Bishop John Vesey, originally John Harman born around 1462. Educated at Magdalen College Oxford. Created and secured the charter for the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield and founded Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in 1541. Please click this link [1] for more information. Bishop Veseys Grammar School (BVGS) is a school in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, England, one of the oldest schools in United Kingdom. ...
The town, which lies high in a hilly situation, is the centre of a residential district for persons having their business offices in Birmingham, Walsall and other towns.
The church of the Holy Trinity, Early English and Late Perpendicular, enlarged in 1879, contains a fine Norman font and the tomb of BishopVesey.
Fairs were granted in 1300, 1353 and 1529, to be held at the feasts of Trinity, Michaelmas and St Simon and St Jude, and are now held on Trinity Monday, the 14th of March, the 19th of September and the 8th of November.
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