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'''Wolverhampton''' is a city in [[Staffordshire]], England. It is located around 30 miles to the south of [[Stoke-on-Trent]] in the north of the county, 15 miles south of the county town [[Stafford]], and about 15 miles north-west of [[Birmingham]], [[Warwickshire]]. The immediate south and east is the [[Black Country]], of which Wolverhampton is sometimes considered a part, and around 10 miles to the west lies the border with [[Shropshire]]. | '''Wolverhampton''' is a city in [[Staffordshire]], England. It is located around 30 miles to the south of [[Stoke-on-Trent]] in the north of the county, 15 miles south of the county town [[Stafford]], and about 15 miles north-west of [[Birmingham]], [[Warwickshire]]. The immediate south and east is the [[Black Country]], of which Wolverhampton is sometimes considered a part, and around 10 miles to the west lies the border with [[Shropshire]]. | ||
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| + | The settlement was established by 985 AD, when Ethelred the Unready granted the lands of ''Heanton'' to a Lady Wulfrun. | ||
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Revision as of 13:06, September 17, 2024
Wolverhampton is a city in Staffordshire, England. It is located around 30 miles to the south of Stoke-on-Trent in the north of the county, 15 miles south of the county town Stafford, and about 15 miles north-west of Birmingham, Warwickshire. The immediate south and east is the Black Country, of which Wolverhampton is sometimes considered a part, and around 10 miles to the west lies the border with Shropshire.
History
The settlement was established by 985 AD, when Ethelred the Unready granted the lands of Heanton to a Lady Wulfrun.