The Wrekin
The Wrekin is a constituency in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, located in the county of Shropshire in the West Midlands of England. It has existed continuously since its creation by the Representation of the People Act 1918, and is named after a prominent landmark hill in the area, The Wrekin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Wrekin and The Wrekin transmitting station.
The Wrekin
Peak
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The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some five miles west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
The Wrekin transmitting station
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The Wrekin transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on The Wrekin, a hill in the county of Shropshire, England. It includes a 52 metres tall free-standing lattice tower with transmitting antennas attached at various heights.
The Ercall
Peak
The Ercall is a small hill in Shropshire, England, between The Wrekin and Wellington. It is an internationally important geological site, part of The Wrekin and The Ercall Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uppington and Eaton Constantine.
Uppington
Village
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Uppington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Uppington is situated 2 miles northwest of The Wrekin.
Eaton Constantine
Hamlet
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Eaton Constantine is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Leighton and Eaton Constantine, in Shropshire, England. It is located just off the B4380 road, between Atcham and Buildwas, near The Wrekin hill. Eaton Constantine is situated 2 miles southwest of The Wrekin.
Wrockwardine
Village
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Wrockwardine is a village and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The village lies north of The Wrekin and the M54/A5, and west of Wellington. Wrockwardine is situated 2½ miles north of The Wrekin.
The Wrekin
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,335 feet
- Description: Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards
- Categories: constituency of the House of Commons and landform
- Location: Little Wenlock, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“The Wrekin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ذا ريكين (دائرة إنتخابية في المملكة المتحدة)”
- Arabic: “ذا ريكين (دائره انتخابيه في المملكه المتحده)”
- Arabic: “ذا ريكين”
- Cebuano: “The Wrekin”
- Chinese: “里金 (英國國會選區)”
- Chinese: “里金”
- French: “The Wrekin”
- German: “Wahlkreis The Wrekin”
- Irish: “an Wrekin”
- Italian: “Collegio di The Wrekin”
- Swedish: “The Wrekin (kulle i Storbritannien, lat 52,68, long -2,52)”
- Welsh: “The Wrekin”
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Highlights include Lawrence’s Hill and Maddock’s Hill.
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