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Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Wedgebury; Wodensborough, Weadesbury; Weddsborrow; Ethelfleda Terrace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 Norman use. PastScape records site as possible Iron Age Hillfort suggested by place-name evidence.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO988953

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 118791

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p452 [possible]
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
William White, 1851, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire (Sheffield)
Shaw, Stebbing, 1801, The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire (J.Nichols abd Son) [Republished 1976 by EP Publishing] Vol2 p83

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/warkseng.html#staf2]

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