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Little Wenlock is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 605.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Civil Parish population 2011 )〕 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.〔(Local history from British History Online )〕 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"'')〔''Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary'', Henry Harrison, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1996, 0806301716, 9780806301716. Page.270〕 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. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Wenlock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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