Wenlock
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- Little WenlockLittle WenlockLittle Wenlock is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it belonged to Wenlock Priory...
, Shropshire, England - Wenlock EdgeWenlock EdgeWenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. It is long and runs from South West to North East between Craven Arms and Much Wenlock. It is roughly 330 metres high...
, limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock - Much WenlockMuch WenlockMuch Wenlock, earlier known as Wenlock, is a small town in central Shropshire, England. It is situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new town of Telford...
, Shropshire, England- (Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)(Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)Wenlock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1468 as borough constituency. It 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,...
- Much Wenlock and Severn Junction railwayMuch Wenlock and Severn Junction railwayMuch Wenlock and Severn Junction railway was a railway in Shropshire, England. It was built between 1860 and 1862 and formed part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. For much of its working life it was operated by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British...
- Much Wenlock PrioryMuch Wenlock PrioryMuch Wenlock Priory is a ruined 12th century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at . The foundation was a part of the Cluniac order, which was refounded in 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th century monastery, by Roger de Montgomery...
, 12th century church
- (Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)
- The Wenlock ArmsThe Wenlock ArmsThe Wenlock Arms is a public house in London which reopened on Friday 14 January 1994. The pub is located half way between Old Street and Angel Islington just off the City Road and the City Road Basin and Wenlock Basin on the Regent's Canal...
, public house in London, England - Wenlock, Essex County, VermontEssex County, VermontEssex County is the county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,306, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England...
, USA - Wenlock BasinWenlock BasinThe Wenlock Basin, a canal basin, is part of the Regent's Canal in the London Borough of Hackney, just east of City Road Basin, on the other side of Wharf Road...
, canal basin, part of the Regent's Canal in the London Borough of Hackney - Wenlock River, Queensland, Australia
People
- Baron WenlockBaron WenlockBaron Wenlock is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in 1461 when the soldier Sir John Wenlock was summoned to Parliament as Lord Wenlock...
, title created three times in the Peerage of England and of the United Kingdom- John Wenlock, 1st Baron WenlockJohn Wenlock, 1st Baron WenlockSir John Wenlock KG was an English soldier, courtier and politician. He fought on the side of both the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses...
- Robert Lawley, 1st Baron WenlockRobert Lawley, 1st Baron WenlockRobert Lawley, 1st Baron Wenlock was a British landowner and politician, the eldest son of Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baronet and Jane Thompson.Attended the military school at Brienne, France, at the time Napoleon Bonaparte was there....
(1768–1834) - Paul Thompson, 1st Baron WenlockPaul Thompson, 1st Baron WenlockPaul Beilby Lawley Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock , born Paul Beilby Lawley, was an English nobleman and Whig politician, the youngest son of Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baronet and Jane Thompson....
(1784–1842) - Beilby Lawley, 2nd Baron WenlockBeilby Lawley, 2nd Baron WenlockBeilby Richard Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock was an English nobleman, eldest son of Paul Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock and 8th Baronet...
(1818–1880) - Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron WenlockBeilby Lawley, 3rd Baron WenlockBeilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock GCSI, GCIE, KCB, VD, PC was a British soldier, Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880 and administrator who was the Governor of Madras from 1891 to 1896.-Early life:...
(1849–1912) - Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron WenlockArthur Lawley, 6th Baron WenlockArthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock, GCIE, KCMG was a British politician, soldier and administrator who served as the administrator of Matabeleland, Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant-Governor of Transvaal and Governor of Madras.Lawley was born in 1860 to 2nd Baron Wenlock and his wife, Lady...
(1860–1932)
- John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock
- Milburga of WenlockMilburga of WenlockSaint Mildburh was the Benedictine abbess of Wenlock Abbey.She was a daughter of Merewalh, King of the Mercian sub-kingdom of Magonsaete, and Saint Ermenburga. Saint Mildrith and Saint Mildgytha were her sisters. She had a mysterious power over birds; they would avoid damaging the local crops...
(died 715), Benedictine abbess of Wenlock Abbey
Other
- Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railwayWenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railwayThe Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway was a railway in Shropshire, England. It was built as two portions either end of the Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway between 1864 and 1867 and formed part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway...
, was a railway in Shropshire, England - Wenlock Olympian Society Annual GamesWenlock Olympian Society Annual GamesThe Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games, dating from 1850, are a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games. They are held each year in Much Wenlock in Shropshire, England.-Overview:...
, dating from 1850, are a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games. They are held each year in Much Wenlock in Shropshire, England. - Wenlock and MandevilleWenlock and MandevilleWenlock and Mandeville are the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics being held in London, United Kingdom.The mascots were unveiled on 19 May 2010; this marks the second time that both Olympic and Paralympic mascots were unveiled at the same time...
, are the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics being held in London, United Kingdom. - Wenlock GroupWenlock GroupThe Wenlock Group , in geology, is the middle series of strata in the Silurian of Great Britain. This group in the typical area in the Welsh border counties contains the following formations: Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, 90–300 ft.; Wenlock Shale, up to 1900 ft.; Woolhope or Barr...
, (Wenlockian), in geology, is the middle series of strata in the Silurian (Upper Silurian) of Great Britain. This group in the typical area in the Welsh border counties contains the following formations: Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, 90 to 300 ft (27.4 to 91.4 ).; Wenlock shale, up to 1900 ft (579.12 m).; Woolhope or Barr limestone and shale, 150 ft (45.72 m).- Wenlock Series lagerstätteWenlock Series lagerstätteThe Silurian lagerstätte preserved in the limestone Wenlock Series of Herefordshire, England, offers paleontologists a rare snapshot of a moment in time, about 420 Mya. In the formation, layers of fine-grained volcanic ash punctuate a sequence of carbonate muds that were accumulating in a marine...
, preserved in the limestone Wenlock Series of Herefordshire, England, offers paleontologists a rare snapshot of a moment in time, about 420 Mya.
- Wenlock Series lagerstätte