Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock is a town as well as parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A458 road in between Shrewsbury as well as Bridgnorth. Close by, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new community of Telford. The civil parish includes the towns of Homer (1 mile north of the town), Wyke (2 miles northeast), Atterley (2 miles southeast) as well as 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 traditionally the primary town of the old district of Wenlock. The "Much" was contributed to the name to identify it from the neighboring Little Wenlock, and represents that it is the larger of the two settlements. Notable historic destinations in the town are Wenlock Priory and the Guildhall. The name Wenlock possibly comes from the Celtic name Wininicas, indicating "white location" (of the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, indicating "confined location". 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 attributed as a founding father of the modern Olympic Games, as well as among the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; called Wenlock after the community.
