Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock is a town as well as parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Close by, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and also the brand-new town of Telford. The civil parish consists of the towns of Homer (1 mile north of the community), Wyke (2 miles northeast), Atterley (2 miles southeast) as well as Bourton (3 miles southwest). The population of the civil parish, according to the 2001 census, was 2,605, raising to 2,877 at the 2011 Census. Much Wenlock was historically the chief community of the old district of Wenlock. The "Much" was included in the name to identify it from the close-by Little Wenlock, and symbolizes that it is the larger of both settlements. Noteworthy historical destinations in the community are Wenlock Priory as well as the Guildhall. The name Wenlock possibly comes from the Celtic name Wininicas, suggesting "white area" (of the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, indicating "confined area". The town was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenloch. The Wenlock Olympian Games developed by Dr William Penny Brookes in 1850 are centred in the town. Dr Brookes is credited as a founding father of the modern Olympic Games, as well as among the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; called Wenlock after the community.
