 nor'easter , informally Winter Storm Riley Topics referred to by
70-401: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Riley (brand) E.J. Riley started as a local chain of sports retail stores, before branching out into manufacturing in the 1880s. The company first gained fame as a cricket equipment maker, and has been described as the world's largest manufacturer of cricket bats at the time. From
84-658: Is water. It is 6 miles (10 km) north of Junction City and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Manhattan, Kansas . As of the census of 2000, there were 8,114 people, 1,305 households, and 1,277 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 613.1/km (1,586.7/mi ). There were 1,335 housing units at an average density of 100.9/km (261.1/mi ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.0% White , 24.6% African American , 1.2% Native American , 2.1% Asian , 0.6% Pacific Islander , 6.3% from other races , and 5.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.0% of
98-440: The 1890s, the brand expanded its range to a variety of sports and indoor games , including golf , tennis , lawn bowls , and billiards , the latter becoming its main calling card around 1910. It acquired rights to use Crystalate plastic in its early products, and later marketed a proprietary compound called "Ri-leene". As its manufacturing business outgrew its retail division by a wide margin, E.J. Riley sold its shops in
112-568: The area is more commonly known as "Custer Hill". The Fort Riley CDP is located primarily in southern Riley County at 39°5′18″N 96°48′51″W / 39.08833°N 96.81417°W / 39.08833; -96.81417 (39.088222, -96.814092). A small portion of the CDP crosses the county line south into Geary County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km ), or 0.17%,
126-402: The average family size was 3.82. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 36.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 0.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 194.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 260.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP
140-551: The brand were acquired by competitor BCE (originally Bristol Coin Equipment, later rebranded as Billiard Cues of England), who continues to use the Riley name for one of their product lines. The Billiards Company, a Dublin -based company owned by former players John Benton and Darren Lennox, used to trade as E.J. Riley Ireland. It was formed in 1994 as a subsidiary of Riley, before going independent in 2002. As an outlet for its products,
154-539: The company started a chain of pool halls called Rileys , which is no longer part of the same group. Fort Riley (CDP), Kansas Fort Riley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Geary and Riley counties in the U.S. state of Kansas , on the grounds of Fort Riley . As of the 2020 census , the population was 9,230. Fort Riley is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area . Historically,
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#1732845313616168-527: The early 1920s to focus on its Accrington factory. Founder Riley died in 1926, but the company kept expanding through various acquisitions, and eventually went public in 1977 amidst the British snooker boom of the era. In the 1990s, Riley's fortunes began to change and, despite exporting its products to 67 countries throughout the world, the factory—by then based in Hapton —closed its doors in 2002. Rights to
182-405: The population. There were 1,305 households, out of which 84.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.1% were non-families. 1.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.79 and
196-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Riley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riley&oldid=1253765823 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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