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was the guest of honour. Copies of some of the WOS's archive images are on display in the hotel, including letters from
Coubertin to Brookes. The Wenlock Olympian Games, a nine-day event staged on eight sites across Shropshire, are still held annually during July, and are still organised by WOS.
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well outside the town, and this resulted in an unusual, geographically dispersed borough. At its height, it was – by area – the largest borough in
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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
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1892:. Exeter : W. Pollard & co., ltd. – via Internet Archive.
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2090:"Much Wenlock, Shropshire – Best Places to Live in the UK 2019"
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On Wenlock Edge, Song cycle for tenor and piano quintet
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Cokayne, George E. (George Edward) (21 March 1900).
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1376:Greatest Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire
1343:. Television signals are received from either the
2572:"Weekend Shuttle Buses into the Shropshire Hills"
1530:"Much Wenlock Town Council – Shropshire, England"
1432:Much Wenlock used to be served by trains between
493:Historic council chamber, Guildhall, Much Wenlock
2660:Much Wenlock Visitor Guide by Virtual Shropshire
2349:BBC News Wales, 1 September 1999, UK: Wales: AMs
1966:. William Brookes School. 13 May 2016. p. 3
1201:DBE (born 1943 in Much Wenlock) politician and
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714:In 1714, the Manor of Much Wenlock was held by
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1552:. Oxford: the University Press. p. 1238.
1086:Based on study of railway journeys and times,
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2308:"Cranage, David Herbert Somerset (CRNG885DH)"
1311:was filmed partly in and around Much Wenlock.
1282:. In 1985 the film was fully restored by the
854:as one of the best places to live in the UK.
433:, Holy Trinity Church and the Guildhall. The
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2264:. London: Chatto & Windus. p. 195.
1764:"Shropshire Borough & District Councils"
394:. The civil parish includes the villages of
2237:An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire
2045:"Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008"
1381:The town is served by the local newspaper,
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2469:http://www.muchwenlock.shropshire.sch.uk/
1372:Free Radio Black Country & Shropshire
1033:Learn how and when to remove this message
783:Much Wenlock's secondary school is named
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1920:. Derby: DB Publishing. p. 25.
1871:"Children & juvenile executions"
1846:"Children & juvenile executions"
1695:"The Liberty and Borough of Wenlock"
971:adding citations to reliable sources
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406:(2 miles (3.2 km) south-east),
402:(2 miles (3.2 km) north-east),
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2178:"Guildhall, Much Wenlock (1053794)"
2067:"Programmes – Most Popular – All 4"
1616:Early Charters of the West Midlands
1599:Early Charters of the West Midlands
447:London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots
2214:National Heritage List for England
2183:National Heritage List for England
1641:. Vol. 10. 1892. p. 126.
1211:(born 1944) the actress, lives in
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3114:Tourist attractions in Shropshire
2618:Much Wenlock Town Council website
2118:Murray, Jessica (20 March 2024).
2005:. London2012.com. Archived from
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2152:"Much Wenlock Methodist Church"
1654:"Place: [Much] Wenlock"
958:needs additional citations for
817:. In 1974 Much Wenlock joined
663:Municipal Corporations Act 1835
1061:romantic painter and sculptor
627:Dissolution of the Monasteries
617:of Wenlock, at the request of
593:in 1540 when it passed to the
591:dissolution of the monasteries
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2034:. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
1479:Much Wenlock is twinned with
3119:Civil parishes in Shropshire
3038:Parliamentary constituencies
2030:/ University of Portsmouth,
2028:Great Britain Historical GIS
1463:, although Bridgnorth has a
1364:Capital North West and Wales
888:, in Wilmore Street, is the
2574:. shropshirehillsaonb.co.uk
2471:Much Wenlock Primary School
2312:A Cambridge Alumni Database
2154:. Telford Methodist Circuit
1875:www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
1850:www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
1788:Butler, Sir Thomas (1861).
1638:Salopian Shreds and Patches
1321:Much Wenlock Primary School
931:, and the mid-19th century
97:OS grid reference
21:Human settlement in England
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3104:Market towns in Shropshire
3058:Grade II* listed buildings
2481:http://williambrookes.com/
2425:retrieved 13 February 2018
2387:retrieved 13 February 2018
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2363:retrieved 13 February 2018
2351:retrieved 13 February 2018
2339:retrieved 13 February 2018
2327:retrieved 13 February 2018
2314:. University of Cambridge.
2209:"County Library (1189235)"
1573:Fletcher, Richard (1997).
1550:The Oxford Names Companion
1434:Wellington and Craven Arms
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2655:Much Wenlock Town Council
2643:. 1998. pp. 187–212.
2620:retrieved 19 January 2019
2398:"Matthew Green (Lib-Dem)"
2122:– via The Guardian.
1912:Beale, Catherine (2011).
1652:Anna Powell-Smith (ed.).
1354:Local radio stations are
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1791:The Cambrian Journal, 49
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1575:The Conversion of Europe
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1193:Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
1049:Bookshop in Much Wenlock
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2639:Victoria County History
2288:. BBC News. 19 May 2010
2099:. London. 14 April 2019
1735:Encyclopædia Britannica
1700:Victoria County History
1624:Jnl. Brit. Arch. Assoc.
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578:to form the hundred of
549:Leofric, Earl of Mercia
2982:Shropshire Union Canal
2483:William Brookes School
1504:"Town population 2011"
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1280:Powell and Pressburger
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767:Wenlock Olympian Games
731:Charles Milnes Gaskell
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217:Postcode district
147:Ceremonial county
129:Unitary authority
1989:7 August 2012 at the
1942:"Raven Hotel website"
1890:"Complete baronetage"
1794:. London. p. 89.
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771:William Penny Brookes
718:, who sold it to the
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362:is a market town and
2047:. Legislation.gov.uk
1368:Smooth West Midlands
1356:BBC Radio Shropshire
1199:Dame Rosemary Butler
1167:Bishop of St David's
1149:Other notable people
1124:2012 Summer Olympics
967:improve this article
776:Modern Olympic Games
752:Henry Morton Stanley
727:James Milnes Gaskell
197:Sovereign state
3109:Towns in Shropshire
2739:(cities in italics)
2716:Unitary authorities
2552:. 10 September 2013
2385:SoccerBase Database
2262:Sunset at Blandings
1964:"School Prospectus"
1510:on 22 November 2015
1360:Heart West Midlands
886:Holy Trinity Church
881:Holy Trinity Church
861:Richard Brock from
819:Bridgnorth District
780:Pierre de Coubertin
561:Roger de Montgomery
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2728:Telford and Wrekin
2032:Much Wenlock CP/AP
1768:Shropshire History
1256:from 2001 to 2005.
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902:plain Norman tower
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823:Shropshire Council
787:after Dr Brookes.
605:Borough of Wenlock
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453:, after the town.
342:52.5966°N 2.5580°W
283:UK Parliament
229:Dialling code
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2766:Cleobury Mortimer
2737:Major settlements
2702:Ceremonial county
2546:"Shropshire Star"
2423:IzzySings website
2402:Ludlow Advertiser
2009:on 17 August 2012
1927:978-1-85983-967-6
1626:3rd ser. iv. 117.
1351:TV transmitters.
1337:BBC West Midlands
1241:Chester City F.C.
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