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	Much Wenlock
		Wenlock, sometimes called Great or Much Wenlock, to distinguish it from Little Wenlock, is situated in the borough of Wenlock, and about 13 miles south-east from Shrewsbury.
		The whole length from east to west was 401 feet, and the breadth of the nave and aisles 66 feet, and the edifice and precincts must have included 30 acre’s.
		The corporate magistrates hold a petty sessions at Wenlock, which is the seat of the municipal government, every alternate week, and a general sessions twice a year.
	www.oldtowns.co.uk /Shropshire/muchwenlock.htm (676 words)

	Wenlock Group - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		WENLOCK GROUP (Wenlockian), in geology, the middle series of strata in the Silurian (Upper Silurian) of Great Britain.
		The Wenlock Shales are pale or dark-grey shales which extend through Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, through Radnorshire into Carmarthenshire.
		The Wenlock limestone occurs either as a series of thin limestones with thin shales or as thick massive beds; it is sometimes hard and crystalline and sometimes soft, earthy or concretionary.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Wenlock_Group (462 words)

	Much Wenlock - England 1999
		At Wenlock in about 1080 he refounded the Church of St Milburga, as it was then called, as a Benedictine monastery under the direction of Abbey of Cluny in France.
		Wenlock Priory was dissolved by King Henry VIII in 1540 and stripped of all its valuables, including the lead on the roof.
		Much Wenlock grew next to and was greatly influenced by the priory, founded in the 7th century, which was the sole landlord and controlled the town’s economy, law and order until its dissolution in 1540.
	www.sportgymnasium-erfurt.de /coubertin/kap1.htm (1306 words)

	Much Wenlock \| British History Online
		The shales are overlain by the Aymestry Group (siltstones and limestone), which outcrops as a watershed east of, and parallel to, Wenlock Edge; it thus broadly divides Atterley and Walton, Bourton, and Callaughton townships from the rest of the parish.
		61) the abbey conveyed it to Wenlock priory.
		On Much Wenlock manorial estate in 1714 permanent pasture, including Westwood common, accounted for half of all agricultural land; a sixth of the rest was meadow.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=22888 (15444 words)

	Wenlock Park
		The model is a fine scale replica of the GWR Station Much Wenlock in Shropshire.
		It is a typical example of the turn of the 19th century gothic architecture the GWR was using in the branchlines.
		Wenlock Park is a special order that was scaled up from drawings by Chris Leigh (editor Model Rail) and field trip photos.
	www.gauge3.co.uk /wenlock.htm (309 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - Nature - A Geological Tour of Shropshire - Wenlock Edge
		Wenlock Edge is not only one of the best known geological sites in Shropshire, but also one of the most famous in the world.
		Wenlock's claim to fame is firmly established in international geology.
		Wenlock Edge has a long history of quarrying, although this has undoubtedly intensified over the years, as our demand for limestone (and its by-products) has grown.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/nature/2004/10/wenlock_edge.shtml (1126 words)

	BBC - Seven Wonders - Wenlock Edge
		Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment created 400 million years ago when Shropshire could be found just south of the equator and boasted a Caribbean type of environment.
		The limestone of Wenlock Edge has been exploited for many years.
		The first use was for building material and for burning in small lime kilns.
	www.bbc.co.uk /england/sevenwonders/midlands/wenlock-edge/index.shtml (171 words)

	Much Wenlock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Much Wenlock, earlier known simply as "Wenlock" ("White Place"), is a small town in Shropshire, England.
		A Borough of Wenlock existed until 1966 which, at its height, was the largest borough in England outside of London and encompassed several of the towns that now constitute Telford.
		Both the Edge and the town are the subject of several poems by A.E. Housman in his famous volume A Shropshire Lad, such as: "On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble..." and "Tis time, I think, by Wenlock town...".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Much_Wenlock (521 words)

	Telegraph \| Food and Drink \| Shop local: Much Wenlock
		The small shops in Much Wenlock are thriving, not least because this little Shropshire town does not have a superstore.
		A large market town is lucky to have one greengrocer, but Much Wenlock has two, as well as a visiting stallholder in the Corn Exchange three days each week.
		Wenlock Edge Farm, Longville in the Dale (01694 771 312; www.wenlockedgefarm.com).
	www.telegraph.co.uk /wine/main.jhtml?xml=/wine/2006/09/09/edrose09.xml (842 words)

	Little Wenlock \| British History Online
		The ancient boundaries rarely followed watercourses or roads, for in early times Little Wenlock was separated from its neighbours by woodlands in which boundaries seem to have been defined in the 13th century by man-made clearings.
		In 1727 there were three principal roads out of the parish, beginning at Little Wenlock or Huntington; the short Huntington Lane (fn.
		Cartways from Little Wenlock to Coalbrookdale and Horsehay assumed importance only in the later 18th century as settlements there developed; minerals were usually taken by waggonway.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=18076 (972 words)

	Sedgwick Museum - Britain in the Silurian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We know all of this from looking at the fossils found in the Wenlock limestone, and the rock layers (strata) of similar age that surround it.
		The sponges and corals grew in water that was deep enough for them to be safe from the destructive power of most waves breaking on the shoreline, but shallow enough to allow sufficient light to filter through enabling green algae to produce food.
		This map of seawater depth and the Silurian coastline was drawn by a scientist who investigated the animal communities recorded by the Wenlock fossils and looked for patterns in their distribution.
	www.esc.cam.ac.uk /new/v10/museum/site2/wenlock/about/silurian_reef.html (294 words)

	GENUKI: Much Wenlock, Shropshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
		It was incorporated by Edward IV., and under the Municipal Act is the head of an incorporation union composed of Broseley, Dawley, Madeley, and Much Wenlock, which are divided into three wards and governed by a mayor, 6 aldermen, and 18 councillors, with the style of "burgesses of the borough of Wenlock".
		The borough quarter sessions are held at the guildhall before the recorder, and petty sessions fortnightly at Wenlock, Madeley, and Broseley alternately.
		Wenlock gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry of Salop and diocese of Hereford.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SAL/MuchWenlock/Gaz1868.html (783 words)

	The Lapworth Museum
		Many of the best collections of Wenlock fossils were formed during this period of extensive hand-worked mining and quarrying.
		It consists of approximately 1700 beautifully preserved Wenlock Limestone fossils from the Dudley area particularly trilobites and crinoids.
		He amassed approximately 4000 Wenlock specimens from the Dudley area, which include exceptional examples of the more common fossil groups such as trilobites, corals, crinoids and brachiopods.
	www.lapworth.bham.ac.uk /collections/palaeontology/wenlockreef.htm (468 words)

	Pierre de Coubertin and the Wenlock Olympian Games
		Although close to the Ironbridge Gorge, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the later 18th century, Wenlock was by-passed by the industrial age and is today still little larger than a village with a population of less than 3,000.
		So he dressed his young herald who preceded the Games Day procession in a costume of 16th century period and insisted that the tilters wore the prescribed medieval costume, threw down the gauntlet at the commencement of the competition and were crowned with the classical laurel wreath in a chivalric gesture by a lady...
		The first Wenlock Games were, as far as Brookes was concerned, a revival of the manly sports and outdoor recreations of a past English golden age.
	www.ioa.leeds.ac.uk /1980s/84099.htm (1953 words)

	Much Wenlock - Birthplace of the Olympic Games - Tourist Information, Accommodation
		Much Wenlock is a rustic 700 year old medieval market town filled with a patchwork of twisting streets, fl and white half timbered buildings, limestone cottages, specialty shops, numerous hostelries and watering holes and the remains of a magnificent 12th Century Priory.
		Much Wenlock's Holy Trinity Church is Norman and has a battlemented tower and Jacobean pulpit with carved panels, depicting, rather oddly, some two-tailed mermen.
		If you would like to visit Much Wenlock and need accommodation and are interested in finding the best hotel, guest house, bed and breakfast or self catering property, please click here.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /much-wenlock (696 words)

	The Gaskell Arms, Much Wenlock Shropshire
		The beautiful "Black & White" town of Much Wenlock is located in the heart of Shropshire and an ideal base to tour both the historic town and the surrounding countryside.
		Much Wenlock is steeped in history with many building dating back to the 1500's.
		The town was the home of Dr William Penny Brookes, one of the most influential pioneers of the modern day Olympic Games and in fact the oak beamed restaurant in the Gaskell is the place where Dr Brookes held many of his meetings.
	www.gaskellarms.co.uk /muchwenlock.html (192 words)

	Much ado about Wenlock \| Shoptalk \| Guardian Unlimited Books
		And thirdly, in the splendidly-named town of Much Wenlock in a corner of deepest Shropshire, something pretty special is going on.
		I took the train to Much Wenlock on a chilly morning at the end of February; by the time I reached the town itself flakes of snow were curling down from an opaque sky, but the shop's pillar-box red frontage radiated warmth.
		It was in that unpromising state that it caught the eye of Perce Muscutt, who was then operating a smaller version of Wenlock Books out of his living room in a house just up the street.
	books.guardian.co.uk /shoptalk/story/0,15698,1439255,00.html (1040 words)

	Wenlock: November 2006
		This hiatus was initially caused by the moving of Wenlock Towers some half a mile to the South, and its rebuilding in a the modern Palladian style, facing in a new direction.
		However that disruption has been followed by various other changes to my circumstances (mainly a new role at my place of gainful employ), which are leaving me less time both to read and to write articles for this blog.
		I hope to return to the Blogosphere in due course, either here or in a new form, but until then I would like to thank all my readers and commenters for the support that you have provided me over the last year and several months.
	wenlock.blogspot.com /2006_11_01_wenlock_archive.html (306 words)

	Much Wenlock tourist information
		, lying at the north-eastern end of Wenlock Edge, is one of the oldest settlements in the Shropshire.
		Wenlock Priory, dissoloved by Henry VIII in 1540, sustained damage during the Civil War and was later pilaged for building materials. The evocative ruins of the 12th century priory, at the heart of the town, are now surrounded by gardens with striking topiary.
		Dr William Penny-Brookes (1809 - 1895), founder of the modern Olympics, was born in Much Wenlock. The Wenlock Olympian Society held its first games in the town in 1858. The Society's concept was quickly adopted and developed across the world and as a result the first international Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.
	www.touruk.co.uk /shropshire/much_wenlock.htm (859 words)

	Much Wenlock Tourist Information and Visitor Guide \| Much Wenlock, tourist information, visitor guide, shropshire, ...
		Then travel to the beautiful Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, sit on a bench in the Square by the Jubilee clock and watch life go by.
		There are lots of walks both in the town and in the surrounding beautiful Shropshire countryside, including the magnificent Wenlock Edge escarpment.
		Much Wenlock is the birthplace of William Penny Brookes, founding father of the Modern Olympic Games.
	www.muchwenlockguide.info (466 words)

	Wenlock Priory, Much Wenlock, Shropshire
		The spectacular ruins of Wenlock Priory are the remains of a 12th century church that belonged to the Cluniac monastry, refounded in 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th century foundation, by Roger de Montgomery.
		Today, Wenlock Priory is the perfect place to sit on a warm, mid-summers day and relax.
		Around the Priory, the town of Much Wenlock was formed and it remains a thriving centre to this day.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /abbeys/much-wenlock-priory (337 words)

	Much Wenlock - England 1999
		Its objective was to “promote the moral, physical and intellectual improvement of the inhabitants of the Town and neighbourhood of Wenlock and especially the Working Classes by the en- couragement of out-door re-creation and by the award of prizes annually at Public Meetings for skill in Athletic exercise, and proficiency in intellectual and industrial attainment”.
		When asked why the Wenlock Olympian Games were important for them five of them said they took part to have fun and four said they liked to win a medal.
		During the Wenlock Olympian Games we did not only take part in the competitions, but we also worked on our project to get more information about the history, organisation and the future of the Wenlock Olympian Games, we interviewed some members of the Olympian Society.
	www.sportgymnasium-erfurt.de /coubertin/kap3.htm (3283 words)

	Wenlock Priory
		These would once have been faced with Wenlock marble - a local limestone that could be polished to produce a gloss finish.
		Wenlock Priory is a wonderfully quiet and calming place where it is easy, on a sunny day, to spend an hour or two sitting peacefully in the well-tended grounds.
		The quaint and pretty town of Much Wenlock, which sprang up around the ancient priory, is also a place that has retained much historical interest.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /priories/wenlock_priory.htm (482 words)

	Much Wenlock Priory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The spectacular ruins of Wenlock Priory in Much Wenlock, Shropshire (grid reference SJ625001) are the remains of a 12th century church that belonged to the Cluniac monastery, refounded in 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th century foundation, by Roger de Montgomery.
		It is thought to be the final resting place of Saint Milburga, whose bones were reputedly discovered during restoration work in 1101.
		Today, Wenlock Priory is much used as a place to sit on a warm, mid-summers day and relax.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Much_Wenlock_Priory (351 words)

	Wenlock Olympian Society \| Dr William Penny Brookes - founding father of the modern Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Wenlock Olympian Games are still held in July each year, attracting athletes from all across the UK.
		This web site is also a tribute to Norman Wood, former President of Wenlock Olympian Society, whose vision for wider, universal, recognition of Dr William Penny Brookes' influence on Modern Olympianism remains undiminished.
		All images and text are the copyright of Wenlock Olympian Society and must not be reproduced in any form without the written authority of the Society
	www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk (312 words)

	Sedgwick Museum - Wenlock creatures: Crinoids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Crinoids were common reef dwellers on the Wenlock Reef.
		Crinoid ossicles make up a large proportion of the sediment around the Wenlock reef, and some parts of the Wenlock Limestone are almost entirely made of ossicles.
		Crinoids are first found in Ordovician rocks, and are still found living today in deep water.
	www.sedgwickmuseum.org /wenlock/creatures/crinoids/index.html (297 words)

	Wenlock Edge - a literary walk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		From the town centre take the B4371 signposted to Church Stretton and the car park entrance is a few hundred yards further on from the junction with the A458 Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth road.
		Here you may be as lucky as I was to see a bee orchid that manages to survive in its favoured short limestone grassland.
		It should be remembered, of course, that the poet had not actually visited this area when he penned his famous lines.
	www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk /walk01.htm (784 words)

	Palaeos Paleozoic: Silurian: The Wenlock Epoch (Silurian Period)
		The Wenlock Epoch of the Silurian Period: 428 to 423 Mya
		During the Wenlock the oldest known tracheophytes (land plants), of the genus Cooksonia, appear.
		The complexity of slightly younger (Ludlow) Gondwana plants like Barragwanatha indicates either a much longer history for vascular plants, perhaps extending into the early Silurian or even Ordovician, or else a misdating of the Barragwanatha sediments.
	www.palaeos.com /Paleozoic/Silurian/Wenlock.htm (86 words)

	Silurian Wenlock Edge
		Here an ancient coral reef (400 million years old) is now exposed as a long ridge of woodland set amongst the Shropshire hills.
		Coral reefs flourished in areas of shallow water that were free of heavy deposition of mud.
		Coalbrookdale, just to the north of Much Wenlock, was the first place in the world to mass produce quality iron and steel.
	www.silurian.com /geology/wenedge.htm (709 words)

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