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Much Wenlock is a town and also parish in Shropshire, England, located on the A458 road in between Shrewsbury and also Bridgnorth. Close by, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, as well as the new community of Telford. The civil church consists of the towns of Homer (1 mile north of the town), Wyke (2 miles northeast), Atterley (2 miles southeast) and also Bourton (3 miles southwest). The population of the civil parish, according to the 2001 census, was 2,605, raising to 2,877 at the 2011 Census. Much Wenlock was historically the chief community of the ancient district of Wenlock. The “Much” was included in the name to identify it from the neighboring Little Wenlock, and also represents that it is the bigger of both negotiations. Remarkable historical attractions in the town are Wenlock Priory as well as the Guildhall. The name Wenlock most likely comes from the Celtic name Wininicas, indicating “white area” (of the limestone of Wenlock Edge), plus the Old English loca, meaning “confined place”. The community was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenloch. The Wenlock Olympian Games established by Dr William Penny Brookes in 1850 are centred in the community. Dr Brookes is credited as a founding father of the modern Olympic Games, as well as one of the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots; named Wenlock after the town.