lenhall on the other, was the scene of a
great struggle, the details of the conflict vary very materially at the
hands of different chroniclers. A valuable collection of old records and
historical documents relating to this locality was made by John Huntbach,
of Featherstone and Seawall, near Wolverhampton, nephew and pupil to that
noted antiquary, Sir William Dugdale. The Huntbach MSS. related more
directly to Seisdon; and it was this collection which inspired similar
efforts on the part of the Willenhall Antiquary, Dr. Richard Wilkes, and
ultimately led to the writing of the Rev. Stebbing Shaw's "History of
Staffordshire" (1798-1801).

Speaking of the treatment of the battles of Tettenhall and Wednesfield by
the old monkish historians, Huntbach says:--"There is very great reason
to confirm their testimony who say the battle was here fought; for there
are many tumuli or lows there, that shew some great engagement
hereabouts, viz., the North Lowe, the South Lowe, Little Lowe, Horslowe,
and Thrombelow.

"The first four being yet visible, the North Lowe, near in lands to
croft-lodge, the South Lowe near Mr. Hope's windmill, the great and
little lowe in the heath grounds; but Horslowe is not discernible by
reason of the coal-works that have been here, only it giveth name to the
Horselowe Field, since called Horsehull Field, now Horseley Field.

"And there are not only these, but several others, partly in the way
betwixt this place and Tottenhall, as at Low Hill, near Seawall, a very
large one, and at Hampton Town; and another which giveth name to a field
called Ablow Field, upon which stands a bush now called Isley Cross."
Ablow Field covered 40 acres of unenclosed ground near Graiseley Brook,
and the tumulus once occupied the site now covered by St. Paul's Church.

Dr. Plot believes the ancient remains in Wrottesley Park to be "those of
the old Tettenhall of the Danes, who, having resided there for some time,
built themselves this city, or place of habitation, which, in the year
907, was finally demolished by Edward the Elder in a most signal and
destructive victory. To revenge this fatal quarrel, another army of
Danes collected in Northumbria, and invaded Mercia in the same year, when
King Edward, with a powerful force of West Saxons and Mercians overtook
them at the village of Wednesfield, near Theotenhall (Tettenhall), and
vanquished them again, with much slaughter."

Another account, given by the aforementioned