Stonnall
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| Stonnall shown within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK0704 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Walsall |
| Postcode district | WS9 |
| Dialling code | 01543 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Stonnall is a village which, for the most part, is in Staffordshire, England, close to Shenstone, Brownhills, Walsall Wood and Aldridge. It is divided into Upper Stonnall and Lower Stonnall. The two divisions are so-called due to the difference in elevation.
The village is closely associated with the hamlets of Hilton, Lynn and Thornes.
There are two possibilities or there may have been two dialectal forms.
The name Stonnall may be derived from the Anglo-Saxon words stan and halh, meaning stony nook of land.
However, in the medieval pipe rolls, the alternative Stonwal is given alongside the more familiar form. In this case, the second element may be Anglo-Saxon waelle, giving a meaning of a stony and watery place. It is certainly true that the area has been historically prone to flooding.
Bronze Age activity in the area is attested by the discovery of the Stonnall Hoard at Gainsborough Farm in 1824. The items recovered included 22 bronze, copper and lead artefacts.
Iron Age activity in the area is attested by the hill fort at Castle Old Fort, otherwise known locally as the Castles or Stonnall Hill Fort. The fort was probably constructed by the Celtic tribe, the Cornovii.
In the 12th century, Stonnall together with the rest of the Parish of Shenstone was given to Osney Abbey by Baron Robert D'Oyly, the high constable of Oxford. Stonnall remained in the hands of the abbey until the Reformation.
After the Reformation, much of the land was in the ownership of the Manor of Shenstone based at Little Aston Hall.
In the late Middle Ages, Stonnall was a staging point on the coach route between London and Chester. The Welsh Harp and the Swan Inn provided service to travellers on Old Chester Road.
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