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Wolverley history
Wolverley was recorded in the Doomsday Book (1086) under an ancient spelling of Ulwardelie. John Atte Wode is recorded as holding land at Wolverley prior to 1357.
The Legend of the Swan
According to ancient legend a crusading member of the Attwood family was rescued from a dungeon and returned to his home Wolverley Court by a swan.
William Sebright
Wolverley was the birthplace of William Sebright, who left an estate in Bethnal Green in his will of 1620 for the foundation of a grammar school in Wolverley. The original site of the original Wolverley Grammar School is still in the centre of the village. The grammar school changed its name to Sebright School in 1931 when it moved to a new site.
Tinplate Industry
Wolverley Lower Mill was established in 1670 by Philip Foley and Joshua Newborough. The mill helped the village play a key role in the early tinplate industry.
Baskerville the printer
The village was also the birthplace of John Baskerville, the celebrated printer (1706–1775) The village also was also birthplace of the celebrated printman.
Wolverley Camp
During the Second World War the US Army Medical Corps opened its award-winning 52nd general hospital at Wolverley Camp. The hospital was awarded the most prestigious hospital in the world during the war.
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