Welcome to Little Wenlock
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Little Wenlock is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 605. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it belonged to Wenlock Priory. Ancient habitation is attested by the discovery of two caches of Bronze Age weapons.The village is situated two miles west of Dawley, a market town now part of Telford. Nearby is the 1335-foot-high Wrekin, one of Shropshire's iconic hills with an ancient hill fort. Part of it falls within Little Wenlock parish, while the adjoining parts fall into other parishes. The name "Wenlock" as found in Much Wenlock and Little Wenlock (and also Great Wenlock, a now obsolete name, but found in some historic sources) is probably derived from the Old English *Wenan loca meaning "Wena's Stronghold" (wéna being feminine and meaning "hope") The town was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wenloch. The "Little" of the name distinguishes it from the larger settlement and market town of Much Wenlock, which is situated several miles to the south, on the other side of the River Severn. 11-year-old Alice Glaston from Little Wenlock was hanged together with two men in Much Wenlock on 13 April 1546, for an unknown crime. She is the youngest known girl legally executed in Great Britain. The village features a public house (the "Huntsman Inn"), village hall, playing field and the Church of England parish church of St Lawrence. David Cranage, later Dean of Norwich, was curate at the church in 1897-98.For many years there was small scale mining in the parish, for coal, limestone and fire clay.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,658 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
576 (2021) |
Density |
35 people/km2 |
Mean age |
46.2 |
Ward |
Wrockwardine |
District |
Telford and Wrekin |
Postcodes |
TF1, TF4, TF6 |
ONS ID |
E04000936 |
Council
Contact details for Little Wenlock Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
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Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Little Wenlock Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Little Wenlock Parish.
Local News
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Little Wenlock Iron Age education centre given the go-ahead
Published: 4th Dec 2023
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Plan to turn quarry into outdoor activity centre with roundhouses set to progress
Published: 4th Dec 2023
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Last chance to take part in consultation over plans for thousands of new Telford homes
Published: 5th Jan 2024