Wenlock may refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

Little Wenlock 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 ...

, a village in Shropshire * Much Wenlock, a town in Shropshire ** (Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency) **

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

, a 7th/12th-century monastery *

Wenlock Basin The Wenlock Basin, is a 320 metre long canal basin on the Regent's Canal, in the Hoxton area of the London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom. The City Road Basin lies just to the west of Wharf Road and is in the neighbouring London Borough ...

, a canal basin in London *

Wenlock Edge Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England and a site of special scientific interest because of its geology. It is over long, running southwest to northeast between Craven Arms and Much Wenlock, and is roughl ...

, a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock

Elsewhere

Wenlock, Queensland Wenlock is a rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = ...

, Australia * Wenlock,

Essex County, Vermont Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,920, making it the least-populous county in both Vermont and New England. Its shire town (county seat) is the ...

, USA *

Wenlock River The Wenlock River is a river located on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range below Jacks Knob, west of Nundah homestead. The river ...

, Queensland, Australia

People

Baron Wenlock Baron Wenlock is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in 1461 when the soldier Sir John Wenlock was summoned to Parliament as Lord Wen ...

, a title created three times in the Peerage of England and of the United Kingdom **

John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock (c.1400/04 – 4 May 1471) was an English politician, diplomat, soldier and courtier. He fought on the sides of both the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses. He has been called "the prince ...

** Robert Lawley, 1st Baron Wenlock (1768–1834) **

Paul Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock Paul Beilby Lawley Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock (1 July 1784 – 9 May 1852), born Paul Beilby Lawley, was an English nobleman and Whig politician. Life Thompson was born Paul Beilby Lawley, the youngest son of Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baron ...

(1784–1842) ** Beilby Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock (1818–1880) ** Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock (1849–1912) **

Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock, (12 November 1860 – 14 June 1932) was a British colonial administrator who served variously as Administrator of Matabeleland, Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal, and Governo ...

(1860–1932) *

Milburga of Wenlock Saint Mildburh (alternatively Milburga or Milburgh) (died 23 February 727) was the Benedictine abbess of Wenlock Priory. Her feast day is 23 February. Life Mildburh was a daughter of Merewalh, King of the Mercian sub-kingdom of Magonsaete, an ...

(died 715), Benedictine abbess of Wenlock Abbey

Geology

* Wenlock epoch, the second series of the Silurian *

Wenlock Group The Wenlock Group (Wenlockian), in geology, is the middle series of strata in the Silurian (Upper Silurian) of Great Britain. This group in the typical area in the Welsh border counties contains the following formations: Much Wenlock Limestone ...

or Wenlockian, the middle series of strata in the Silurian (Upper Silurian) of Great Britain **

Wenlock Series lagerstätte Coalbrookdale Formation, earlier known as Wenlock Shale or Wenlock Shale Formation and also referred to as Herefordshire Lagerstätte in palaeontology, is a fossil-rich deposit ('' Konservat-Lagerstätte'') in Powys and Herefordshire at the Engla ...

, preserved in the limestone Wenlock Series of Herefordshire, England, offers paleontologists a rare snapshot of a moment in time, about 420 Mya. *

Wenlock Limestone Wenlock may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Little Wenlock, a village in Shropshire * Much Wenlock, a town in Shropshire ** (Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency) ** Wenlock Priory, a 7th/12th-century monastery * Wenlock Basin, a canal ba ...

, a stratigraphic unit in the United Kingdom *

Wenlock Shale The Buildwas Formation (''Bw'', ''BUI''), formerly called Wenlock Shale and Buildwas Beds, is a geologic formation in Shropshire, England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. The formation is the defining formation of the S ...

, a stratigraphic unit in the United Kingdom

Other

* Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway, a former railway in Shropshire, England * Much Wenlock and Severn Junction railway, a former railway in Shropshire, England *

The Wenlock Arms The Wenlock Arms is a public house in Hoxton, in London's East End, which began trading in 1787. The pub is located halfway between Old Street and Angel, just off the City Road and the City Road Basin and Wenlock Basin on the Regent's Canal. T ...

, a public house in London *

Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games The Wenlock Olympian Games, dating from 1850, are a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games. They are organised by the Wenlock Olympian Society (WOS), and are held each year at venues across Shropshire, England, centred on the little market town o ...

, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games dating from 1850, held each year in Much Wenlock *

Wenlock and Mandeville Wenlock is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Mandeville is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, both held in London, England, United Kingdom. Named after Much Wenlock and Stoke Mandeville, they were created ...