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- Erdington developed as a village as a result of settlers travelling up the course of the River Tame from Tamworth in the 9th century.
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Erdington developed as a village as a result of settlers travelling up the course of the River Tame from Tamworth in the 9th century. The settlements of Minworth and Curdworth were also established.
There has been a village at Erdington since before Saxon times. By 1066, Erdington belonged to the estates of Edwin, Earl of Mercia and many of the familiar thoroughfares we know today were...
Oct 15, 2010 · I attended Erdington Parish Church from the late l940's through to the late l950's and shopped initially with my Mother in "The Village" from 1945 on. I remember some of the buildings before they disappeared along the High Street. I spent a fair amount of time in the High Street this time last year.
Previous Erdington hall. Next 20th century. Local history. Explore the origins of Erdington, a village since before Saxon times.
Erdington was an Anglian settlement set up in the Early Middle Ages and by the time of the Norman Conquest was a sub-manor of Aston. Its name derives from the Anglo-Saxon, Eardred ing tun meaning 'Eardred's people's farm' or perhaps the 'village of the Eardredings'. The settlers were either followers of a man called Eardred, or perhaps a clan ...
Erdington developed as a village as a result of settlers travelling up the course of the River Tame from Tamworth in the 9th century. The settlers also established communities in what is now Minworth and Curdworth. It is also believed that the Roman track 'Ridgeway', now Chester Road, also provided a source of people looking to settle.
Learn about the early history of the village of Erdington and the growth to become a part of the Birmingham conurbation. Contact Erdington History Society for more information.
