Wenlock may refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

Little Wenlock Little Wenlock is a village and civil parish in the Telford and Wrekin borough 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. An ...

, a village in Shropshire *

Much Wenlock Much Wenlock is a market town and Civil parishes in England, parish in Shropshire, England; it is situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the north-east, is the Ironbridge Gorge and Telford. The civil parish incl ...

, 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 m ...

, a 7th/12th-century monastery * Wenlock Basin, 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 roughly ...

, a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock

Elsewhere

* Wenlock, Queensland, Australia * Wenlock,

Essex County, Vermont Essex County is a County (United States), county located in the Northeast Kingdom, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,920, making it the least-populous county ...

, USA * Wenlock River, Queensland, Australia

People

* Baron Wenlock, 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 British Whig Party, Whig politician. Life Thompson was born Paul Beilby Lawley, the youngest son of Sir Rober ...

(1784–1842) ** Beilby Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock (1818–1880) ** Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock (1849–1912) ** Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock (1860–1932) * Milburga of Wenlock (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 stratum, strata in the Silurian (Upper Silurian) of Great Britain. This group in the typical area in the Wales, Welsh border counties contains the following formations: Much Wenlo ...

or Wenlockian, the middle series of strata in the Silurian (Upper Silurian) of Great Britain ** Wenlock Series lagerstätte, preserved in the limestone Wenlock Series of Herefordshire, England, offers paleontologists a rare snapshot of a moment in time, about 420 Mya. * Wenlock Limestone, a stratigraphic unit in the United Kingdom * Wenlock Shale, 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, 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 market town of Much ...

, 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 ...