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CATSHILL, BROWNHILLS | |
| THE 1881 CENSUS PAGE.
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE CATSHILL AREA CAN BE FOUND. HERE GO TO FOR A LIST OF ALL THE COAL MINERS ON THE 1881 CENSUS IN BROWNHILLS AREA CLICK HERE:CENSUS 1881 |
Catshill is reputed to be the
oldest inhabited area of Brownhills. It covers an area from , the Ogley Road to the Anchor
Bridge and includes both sides of the High Street. Before becoming a part of Brownhills,
Catshill was in Under or Lower Stonnall and was in the Parish of Shenstone. A small area of Catshill which was between the canal and High Street was in Walsall Wood in the Township of Walsall Foreign. The main inhabited part of Catshill was around the Anchor Bridge and along Lindon Road. The canal , which runs adjacent to Lindon road forks into two branches at Catshill Bridge. The right branch runs through Walsall Wood and onto Aldridge Brickwork’s and to the limestone workings at Daw End Rushall. Near to Catshill Bridge was an old Toll Post where toll’s were collected from the barge people for all goods carried on the canal. The amount of the Toll varied according to the goods being carried. Also near the Bridge was, the Catshill Foundry, which was also known as Butlers Foundry a small concern which closed in the late 1970’s when the owners moved to larger premises at Coppice Side. There are many theories on how Catshill got its name, including, it was a hill which was frequented by many Cats. Also it is said Cutha, an Anglo-Saxon Chief was buried here after he was killed in a battle in 594 AD. and it became known as Cuthashill. Another theory is that it was originally called Canutes Hill and that there were two burial mounds here. Who knows the truth?. Whatever evidence there was in the area was destroyed when the Wyrley and Essington Canal was excavated straight through the middle of it.
THE NEW BROWNHILLS SCULPTURE IN THE HIGH STREET. Click on the links on the left to go my other History Pages |
