Trifling as this place now seems, it must have been the manor-house of Solihull, under the Saxon Heptarchy; but went to decay so long ago as the conquest.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
No certain evidence remains to inform us when this liquid work was accomplished: perhaps in the Saxon Heptarchy, when there were few or no buildings south of the church.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
This very probably happened under the Saxon Heptarchy, and the name was no other than Bromwycham.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton