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==History==
==History==
Outside the present-day site of St Peter's Collegiate Church is a 14 foot high stone column, believed to have been carved in the 9th century. The column itself may be even older and pillaged from the Roman site at Viroconium (present-day [[Wroxeter]] in [[Shropshire]]). The stone pillar is decorated with carvings of animals and acanthus.<ref>[http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/listed/stpeterschurch.htm Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings - St. Peter's Collegiate Church]</ref>
At [[Tettenhall]] (which now forms a western suburb of Wolverhampton) in 910 AD a battle (known as the Battle of Tettenhall or the Battle of Wednesfield) took place between the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms [[Mercia]] and [[Wessex]] against the [[Scandinavian]] [[Vikings]] of the [[Danelaw]]. Edward of Wessex had been allied with the Mercians through his sister Æthelflæd, who would later rule as Lady of the Mercians. The battle marked a significant turning point in the Anglo-Saxon attempts to ward of Viking incursions as it saw the crushing defeat of the last of the large Danish Viking armies to ravage the land, including the deaths of the Danish Kings, Eowils and Healfdan
At [[Tettenhall]] (which now forms a western suburb of Wolverhampton) in 910 AD a battle (known as the Battle of Tettenhall or the Battle of Wednesfield) took place between the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms [[Mercia]] and [[Wessex]] against the [[Scandinavian]] [[Vikings]] of the [[Danelaw]]. Edward of Wessex had been allied with the Mercians through his sister Æthelflæd, who would later rule as Lady of the Mercians. The battle marked a significant turning point in the Anglo-Saxon attempts to ward of Viking incursions as it saw the crushing defeat of the last of the large Danish Viking armies to ravage the land, including the deaths of the Danish Kings, Eowils and Healfdan
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.
Among the oldest buildings in Wolverhampton is St Peter's Collegiate Church. The oldest parts of the building, namely the crossing under its tower, is thought to date from c. 1200. However, much of the church is of 14th and 15th century origin.
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