Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock is a town and parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A458 road in between Shrewsbury and also Bridgnorth. Close by, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the brand-new community of Telford. The civil parish includes the villages 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, enhancing to 2,877 at the 2011 Census. Much Wenlock was historically the primary community of the ancient borough of Wenlock. The "Much" was added to the name to distinguish it from the neighboring Little Wenlock, as well as indicates that it is the bigger of both settlements. Remarkable historic destinations in the town are Wenlock Priory and also the Guildhall. The name Wenlock probably originates from the Celtic name Wininicas, implying "white location" (of the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, implying "enclosed place". The community 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 credited as a founding father of the contemporary Olympic Games, and also among the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; called Wenlock after the community.