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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wrekin like this:
WREKIN (The), a craggy trap mountain in the E of Salop; 2½ miles SW of Wellington. It is 1,320 feet high; it figures conspicuously in a great extent of landscape; and it commands a magnificent prospect.
Wrekin is now part of TELFORD AND WREKIN Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how TELFORD AND WREKIN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wrekin itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wrekin, in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26797
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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