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Much Wenlock is historically the chief town of the ancient borough of Wenlock. "Much" was added to distinguish it from the nearby Little Wenlock and to show it is the larger of the two settlements. The name Wenlock probably comes from the Celtic name Wininicas , meaning "white area" (in reference to the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old ...
Much Wenlock, often called simply Wenlock, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when it was abolished.
Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at grid reference Roger de Montgomery re-founded the Priory as a Cluniac house between 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery. [ 1 ]
Buildings and structures in Much Wenlock (9 P) P. People from Much Wenlock (18 P) Pages in category "Much Wenlock"
The council chamber was the meeting place of the municipal borough of Much Wenlock which was incorporated under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835; it was fitted out with ornate Jacobean style panelling which had been retrieved from a local country house and installed at the expense of the educationalist, William Penny Brookes in 1848. [2] [a]
Much Wenlock is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.It contains 104 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, six are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway, a former railway in Shropshire, England; Much Wenlock and Severn Junction railway, a former railway in Shropshire, England; The Wenlock Arms, a public house in London; Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games dating from 1850, held each year in Much Wenlock
55–56 High Street is a historic building in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. The property dates to the early 15th century, and is now a Grade II* listed building. Previously known as Raynald's Mansion, and since divided into two dwellings, it originated as a hall house, with the front added in the 17th century.