The tranquil ruins of Wenlock Priory stand in a picturesque setting on the fringe of the beautiful Much Wenlock. An Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded here in about 680 by King Merewalh of Mercia.
Wenlock Priory, Shropshire, England, 1892. Original Plan
Ruins of Wenlock Priory, Shropshire, England
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Much Wenlock is a beautiful little town near Telford in Shropshire that grew up around a 7th century monastery. That was destroyed by the Vikings and was eventually replaced by a 12th century priory, itself destroyed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. The town has over 100 listed buildings including these timber-framed ones in the High Street.
Much Wenlock a stunningly beautiful medieval town, it also played a part in the birth of the modern Olympic Games. Much Wenlock is the birthplace of Dr William Penny Brookes, the inspiration for the modern Olympic Movement and founder of the Wenlock Olympian Society. In recognition of our sporting heritage, the 2012 London Olympic Games have named one of their mascots Wenlock. Today, with a population of around 3,000 people, Much Wenlock feels much more like a village than a town. Much Wenlock has been a market town for over 700 years and has a history that stretches back much further. Go back 430 million years and we were part of a coral sea - you can learn about that, or the time the Romans were here, what the Victorians did for us and the modern Olympic Games in the local free museum. Our architecture is a varied as our history: On the streets you will see examples of Medieval, Georgian and Victorian. A short stroll from the town centre are the dramatic ruins of Wenlock Priory ruin, laid upon the site of St. Milburga's Abbey at around 680 AD. www.muchwenlockguide.info/index.shtml
Stay in Much Wenlock and you will discover the rustic charm of a medieval market town complete with historic buildings and speciality shops.
Busker Wenlock must be one of the brightest Wenlock satues . He's got a great expression too........
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Much Wenlock is a small town in Shropshire, England, with a population of over 3000. It has a mixture of black and white and local limestone buildings; many of historic interest. Flanked by the Sev…
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"Neer unto this place lyeth buried the body of Richard Ridley Sonne and heyre of Raynold Rydley of Lynley Gentt & of Alice Leighton his wyfe forlie maryed to Thomas Mollinuoe of Laughley by whome he had alive one sonne & 5 daughters. The sayd Richard livxx to good name & report & was twice Bayly of this county of Wenlock (& ye francheces threof. He maryed Eleanor Daughter of John Sydenham of Chilworthy in the county of Somerset & had no issue. He departed out of this transitory lyfe the 5 day of January 1592 (and the sayd Eleanor his wyfeoutliving him, caused this monument to be sett up, for a perpetuall token of her singular & obedient love for him.
The National Trust's Wenlock Edge, Shropshire, is a narrow limestone escarpment that runs from Craven Arms to Ironbridge.
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