The Annals of Willenhall

Frederick William Hackwood

Echo Library, May 1, 2010 - History - 160 pages

A history of the Black Country town of Willenhall, famous for locks and keys.

Contents

• Its Name and Its Antiquity: 6
• The Battle of Wednesfield: 9
• The Saxon Settlement: 13
• The Founding of Wulfrunas Church 996 A D: 17
• The Collegiate Establishment: 22
• VIWillenhall at the Norman Conquest 10661086: 26
• A Chapel and a Chantry at Willenhall: 30
• Willenhall in the Middle Ages: 33
• The Levesons and other old Willenhall families: 36
• Willenhall Endowments at the Reformation: 41
• How the Reformation Affected Willenhall: 44
• Before the Reformationand After: 48
• A Century of Wars Incursions and Alarms 16401745: 55
• Litigation Concerning the Willenhall Prebend 16151702: 60
• Willenhall Struggling to be a Free Parish: 64
• Dr Richard Wilkes of Willenhall 16901760: 67
• Willenhall Spaw: 74
• The Benefice: 79
• How a Flock Chose its own Shepherd: 86
• The Election of 1894 and Since: 91
• Willenhall Church Endowments: 96
• The Daughter Churches: 106
• The Fabric of the Church: 112
• Dissent Nonconformity and Philanthrophy: 119
• Manorial Government: 123
• Modern SelfGovernment: 127
• The Town of Locks and Keys: 130
• Willenhall in Fiction: 137
• Bibliography: 144

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Annals of Willenhall
• Author: Frederick William Hackwood
• Publisher: Echo Library, 2010
• ISBN: 1406883433, 9781406883435
• Length: 160 pages
• Subjects: History / General