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	LADY WULFRUNA
		Wulfruna established a manor house in the Gorsebrook area of the town.
		Wulfruna's town developed as a market centre and in 994 she in turn granted land at Bilston, Willenhall, Pelsall and elsewhere to a monastery at Heanton so that "mass may be chanted there for evermore".
		Wulfruna was clearly important and influential because monasteries at that time were about political power as well as ecclesiastical clout.
	www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk /articles/wulfruna/wulfruna01.htm (1228 words)

	Wolverhampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city was named after Lady Wulfruna, who founded the town in 985.
		A monastery existed in Wolverhampton in Saxon times (being consecrated in 994), this was founded by Lady Wulfruna.
		A statue of Lady Wulfruna sculpted by Sir Charles Wheeler can be seen on the stairs outside St. Peter's Church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wolverhampton (2416 words)

	Lady Wulfruna -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lady Wulfruna is (additional info and facts about Wolverhampton) Wolverhampton's Founding Mother, who founded the town in (additional info and facts about 985) 985.
		The Danish vikings' plan was extortion and they saw Wulfruna as a means to get the money that they needed for further campaigns.
		She founded a (A religious residence especially for nuns) convent in (additional info and facts about Tamworth) Tamworth where it is believed she is buried.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/lady_wulfruna.htm (140 words)

	Women in Wolverhampton's History - Main Page
		Lady Wulfruna, or Wulfrun to use the correct Anglo-Saxon pronunciation of her name, is believed to have been the grand-daughter of King Ethelred I and Queen Aethelflaed (daughter of King Alfred the Great).
		The chronicles state that Lady Wulfruna was taken prisoner following a raid at Tamworth, Staffordshire.
		As with most things concerning Lady Wulfrun there is uncertainty about the date of her death.
	www.wolverhamptonarchives.dial.pipex.com /acc_local_women.htm (365 words)

	The Wulfruna Holiday Apartments, Paignton, Devon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Taken from that of Lady Wulfruna, a name long associated with the town of Wolverhampton, we decided to retain this name when we took over the property due to our roots in the Midlands.
		Although there is very little surviving information detailing the life of Lady Wulfruna, she appears to have lived between the mid-900's and the early 1000's.
		She is referred to several times in Anglo-Saxon chronicles, suggesting she was of relative importance, a notable entry being her kidnapping by the Danes in 943.
	www.wulfruna.com /history.htm (192 words)

	InterStudent.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Date: Aug 01, 2001 - 04:29 PM A bit of history for you - in the year 985, the first known charter of Wolverhampton was granted by King Aethelred to Lady Wulfruna, a local lady of some distinction within the royal court.
		She was given the lands of Heantun or High Town with the freedom to grant the land to others at her discretion.
		In 995, Lady Wulfruna gave a parcel of land at the high point for the construction of a monastery.
	www.interstudent.co.uk /printarticle387.html (232 words)

	Women in Wolverhampton's History - Main Page
		The next reference to her is in a land charter of 985 in which King Ethelred II (Ethelred the Unready), granted to Wulfrun ten hides of land at Heatune.
		It is believed that Heantune (or High Town) later became known as Wulfruna's Heantune, hence the name Wolver-hampton.
		In 994 Wulfrun gave ten cassati of land for the endowment of a church at a place called Heantune.
	www.wolverhamptonarchives.dial.pipex.com /local_women.htm (388 words)

	Wolverhampton Local and Community Page
		Wolverhampton, known variously as Wlfrunhamtona, Wlurenehamton, Heantune and Wulvenehamton (Wulfruna's High Town) was founded 985A.D. by virtue of a grant from Aethelred the Unready to Lady Wulfruna, and can be found listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Hantone with a population of approximately two hundred, quite considerable for that time.
		Beside the church is a statue honouring Wolverhampton's founder Wulfruna about whom, sadly, little is known other than in 943 the invading Danes held her prisoner.
		The official war memorial stands in the shadow of St Peter's, while inside the church itself are rolls of honour from both World Wars and Wolverhampton's oldest memorial: the tomb of a soldier from the English Civil war, John Lane.
	www.birminghamuk.com /wolverhampton.htm (493 words)

	985 Definition / 985 Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Before this discovery, it had been inhabited for a long time by Arctic peoples, although it was unpopulated when the Vikings arrived; the direct ancestors of the...
		Lady WulfrunaLady Wulfruna is Wolverhampton's Founding Mother, who founded the town in 985.
		She additionally held land and wealth of her own, equal to the male members of the Saxon nobility.
	www.elresearch.com /985 (382 words)

	St Peter's Collegiate Church Wolverhampton (parish responsibility)
		It is the church endowed by the Lady Wulfruna.
		Fronting on Wulfruna Street, the Centre will be a venue within which all these learning programmes can be delivered.
		The first phase of these projects includes the initial building and equipping of the Wulfruna Education Centre, the organ refit and internal reordering at a cost of some £1 million.
	home.btconnect.com /Nik-Peters/Choir/ServingtheCity.htm (2197 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Spain
		Events Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland) Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton Births Al-Hakim bi-Amr...
		The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an independent Muslim-ruled principality, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Spain (Arabic: Al-Andalus) after the final collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate of CÃ³rdoba in 1031.
		Covadonga (Asturian: Cuadonga), from Latin Cova dominica, Cavern of the Lady, is a village in Asturias, northwestern Spain, among the Picos de Europa mountains where Spanish Christians won a battle over the Muslim Moors around 718 and 725.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Spain (11782 words)

	Welcome to housingnet.co.uk
		In the year 985 the first known charter of Wolverhampton was granted by King Aethelred (the Unready) to Lady Wulfruna, a local lady of some distinction within the royal court.
		She was given the lands of Heantun or High Town, with the freedom to grant the land to others at her disgression.
		The early Saxon story of the Royal Charter granted to Lady Wulfruna gives the town a marker that says : 'This is when it all began here, and all that is Wolverhampton comes from that time'.
	www.housingnet.co.uk /govtdetails.php?govt_id=60 (866 words)

	Inner Wheel District 21 - Wolverhampton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 994, Lady Wulfruna gave land for the construction of a monastery.
		A translation of Lady Wulfruna's charter hangs in the vestry.
		In the gardens is the shaft of the Saxon Pillar, the oldest man made object in Wolverhampton and the ancient Bargaining Stone.
	www.innerwheeldistrict21.org /pages/wolves.htm (271 words)

	Wolverhampton Millennium City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Through more than 1,000 years of recorded history the people of Wolverhampton - now the country's newest city - have provided one of the nation's powerhouses of economic, commercial and technological change.
		The year 2001 will be Wolverhampton's third millennium celebration - the first marked the granting of the first known Charter in 985 by the Saxon King Aethelred to the Lady Wulfruna, grandmother of King Harold.
		This original Charter referred to the area as "High Town" or "Heantun", and the city's Modern English name is derived from "Wulfrun Heantun".
	www.westmidlands.com /EStar2/Supplements/millenniumcity/mc03.asp (513 words)

	Perry Pontac radio plays - DIVERSITY
		The event of the title is Lady Wulfruna's house party, which has to be shelved when nuclear war breaks out.
		Geraldine McEwan played Lady Wulfruna with marvellous disdain for the lower orders of creation, and Maureen Lipman and George Baker also handled the dialogue with great aplomb.
		Yet another snotty lady dominates STRANGE DELIGHTS (Sian Phillips this time); but she fails to achieve her repressive ends and unorthodoxy triumphs.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /suttonelms/PP.HTML (870 words)

	Bulletin 4
		I was then proud to explain the origins of the lady and what she had done for the town about 1,000 years ago.'
		Now Joe is being a little coy on my behalf in explaining Lady Wulfruna thus, because Joe and I differ on the question of the good lady.
		Wulfruna granted a charter of most of Wolverhampton to the town and so is sold to Joe Public as a great benefactress.
	gbpeopleslibrary.co.uk /2004/bulletin4.php (13064 words)

	Etext » books
		The applause at this speech was so immoderate that a party of Boston ladies dining with a Chautauqua lecturer in the Clarendon's main dining room, shuddered and began looking up time-tables to Stratford.
		I asked the lady behind the counter to mark the telegram as though it came from Oxford.
		We all became frantic admirers of the lady who had signed the letter, and considered ourselves jealous rivals of the man 'Joe,' to whom, as we supposed, it had been written.
	etext.teamnesbitt.com /books/etext/etext05/kathn10.txt.html (19480 words)

	A Brief History of Wolverhampton
		The story of Wolverhampton begins in 985 when a Saxon lady named Wulfruna was given land at ‘Heanton’.
		The settlement by the monastery grew larger and in time its name changed to Wulfruna’s heanton.and later to Wolverhampton.
		In 1258 Wolverhampton was granted the right to hold markets and fairs.
	www.localhistories.org /wolverhampton.html (574 words)

	Our Century 1925-1949
		Wolverhampton marked its 100th birthday with the start of a Centenary Pageant in May, celebrating the granting of a charter conferring borough status in 1848.
		It was also the 1,000th anniversary of the royal grant of land to Lady Wulfruna on which was built the church of St Peter and the early town of Wulfruna Haentune.
		Forty principal actors, with 140 bit part players, staged an ambitious series of plays on the extended stage of the Civic Hall.
	www.expressandstar.com /millennium/1900/1925-1949/1948.html (647 words)

	"If you thought Brummies sounded funny, wait'll you get to Wolverhampton, , 01/06/05, Blogito Ergo Sum.
		It usually runs: Wolverhampton was founded in 994 AD by Lady Wulfruna who was granted the lands by King Ethelred the Unready so that the people had somewhere to worship.
		Thusly, people have worshipped for over 1000 years on the site of St. Peter’s church (I think the present edifice was begun in 1485), with an obelisk from those Saxon days marking the spot.
		You see, etymologically it comes from the fact that Lady Wulfruna founded the city and its name went through various incarnations of Wulfruna+ a suffix.
	blogs.warwick.ac.uk /jodieflavell/entry/if_you_thought (2431 words)

	Entries for June 2005, Blogito Ergo Sum.
		It's the reason I don't believe in such phantoms as the generic grey Lady, marching Roman Legions and headless horsemen.
		Sedate National Trust members would be replaced by marauding pervs hoping to get a glimpse of the naked Lady or the naked Roman legion that dutifully walks their watch at night, starkers.
		Wolverhampton itself is the final product of Wulfruna + ancient words for dwelling, with my favourite version by far being Heantune.
	blogs.warwick.ac.uk /jodieflavell/monthly/0605 (2289 words)

	Welcome to www.stpetersguild.org.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A history dating back over ten centuries makes it a focal point of both local and national importance.
		The present building stands on a site originally occupied by a minster church, built by Lady Wulfruna in 994 AD.
		This church was replaced in the early 14th century by a new one in the 'decorated' style.
	www.stpetersguild.org.uk /church.htm (387 words)

	Chris D. Kelly \| conservativesintouch.com/chrisdkelly
		It is, therefore, sad to see a major monument to the town's history in such a sorry state.
		The monument to Lady Wulfruna was erected at the beginning of the last century and one can now only imagine the well in its former glory.
		It is time the Labour council acted to clean up this mess and restore Lady Wulfruna's memorial so that it can once again take its rightful place as a proud testament to the town's history.
	www.conservativesintouch.com /chrisdkelly/news_detail.php?nid=7 (280 words)

	BBC - Black Country Uncovered - A Wolverhampton Wander
		Christians have worshipped here for more than a thousand years, the first Church having been founded by Princess Wulfruna.
		Around the corner is a statue of Lady Wulfruna herself, a gift from the Express and Star in 1974, to commemorate the newspaper’s centenary.
		Civic Centre we come to one of those gems hidden away by modern buildings and roads which make exploring cities like this such a pleasure.
	www.bbc.co.uk /blackcountry/uncovered/wolves_wander/wolverhampton_wander2.shtml (958 words)

	swuklink: Searchable Time-Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Edwin consecrated abbot of the minster at Abingdon (ASC)
		Foundation of the town which later became the city of Wolverhampton by Lady Wulfruna
		Traditional date for the colonization of Greenland by the Icelandic Norseman Eric the Red
	www.swuklink.com /BAAAGDJA.php?tl=986 (368 words)

	WOLVERHAMPTON
		Neither Francis nor Hannah could write and both made a cross as the signature mark!!!
		The statue above is of Lady Wulfruna after whom Wolverhampton is named.
		The people from Wolverhampton are known as Wulfrunians!
	www.boydellfamilyhistory.com /id17.html (65 words)

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