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WALSALL , a See also:market See also:town and municipal, See also:county and See also:parliamentary See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough of See also:Staffordshire, See also:England, on the See also:northern edge of the See also:Black See also:Country, and on a tributary stream of the Tame. Pop. (1891) 71,789; (19o1) 86,430. It is 1201 M. N.W. from See also:London by the London & See also:North-Western railway, on which See also:system it is a centre of several branches, and is served by the See also:Birmingham-See also:Wolverhampton See also:branch of the Midland railway and by canals. The town, though of See also:ancient See also:foundation, is See also:modern in See also:appearance. The central See also:part stands high on a See also:ridge at the northward termination of which is the See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Matthew, dating in part from the 15th See also:century, but almost wholly rebuilt. The See also:council See also:house and town See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall was completed in 1905; there are two theatres, a See also:free library and museum, and an See also:institute of See also:science and See also:art. Recreation grounds include a picturesque See also:arboretum, See also:Reed's See also:Wood and Palpey See also:Park. See also:Queen See also:Mary's See also:Schools are a foundation of 1554; here are believed to have been educated See also:John Hough (1651—1943), the See also:president of Magdalen See also:College, See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford, whom See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James II. sought to eject from See also:- OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")
office, afterwards See also:bishop of Oxford, See also:Lichfield, and See also:Worcester; and John, See also:Lord See also:Somers (1651—1716), Lord Keeper and Lord See also:Chancellor of England. There are large charities, and Walsall was the See also:scene of the charitable See also:work of See also:Sister Dora (See also:Miss See also:Pattison) whom a statue commemorates. See also:Coal, See also:limestone and ironstone are See also:mined in the neighbourhood. The most important products are See also:saddlery and See also:leather-work, horses' bits and all See also:- METAL
- METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)
metal See also:harness fittings; there are See also:iron and See also:brass foundries, and locks, keys, bolts and other hardware are made, both in Walsall and at Bloxwich, a large See also:industrial suburb. Three See also:annual fairs are held. The parliamentary borough returns one member. The town is governed by a See also:mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors. See also:Area, 7480 acres.
Walsall (Waleshales, Walshall, Walsaler) is included in the See also:list of lands given in 996 to the church of Wolverhampton, which, however, did not retain it See also:long. It was granted by See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry II. to See also:Herbert Ruffus, and Henry III. confirmed it to his See also:grandson (1227). Later the See also:manor passed to the Bassets and the Beau-champs, and See also:Warwick the See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King-maker held it in right of his wife. Henry VIII. granted it (1538) to See also:Dudley, afterwards See also:duke of See also:Northumberland. See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William Ruffus in the reign of John granted to the burgesses, in See also:consideration of a See also:fine of 12 marks See also:silver and of a See also:rent of 12d. for every See also:burgage, all services, customs andsecular demands belonging to him and his heirs, except See also:tallage. Henry IV. confirmed to the burgesses a See also:- GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
- GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
- GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
- GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
- GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
- GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
- GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
- GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
- GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
- GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
- GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
- GRANT, U
- GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)
grant of freedom from See also:toll on the ground that Walsall was ancient See also:demesne of the See also:Crown. A mayor and twenty-four brethren who formed the council of the borough are mentioned in 1440, but the earliest See also:charter of See also:incorporation is that of See also:Charles I. (1627), confirmed in 1661, incorporating it under the See also:title of " the Mayor and Commonalty of the Borough and See also:Foreign of Walsall": under the See also:act of 1835 the town was governed by a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen town councillors. It was not represented in See also:parliament till 1832. Walsall had a See also:merchant gild in 1390; in the 17th century it was already known for its manufacture of iron goods and See also:nail-making. In the 18th century the See also:staple See also:industry was the making of chapes and See also:shoe-buckles, and the town suffered when the latter went out 'of See also:fashion. Two fairs, on Michaelmas See also:day and See also:September 21, were granted in 1399. The Tuesday market, which is still held, and two fairs on See also:October 28 and May 6, were granted in 1417 to See also:Richard See also:Beauchamp, See also:earl of Warwick.
See See also:Victoria County See also:History, See also:Stafford; E. L. Glew, History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall (1856).
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