Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock is a community and parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A458 road between Shrewsbury as well as Bridgnorth. Close by, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and also the new town of Telford. The civil church consists of the towns of Homer (1 mile north of the community), Wyke (2 miles northeast), Atterley (2 miles southeast) and Bourton (3 miles southwest). The population of the civil parish, according to the 2001 census, was 2,605, increasing to 2,877 at the 2011 Census. Much Wenlock was traditionally the chief town of the ancient borough of Wenlock. The "Much" was added to the name to distinguish it from the close-by Little Wenlock, as well as indicates that it is the bigger of the two settlements. Significant historical destinations in the town are Wenlock Priory and also the Guildhall. The name Wenlock probably comes from the Celtic name Wininicas, meaning "white area" (of the sedimentary rock of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, meaning "confined location". The community was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenloch. The Wenlock Olympian Games established 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, and also one of the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; named Wenlock after the community.
