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Bushbury Lane, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8JZ

Grave of Francis Henry Davies, killed in the railway accident at Portobello Junction 19th October 1899. He was Fireman of the express that collided with a goods train. Gravestone flat on ground.

The Bushbury Church School was established on this site in 1835.

In 910 Saxon Queen Ethelfleda's Mercian and her brother Edward's Wessex armies defeated a Viking army at the battle of Wodensfelde killing two Viking kings and inflicting a crushing victory over the invaders. This was a turning point in the struggle with the Danes and end of the Danelaw. The location of the battle is unknown, variously linked with Tettenhall and Wednesfield. The significance of this pile of stones is unclear but is near to the Parish Church. It is unmarked and even as a local I had assumed this was merely a rockery.

Interesting what can be discovered when exploring, this appeared to be nothing more than a collection of rocks, however, a little research has revealed that it is known as the 'Warriors Tomb'. The rocks are thought to be a memorial to those killed at The Battle of Tettenhall (also known as the Battle of Wednesfield or Wōdnesfeld), which took place on 5 August 910. A battle where the Danes were defeated by the combined forces of the Kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia under the leadership of Edward the Elder of Wessex and Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians. They were brother and sister, their father was Alfred the Great.

An OS cutmark at the base of the SW buttress of the church tower; originally levelled in 1962 at 141.840m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn.

Thought to date from the 10th or 11th century, and Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101282490-base-of-churchyard-cross-approximately-3-metres-to-south-of-south-porch-of-church-of-st-mary-bushbury-north-ward#.WiZRT4Zl-M8 in 1977. The shaft of the cross is long since lost, sadly.

Lying prostrate on the ground, this carved slab has the look of considerable antiquity about it, and comprises a single piece of stone roughly 6' long and 18" wide with a carved cross and shield at the nearest end. It dates from the 13th or 14th century, and was Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101201788-gravestone-immediately-to-west-of-south-porch-of-church-of-st-mary-bushbury-north-ward#.WiZQgoZl-M_ in 1992.

Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101280812-group-of-5-headstones-immediately-to-east-of-south-porch-of-church-of-st-mary-bushbury-north-ward#.WiZMSIZl-M8 in 1992, these date back to the late 17th and early 18th century. The inscriptions on a couple are still legible (Constance White d mid April 1704, Isabel Parkes d March 170?), whilst the others are either illegible through age, or carry only initials.