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The name Wenlock probably comes from the Celtic name Wininicas, meaning "white area" (in reference to the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, meaning "enclosed place". The town was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenloch
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the manor as 'Wenloch' and forming part of the hundred of Patton. It was already at this time a fairly large settlement, with 73 households.
The streets are lined with half-timbered buildings and glorious black and white cottages. It received its charter back in 1468.
11-year-old Alice Glaston from Little Wenlock was hanged together with two men in Much Wenlock on 13 April 1546, for an unknown crime. She is the youngest known girl legally executed in Great Britain.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Norman building with a Transitional west tower and later additions including the 13th century two-storied porch. The chancel has a vaulted sedilia and two sculptured heads. The pulpit dates from the 17th century
Location: on the A458, 13 miles southeast of Shrewsbury
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- Landmark