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As with much of the locality, the majority of areas in Wolverhampton have names that are of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin, with a few exceptions such as Penn (pre-English Brittonic place name) and Parkfields, Park Village, Lanesfield etc. (modern place names of the last couple of hundred years).
Jul 24, 2022 · Wolverhampton: Wolverhampton is named after the Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and landowner Wulfrun, of Mercia, who founded the town in 985. Before the Norman conquest of 1066, the town was...
- Jamie Brassington
Mar 14, 2021 · The story of Wolverhampton begins in 985 when a Saxon lady named Wulfruna was given land at Heanton. In 994 she founded a minster church (a church with a monastery attached). The settlement by the monastery grew larger and in time its name changed to Wulfruna’s Heanton and later to Wolverhampton.
Jul 6, 2024 · Anglo-Saxon place names can be found across England, including the Midlands, south of England, northwest and southeast. However, in the northeast and east of England, we find place endings of...
- Jamie Brassington
Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
Saxon (410 - 1065) Summary: The earliest mention of Wolverhampton is in AD 985 when Wulfruna, a Mercian noblewoman, is granted land at 'Hampton' by king Ethelred. Part of this land she in turn granted in AD994 to the church at Wolverhampton.
Why is Wolverhampton called Wolverhampton? Wolverhampton gets its name from Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985. The name originates from the Anglo-Saxon “Wulfrūnehēantūn,” meaning “Wulfrūn’s high or principal enclosure or farm.”
