PAT Testing / Electrical Testing in Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock is a town and also parish in Shropshire, England, positioned on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and also Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, as well as the new town of Telford. The civil church consists of the villages of Homer (1 mile north of the community), 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, boosting to 2,877 at the 2011 Census. Much Wenlock was traditionally the chief community of the old borough of Wenlock. The "Much" was included in the name to identify it from the neighboring Little Wenlock, and signifies that it is the larger of both negotiations. Notable historic attractions in the community are Wenlock Priory as well as the Guildhall. The name Wenlock probably originates from the Celtic name Wininicas, indicating "white area" (in reference to the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, meaning "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 community. Dr Brookes is attributed as a founding father of the modern Olympic Games, as well as one of the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; called Wenlock after the town.