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The mystery of The Lost Stonnall Hoard

Posted on November 7, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

That there [Howmuch?] has found treasure. He actually found it in a charity bookshop in Lichfield, but his golden find actually pointed to a farmyard near Grove Hill, near Lower Stonnall/Thornes, in 1824. There was bronze in that there hill.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged 1824, Archeology, Bronze age, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, burial, David Cooms, Events, Find, finds, Gainsborough hill Farm, Greenborough, Hoard, Lichfield and South Staffordshire Archeological and Historical Society, Lily Chetty, local blogs, Local History, SGrove Hill, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Things to do, Walsall Wood | 29 Comments
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