Aerial or Satellite Installation in Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock is a community and also parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Close by, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, as well as 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 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 primary town of the old district of Wenlock. The "Much" was added to the name to distinguish it from the close-by Little Wenlock, and symbolizes that it is the bigger of both settlements. Notable historic tourist attractions in the town are Wenlock Priory and the Guildhall. The name Wenlock most likely originates from the Celtic name Wininicas, implying "white location" (in reference to the sedimentary rock of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, meaning "enclosed place". The town was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenloch. The Wenlock Olympian Games established by Dr William Penny Brookes in 1850 are centred in the community. Dr Brookes is credited as a founding father of the modern-day Olympic Games, and also one of the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; named Wenlock after the community.