e personal names of their owners.

Here are some local illustrations of place-names conferred by the Anglian
invaders when they had conquered and appropriated the territory.

Arley, otherwise Earnlege, was "the Eagle's ley."

Bilston signifies "the town of Bil's folk."

Blakenhall was "the hall of Blac."

Bloxwich was "the village of Bloc": as Wightwick was "Wiht's village."

Bushbury was "the Bishop's burg."

Chillington was originally "Cille's town."

Codsall was "Code's hall."

Darlaston was once "Deorlaf's town."

Dunstall, otherwise Tunstall, was "an enclosed farmstead," half a mile
outside the ancient boundary of Cannock Forest.

Essington was "the town of the descendants of Esne."

Ettingshall was "the hall of the Etri family."

Featherstone seems to have been "Feader's stone." According to a charter
of the year 994 there was then a large stone called the "Warstone," to
mark the boundary of this place.

Hatherton, or Hagathornden, signifies "the hill of the hawthorn."

Kinvaston was perhaps "Cyneweald's town." Dr. Olive in his "History of
Wolverhampton Church," says that being originally a place of consequence.
Kinvaston was placed at the head of the Wolverhampton prebends.

Moseley was the "mossy or marshy lea": as Bradley the "broad lea"; and
Bentley was the "lea of bent" or reedy grass.

Newbolds, an ancient farm in Wednesfield, is an Anglo-Saxon name, "niwe
bold," and it pointed out "the new house."

Ogley Hay, now called Brownhills, was originally Ocginton, or "Ocga's
town."

Pelsall may be translated "Peol's Hall."

Pendeford was once "Penda's ford."

Scotlands were "the corner-lands," this hamlet being at the corner of a
triangular piece of land, bounded on all sides by ancient roads.

Seisdon was probably "the Saxon's Hill."

Showells, or Sewalls, at Bushbury, on the confines of Cannock Forest, was
the place where "scarecrows" (as the name probably means) were set up or
shown on hedgetops to prevent the deer passing from the Forest on to
enclosed or cultivated land.

Stowe, a name signifying an enclosed or "stockaded" place, was another
seat of a great thane; or it might have been the residential portion of
the large manor or lordship already alluded to.

Tettenhall was possibly Tetta's hall; or, more probably, "Spy hall,"
otherwise a watch tower.

Tromelow, commonly called Rumbelows, a farm on the site of one of the
Wednesfield lows, is a name that may literally mean "th