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Selly Oak history
Prehistoric
A small pit recorded in a service trench near Bournville Lane, Selly Oak produced the oldest pottery found in Birmingham so far . Twenty eight sherds, representing about five different vessels, in decorated Grooved Ware pottery of Late Neolithic date, were recovered . Bronze Age pit found immediately adjacent to the site was also a highly important archaeological discovery .
Roman
Ryknield or Icknield Street was laid out between Bourton-on-the-Water and Derby in the mid-to-late 1st century to serve the needs of military communication . It passed through Alcester, Selly Oak, Birmingham, and Sutton Coldfield to Wall . The second road is generally called the Upper Saltway running north from Droitwich Spa to the Lincolnshire coast .
Anglo-Saxon and Norman
There are two entries in Domesday Book for Selly Oak (Escelie) The first entry records a nuncupative (oral) will and is out of conventional order . Wulfwin had leased the manor for the term of three lives . The newly appointed Bishop of Lichfield, Robert de Limesey, used the will to challenge the loss of his land .
Medieval
The earliest Tax Roll for Selly Oak was the Lechmere Roll of 1276–1282 . Of the twenty households listed the person who paid the most tax was William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke .
20th century and contemporary
Two tornadoes touched down in Birmingham on 23 November 1981 as part of a record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak . The second tornado, rated as an F1/T2 tornado, hit Selly Oak at about 14:00 local time, causing some damage .
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