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9 Facts About Much Wenlock Historic Shropshire Abbey Priory Olympics and Tony Robinson

9 Facts About Much Wenlock Interesting facts about the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock. 1 - Much Wenlock is a small town and parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth, to the east of Wenlock Edge. 2 - Originally it was chief town of the ancient borough of Wenlock and is recorded in the Domesday Book. 3 - The "Much" was added to the name to distinguish it from the nearby Little Wenlock. 4 - The Wenlock Olympian Games established by Dr William Penny Brookes in 1850 were centred in the town. 5 - Dr Brookes is credited as a founding father of the modern Olympic Games. 6 - The town of Wenlock is known to have grown up around an abbey or monastery founded around 680 by Merewalh, a son of King Penda of Mercia. 7 - The abbey flourished until around 874 when it is thought that a Danish Viking attack occurred. 8 - In the 12th century this was replaced by a Cluniac priory, established by Roger de Montgomerie after the Norman conquest, the ruins of which can still be seen. 9 - Much Wenlock was the location of 3 day "dig" by the archaeology television programme Time Team in 1994. Watch this on YouTube at:    • 9 Facts About Much Wenlock Historic S...