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WEDNESBURY , a market town and municipal and parliamentary borough of Staffordshire, England, in the Black Country, 121 M. N.W. from London by the London & North-Western railway, and on the northern line of the Great
standing
worship of Woden or Odin, and the name of the town to be derived from this god through the form Wodensborough. A church was built, probably in the 1th century, and from 1301 to 1535 the advowson, tithes, &c., belonged to the abbot of Halesowen. The present church was several times restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. The chief
hall
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parliament . The town is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors. Area, 2287 acres.Here Ethelfleda,widow of 'Ethelred of Mercia, in g16 constructed a castle. The place is not mentioned in Domesday, but appears to have belonged to the barony of Dudley. After the Conquest it became a demesne of the crown, and it was bestowed by Henry II. on the Heronvilles. It received parliamentary representation in 1867, and became a municipal borough in 1886. End of Article: WEDNESBURY If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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