Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock is a community and also parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road in between Shrewsbury as well as Bridgnorth. Close by, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and also the brand-new community of Telford. The civil church includes the towns of Homer (1 mile north of the town), Wyke (2 miles northeast), Atterley (2 miles southeast) and also 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 town of the old borough of Wenlock. The "Much" was included in the name to distinguish it from the nearby Little Wenlock, and symbolizes that it is the larger of the two settlements. Noteworthy historic destinations in the town are Wenlock Priory and the Guildhall. The name Wenlock most likely comes from the Celtic name Wininicas, indicating "white location" (of the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, suggesting "enclosed place". 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 community. Dr Brookes is attributed as a founding father of the modern-day Olympic Games, and also one of the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; called Wenlock after the town.
