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Wenlock may refer to:
(Much) Wenlock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was named after the town of that name in Shropshire.
It was founded in 1468 as borough constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two burgesses. It was abolished in 1885.
The Wenlock (sometimes referred to as the Wenlockian) is the second series of the Silurian. It is preceded by the Llandovery series and followed by the Ludlow. Radiometric dates constrain the Wenlockian between and million years ago.
Usage examples of "wenlock".
However, the law said no, and so three Thisbury fen on two scooters chugged into the ancient little town of Much Wenlock some time in the middle of the afternoon and started looking for the right street.
GODSTOKE, SUNK IN ITS DEEP, WOODED VALLEY BETWEEN THE HILLS, was held by the priory of Wenlock, a third of the manor fanned in demesne, the rest leased out to life tenants, a prosperous settlement, and well-found in stores and firing for the winter.