Little Wenlock

Little Wenlock is a village and civil parish in the borough in , England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 605.
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  • Type: Village with 492 residents
  • Description: village in Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Little Wenlock, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Wrekin and Darby Houses.

Peak
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is a hill in east , England. It is located some five miles west of , on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and .

Museum
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The museum is managed by the National Trust and is one of ten museums acquired from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in 2026. It is based in in Ironbridge Gorge in , within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

Museum
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The is managed by the National Trust and is one of ten museums acquired from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in 2026. The museum is based in the town of in the Ironbridge Gorge, in , , within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironbridge and Wellington.

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is a riverside village in the borough of , , England. Located on the bank of the , at the heart of the Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge.

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is a market town within , . It contains perhaps the largest commercial space outside of 's town centre. It is the part of furthest west, both by motorway and by rail.

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is a new town in the ceremonial county of , . It is administratively located in the West Midlands region, and is now by far the largest town in Shropshire, being the residence for 165,000 people.

Little Wenlock

Latitude
52.6591° or 52° 39′ 33″ north
Longitude
-2.5227° or 2° 31′ 22″ west
Population
492
Elevation
781 feet (238 metres)
Open location code
9C4VMF5G+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356735224
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7292763
Wiki­data ID
Q3877312
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Satellite Map

Discover Little Wenlock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Little Wenlock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Little Wenlock”
  • Dutch: “Little Wenlock”
  • French: “Little Wenlock”
  • Irish: “Little Wenlock”
  • Japanese: “リトル・ウェンロック”
  • Ladin: “Little Wenlock”
  • Latin: “Parva Welok”
  • Polish: “Little Wenlock”
  • Swedish: “Little Wenlock”
  • Turkish: “Little Wenlock”
  • Urdu: “لٹل وینلاک”
  • Welsh: “Little Wenlock”
  • “Little Wenlock”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Little Wenlock Village Hall.

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