The modern ward of tettenhall regis is one of two covering the tettenhall area, the other being tettenhall wightwick. Tettenhall is a village, once sited in staffordshire, but now part of wolverhampton. For statistics about tettenhall wood itself, go to units and statistics. Its famed for its two village greens, and tettenhall pool is a popular spot with families. In response to community requests to publish some of our findings, we have just published tattenhall a community united by war.
Tettenhall pumping station, city of wolverhampton 1207848. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Notes and materials on the battle of tettenhall 910 a. What ensued was the battle of tettenhall, in what is now wolverhampton, on the 5 august 910. The village stands on the stafford and birmingham canal, 2 miles wnw of wolverhampton r. Staffordshire, 1974 the builder in 24 january, 1880 legal this building is listed under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Wolverhampton history and heritage society gives a good overview of the location issue. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of tettenhall. Black country history is a searchable website which allows users to find information about documents, maps, photographs, art works, objects and more held by archives and museums services within the black country. Read about the history of wolverhampton and see specially. Battle of tettenhall, 5 august 910 military history. Many pictures exist of tettenhall and the lower green which was once much bigger than it is today. Although much enlarged by many new houses, tettenhall and penn are still highly soughtafter residential districts, while bilston and wednesfield have benefited from bypasses, but retain much of their character.
Tettenhall wood is a suburb of wolverhampton, west midlands, england. The spelling of the village has altered over the centuries. Timeline world history documentaries recommended for you 47. In the first half of the nineteenth century it was still largely rural, with some 30 or 40 farms, mostly tenanted, which supplied the needs of the ever expanding wolverhampton, from which tettenhall was still separated by a mile and a half of fields. Tettenhall transport heritage centre, wolverhampton. Filmed at lower green, tettenhall, wolverhampton in april 2008.
Find local archives and family history information city of. Tettenhall, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in wolverhampton district, stafford. High pressure will be the dominant feature over the next few days, keeping it dry and settled with sunnyclear spells. I would suggest a move to battle of wednesfield or tettenhall, or battle of tettenhall or wednesfield. The village was a selfsustained settlement in the 15th and. It forms part of the wolverhampton south west constituency as well as the northern part of tettenhall, it covers the suburbs.
It is situated on the western edge of the city, bordering south staffordshire and the oxley, st peters, park and tettenhall wightwick wards. Tettenhall parish register, part 1 publications, staffordshire parish registers society staffordshire parish registers society tettenhall parish register, gerald poynton mander. Tettenhall towers was built by wolverhampton industrialist colonel thomas thorneycroft as a house for him and his family. Browse 27 photo books on tettenhall and the surrounding area. The nearest bus stops are by the post office on the high street. Page 4 tettenhall wood news kingfishers trip swallows went to black country living museum. It is west of wolverhampton city centre, within the tettenhall wightwick ward. The village was still mainly located around lower green beneath the church. Tettenhall boasts a history second to none in wolverhampton. Rectors of the parish have discovered what locals already knowthat tettenhall wood is a very pleasant part of gods vineyard in which to live and work and in the parishs 144 years there have only been nine incumbents.
A history of the parish of tettenhall, in the county of stafford james p. Tattenhall library centre is adjacent to park primary school to the rear of the school car park, access is via the path from chester road. Wolverhampton sj89000 regis road 89519141 south side 120291 tettenhall pumping station. They had a wonderful time looking at the old ways of living for their history and geography work. A summary of the years events at tettenhall college. Check robinsons of tettenhall in tettenhall, 18 high street on cylex and find. Tettenhall became part of wolverhampton in 1966, along with bilston, wednesfield and parts of willenhall, coseley and. A saxon settlement, the battle with the vikings, the wrottersleys, and later telfords cutting through the rock.
Battle of tettenhall, 5 august 910 battle in staffordshire fought by edward the elder of wessex against the invading danes from york. The tettenhallian 2014 by tettenhall college issuu. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. The battle of wednesfield or tettenhall ad910 was the scene of an important victory of. History the college was founded in 1863 by a group of prominent local businessmen and industrialists, most of who were associated with the queen street congregational church.
Tettenhall is a historic village within the city of wolverhampton, england. Together, they form the team ministry of tettenhall wood, working together to. To help customers to continue using our service we have. The old tettenhallian magazine 2017 by tettenhall college issuu. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The college was founded in 1863 by a group of prominent local businessmen and industrialists, most of who were associated with the queen street congregational church. Tettenhall, west midlands businesses, events and local info. Staffordshire, 1974 the builder in 24 january, 1880 legal this building is listed under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 as amended for. A tettenhall history by geoffrey hancock waterstones. The area around molineux and down north street for example has completely changed since the 1970s. The tthc is the first transport museum in the city of wolverhampton. Tettenhall wood church was built in 1866, and is in the early english style. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Tettenhall college is a coeducational independent day and boarding school for 2 18 year olds, in the wolverhampton suburb of tettenhall in england.
See all books memories of tettenhall read and share your memories of tettenhall itself or of a particular photo of tettenhall. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. You can also find out what events are taking place across all of wolverhamptons libraries on whats on wolverhampton. From the headmaster as i approach the completion of my first full and busy year at tettenhall college, it gives me great pride to write the. After successful raids by danish vikings, significant parts of northeastern england. Tettenhall wood united reformed church history of 2day. It sits high on a relatively steep hill and it is claimed that the malvern hills can be seen from some of the houses located in the area.
Tettenhall, staffordshire genealogy heraldry and history. Sandwiched between the two anglosaxon forces, the danes suffered a tremendous defeat. Tettenhall photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. This page is not managed by wolverhampton city council. The roots of the university of wolverhampton lie in the 19th century growth of mechanics institutes, providing vocational and general education for working men. The anglosaxon chronicle records the battle of tettenhall sometimes called the battle of wednesfield or wodnesfeld as taking place near tettenhall, staffordshire, on 5 august 910 ad. In or about 1826 this school became the national school with new buildings near lower green. The name is believed to be derived from the old english personal name tata and halh, meaning a meadow. A description of tettenhall from william whites history, gazetteer, and directory of staffordshire published in 1851 tettenhall, or tettenhall regis and clericorum, is a large and fertile parish, extending from two to five miles w. The settlement of tatenale was recorded in the domesday book of 1086.
A description of tettenhall from william whites history, gazetteer, and directory of staffordshire published in 1851. A combined force of mercians and west saxons slaughtered a raiding army of northumbrian vikings somewhere near wolverhampton. Sj89000 regis road 89519141 south side 120291 tettenhall pumping station ii pump house. To its west lies wightwick, to its south compton to its east tettenhall. The name tettenhall is probably derived from teottas halh, teotta being a persons name and halh being a sheltered position. History of tettenhall, in wolverhampton and staffordshire. The allied forces of mercia and wessex met an army of northumbrian vikings in mercia. Although outwardly, christ church has changed little in its 144 year history, successive generations of christians have greatly improved and beautified the interior, while at the same time, keeping the dignity and spaciousness which is one of its chief delights. Buy the history of tettenhall college 18632008 uk ed. As sources are split as to whether the battle took place at tettenhall or at wednesfield, the page name does not conform to neutrality.
Tettenhall college was established in 1864 by the midland counties proprietary schools company as a boys school, and has scholarships and exhibitions to the universities. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Tettenhall previously known as totehala and totenhale and pronounced tettnull is a historic village within the city of wolverhampton, england. Coverage extends from tettenhall upper green southward to compton hall. Tettenhall library wolverhampton information network.
Public transport the council runs a regular bus service between chester and whitchurch calling at many local villages including tattenhall. Tettenhall, or tettenhall regis and clericorum, is a large and fertile parish, extending from two to five miles w. Battle of tettenhall project gutenberg selfpublishing. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. Tettenhall wood school regis road tettenhall wolverhampton west midlands wv6 8xf. Books and journals tettenhall towers 19801985 pevsner, n, the buildings of england. The origins of wolverhampton wanderers tells the story of the formative years of. A history of the parish of tettenhall, in the county of stafford. A reenactment of the battle of tettenhall or wednesfield depending on the source in 910, as described in the anglo saxon chronicle.
Oct 16, 2008 a reenactment of the battle of tettenhall or wednesfield depending on the source in 910, as described in the anglo saxon chronicle. Covering both conflicts, the content seeks to raise awareness about the individual war experiences of many local men but also explores what life was like for those men and women who remained at home and of the individual and collective challenges that they. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to tettenhall within the selected text. Saba saleem said they looked at old shops and eat old sweets and different old school. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Tatenhala 1280, tattenhall 1289, tatnall 1473, tottenhall 1553 and tettenhall 1649.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The history of tettenhall college paperback june 1, 2009. Tettenhall towers, city of wolverhampton 1201906 historic. Dec 27, 2015 timeline world history documentaries recommended for you 47. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of tettenhall wood, in wolverhampton and staffordshire map and description, a vision of britain through time. Wolves history, facts and figures from every day of. Buy a tettenhall history by geoffrey hancock from waterstones today. They had a wonderful time looking at the old ways of living for their history and. This place is situated in wolverhampton, west midlands, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 36 0 north, 2 11 0 west and its original name with diacritics is tettenhall. Apr 27, 2005 here are details of the map for tettenhall.