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The settlement was established by 985 AD, when Ethelred the Unready granted the lands of ''Heanton'' to a Lady Wulfrun.
The settlement was established by 985 AD, when Ethelred the Unready granted the lands of ''Heanton'' to a Lady Wulfrun.
In 994, a monastery was consecrated at Wolverhampton for which Wulfrun granted land at various locations in Staffordshire: Upper Arley, Bilston, Willenhall, Wednesfield, Pelsall, Ogley Hay, Hilton (Lichfield), Hatherton, Kinvaston, Hilton (Wolverhampton), and Featherstone.
In the [[Domesday Book]] (1086 AD), Wolverhampton was among the largest 20% settlements recorded in the survey, with a recorded population of 50 households (6 villagers, 30 smallholders, 14 slaves). Its tenant-in-chief was Samson the Chaplain.
In the [[Domesday Book]] (1086 AD), Wolverhampton was among the largest 20% settlements recorded in the survey, with a recorded population of 50 households (6 villagers, 30 smallholders, 14 slaves). Its tenant-in-chief was Samson the Chaplain.
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Settlements in Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Settlements in Staffordshire]]