Bushbury

Other current and historical names

Biscopesberie

Built-Up Area: Wolverhampton
Parish/Community: Wolverhampton, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Wolverhampton
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°37'45"N 2°6'44"W
Eastings/Northings: 392500, 303500
OS Grid: SJ925035
Mapcode Local: GBR 1H1.SW
Mapcode Global: WHBFS.J5DQ

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Bushbury within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Bushbury in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Bushbury, par., township, vil., and ry. junc., W. Staffordshire, 1¼ mile N. of Wolverhampton -- par., 6377 ac., pop. 3065; township, 2957 ac., pop. 1770; contains Bushbury Hall. The vil. is 1 mile from sta.

Bushbury in the Domesday Book

A village in Seisdon hundred, in the county of Staffordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Penn (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 4 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
- Meadow: 6 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Wolverhampton St Mary
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of Wolverhampton
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Wolverhampton
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)

British Place Names

Bushbury, Wolverhampton

Bushbury is a suburban area in Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton

Bushbury in historic gazetteers

Bushbury in the Domesday Book