Homer

Homer is a small village in , England, north of the town of . The name first appears in the 14th century as "Honemor". Originally common land called Homer Wood, the settlement developed from squatters' cottages encroaching on the common during the 17th century.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Homer, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wenlock Priory and Much Wenlock Museum.

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, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in , , at grid reference SJ625001. Roger de Montgomery re-founded the Priory as a house between 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery.

Museum
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Building
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The is a guildhall located on Wilmore Street in , . It is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harley and Sheinton.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 163.

Hamlet
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is a small rural village and civil parish just outside , and within . It is situated on the south bank of the opposite , a notable Shropshire landmark. is situated 1½ miles north of Homer.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in rural , England, where it is part of the civil parish of . Its name may originate from Old English wice, Wych elm, but is more likely derived from the word wic, dwelling or village. is situated 2 miles east of Homer.

Homer

Latitude
52.6105° or 52° 36′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.56532° or 2° 33′ 55″ west
Elevation
361 feet (110 metres)
Open location code
9C4VJC6M+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1576119806
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12264403
Wiki­data ID
Q5889923
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Homer” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هومر، شروبشاير”
  • Dutch: “Homer, Shropshire”
  • Estonian: “Homer”
  • French: “Homer”
  • Irish: “Homer, Shropshire”
  • Polish: “Homer (Shropshire)”
  • Polish: “Homer”
  • Sicilian: “Homer”
  • Spanish: “Homer”
  • Welsh: “Homer, Swydd Amwythig”
  • Welsh: “Homer”
  • “Homer”

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