Much Wenlock

England, United Kingdom

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Much Wenlock, town (parish), Bridgnorth district, administrative and historic county of Shropshire, western England. The community is situated at the northeastern end of the sharp limestone ridge of Wenlock Edge.

The Cluniac Priory of St. Mildburg, refounded in 1050 on the site of a 7th-century foundation, was dissolved in 1539; considerable remains are left. By the 16th century Much Wenlock was a flourishing market town with a trade in limestone. Pop. (2001) 1,959; (2011) 2,877.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.