The Gatehouse website record for Wednesbury

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Wedgebury; Wodensborough, Weadesbury; Weddsborrow; Ethelfleda Terrace

In the civil parish of Tipton. In the historic county of Staffordshire (Modern Authority of Sandwell, 1974 county of West Midlands).

King writes nothing known of reported castle mentioned by Harvey. However from White "Ethelfleda, who for some years governed the kingdom of Mercia, built or fortified a strong castle here, upon the summit of the hill where the parish church now stands." also recorded in Shaw in similar terms. History given is unlikely but location probably correct, question is if entirely Iron Age or if had Saxon and/or Norman use. PastScape records site as possible Iron Age Hillfort suggested by place-name evidence.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO988953

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 118791
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