Little Wenlock

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Little Wenlock is a small rural village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, situated near the prominent hill known as The Wrekin.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Little Wenlock canonical 2
Wenlock 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
village
adjacentTo The Wrekin civil parish
linked to: Willey, Shropshire
ceremonialCounty Shropshire
civilParishIncludes Little Wenlock village
surrounding rural area
country England
differentiatedFrom Much Wenlock
governedBy Little Wenlock Parish Council
hasConservationArea Little Wenlock village core
hasDialCode 01952
hasElectoralWard The Wrekin ward (Telford and Wrekin)
hasEtymology name derived from nearby Much Wenlock
hasLocalFeature parish church
public house
village hall
hasLocalGovernment unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin
hasParishChurch St Lawrence's Church, Little Wenlock
hasPopulation approximately 300 (early 21st century)
hasPostcodeArea TF
hasPostcodeDistrict TF6
hasPostTown Telford
hasScenicViewOf Shropshire Hills
The Wrekin
linked to: Wrekin
hasSettlementType small village
historicCounty Shropshire
isRural true
landUse agricultural
residential
locatedIn Shropshire
United Kingdom
West Midlands
locatedNear Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
near Coalbrookdale
Ironbridge Gorge
Telford
The Wrekin
linked to: Wrekin
OSGridReference approx. SJ 660 075
parishChurchDedication Saint Lawrence
parishStatus active
region West Midlands region
linked to: West Midlands
transport local minor roads
withinDistrict Telford and Wrekin

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Wrekin hasNearbySettlement Little Wenlock
subject linked to: Wrekin
Lord Clifden notableProgeny Wenlock
linked to: Little Wenlock
East Shropshire coalfield contains Little Wenlock