Wenlock Edge

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Wenlock Edge is a long limestone escarpment in Shropshire, England, known for its ancient woodlands, fossils, and scenic walking trails.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Wenlock Edge canonical 7
On Wenlock Edge 1
Wenlock Edge, Shropshire 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment ⓘ
limestone escarpment ⓘ
contains ancient woodland habitats ⓘ
broadleaf woodland ⓘ
calcite caves ⓘ
disused quarries ⓘ
exposed limestone cliffs ⓘ
grassland on limestone soils ⓘ
limestone quarries ⓘ
containsFossilsOf brachiopods ⓘ
corals ⓘ
crinoids ⓘ
reef-building organisms ⓘ
trilobites ⓘ
country England ⓘ
designatedAs National Nature Reserve ⓘ
SSSI ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
geologicalFormation Silurian limestone ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Silurian ⓘ
hasLiteraryWorkAbout “On Wenlock Edge” ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity cycling ⓘ
horse riding ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
walking ⓘ
hasTrail Jack Mytton Way ⓘ
Shropshire Way ⓘ
hasViewOver Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
highestPointElevation approximately 325 metres ⓘ
inspiredAuthor A. E. Housman ⓘ
inspiredComposer Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
knownFor ancient woodland ⓘ
fossils ⓘ
geology ⓘ
scenic walking trails ⓘ
views over Shropshire countryside ⓘ
length approximately 27 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Shropshire ⓘ
West Midlands ⓘ
namedAfter Much Wenlock ⓘ
near Church Stretton ⓘ
Ironbridge Gorge ⓘ
Much Wenlock ⓘ
orientation north-east to south-west ⓘ
partlyManagedBy National Trust ⓘ
partlyWithin Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
partOf Shropshire Hills ⓘ
Wenlock Limestone Formation ⓘ
protectedBy Natural England ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church Stretton → locatedNear → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
Craven Arms → near → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
English pastoral school → associatedWork → On Wenlock Edge ⓘ
linked to: Wenlock Edge
Wenlock → namedAfter → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
Wenlock → hasStratotypeRegion → Wenlock Edge, Shropshire ⓘ
linked to: Wenlock Edge
Craven Arms → near → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
subject linked to: CRAVEN ARMS
Wenlock Epoch → stratotypeArea → Wenlock Edge, Shropshire, England ⓘ
linked to: Wenlock Edge