Place:


Henwood  Warwickshire

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Henwood like this:

HEANWOOD, a place in Solihull parish, Warwick; near Solihull. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here, in the time of Henry II., by Ketelbern de Langdon; and was given, at the dissolution, to John Higford.

Additional information about this locality is available for Solihull

Henwood through time

Henwood is now part of Solihull district. Click here for graphs and data of how Solihull has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Henwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Henwood, in Solihull and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24992

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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