Much Wenlock

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Much Wenlock is a historic market town in England renowned as the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games movement through the Wenlock Olympian Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivision Much Wenlock civil parish ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
ceremonialCounty Shropshire ⓘ
coordinateLocation 52.595°N 2.557°W ⓘ
country England ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 12 miles southeast of Shrewsbury ⓘ
approximately 5 miles south of Ironbridge ⓘ
approximately 8 miles northwest of Bridgnorth ⓘ
governingBody Much Wenlock Town Council ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
hasArchitectureStyle medieval timber-framed buildings ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Much Wenlock Museum ⓘ
hasDialCode 01952 ⓘ
hasEconomySector local retail and services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEvent Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
hasFestival events linked to Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation conservation area (town centre) ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Saxon England
hasLandmark Guildhall, Much Wenlock ⓘ
Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock ⓘ
Much Wenlock Museum ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock

Olympian Trail ⓘ
Wenlock Priory ⓘ
hasNameEtymology derived from Old English for "much" or "great" Wenlock ⓘ
hasParishChurch Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock ⓘ
hasPopulation approximately 3000 ⓘ
hasPostcodeDistrict TF13 ⓘ
hasRailwayHistory former Much Wenlock railway station ⓘ
hasReligiousSite Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock ⓘ
hasStatus market town ⓘ
historicCounty Shropshire ⓘ
inspired Pierre de Coubertin ⓘ
knownFor Wenlock Olympian Games ⓘ
influence on the modern Olympic Games ⓘ
locatedIn Shropshire ⓘ
West Midlands ⓘ
locatedNear Bridgnorth ⓘ
Ironbridge ⓘ
linked to: Iron Bridge

Shrewsbury ⓘ
locatedOn A458 road NERFINISHED ⓘ
B4371 road ⓘ
B4378 road ⓘ
nearGeographicalFeature Wenlock Edge ⓘ
partOf Shropshire Council area ⓘ
linked to: Shropshire Council
region West Midlands ⓘ
twinnedWith Frohnhausen, Germany ⓘ

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Shropshire → contains → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Wenlock → namedAfter → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Much Wenlock → hasLandmark → Much Wenlock Museum ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock → governingBody → Much Wenlock Town Council ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock → administrativeDivision → Much Wenlock civil parish ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
Broseley → locatedNorthOf → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Wenlock Olympian Games → location → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Wenlock Olympian Games → namedAfter → Much Wenlock ⓘ
WV postcode area → postTown → Much Wenlock ⓘ
subject linked to: WV
A458 road → passesThrough → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock → isPartOf → Much Wenlock parish ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
Wenlock Priory → locatedIn → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Wenlock Priory → locatedNear → Much Wenlock town centre ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
Guildhall, Much Wenlock → location → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Guildhall, Much Wenlock → partOf → Much Wenlock town centre ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
B4371 road → connects → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Frohnhausen, Germany → hasTownTwinning → Much Wenlock, England ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
Frohnhausen, Germany → twinTown → Much Wenlock, England ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
Wenlock Edge → near → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Wenlock Edge → namedAfter → Much Wenlock ⓘ
B4378 road → connects → Much Wenlock ⓘ
B4378 road → serves → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Much Wenlock Museum → locatedIn → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Olympian Trail → locatedIn → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Little Wenlock → differentiatedFrom → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Corvedale → locatedNear → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Jack Mytton Way → passesThrough → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Willey, Shropshire → near → Much Wenlock ⓘ
Wenlock Olympian Society → locatedIn → Much Wenlock ⓘ
William Penny Brookes → placeOfBirth → Much Wenlock ⓘ
William Penny Brookes → placeOfDeath → Much Wenlock ⓘ
William Penny Brookes → residence → Much Wenlock ⓘ