The Annals of Willenhall

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Annals of Willenhall, by FrederickWilliam HackwoodThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Annals of WillenhallAuthor: Frederick William HackwoodRelease Date: March 17, 2010 [eBook #31675]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ANNALS OF WILLENHALL***Transcribed from the 1908 Whitehead Bros. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org[Copyright]THEANNALS OF WILLENHALL—by—Frederick Wm. HackwoodAUTHOR OF“The Chronicles of Cannock Chase,” “Wednesbury Ancient and Modern,”“The Story of the Black Country,” “Staffordshire Stories,”&c., &c. “I cannot tell by what charm our native soil captivates us,and does not allow us to be forgetful of it.”— O v i d.Seal of Willenhall Local AuthorityWolverhampton:whitehead bros.,St. John’s Square and King Street. 1908.CONTENTS.Chapter. Page.I.—Willenhall—Its Name and Antiquity 1II.—The Battle of Wednesfield 5III.—The Saxon Settlement 11IV.—The Founding of Wulfruna’s Church, a.d. 996 17V.—The Collegiate Establishment 22VI.—Willenhall at the Norman Conquest (1066–1086) 27VII.—A Chapel and a Chantry at Willenhall 32VIII.—Willenhall in the Middle Ages 37IX.—The Levesons and other Old Willenhall ...