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'Wenlock Edge' is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. It is 15 miles long and runs from South West to North East between Craven Arms and Much Wenlock. It is roughly 330 metres high (above sea level). It is so large that it can be seen from space. The deciduous woodland which runs along it covers much of the steep slopes of the escarpment and in parts it is very well preserved.
It is perhaps best known as the setting for A. E. Housman's poem "On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble". Ralph Vaughan Williams composed 'On Wenlock Edge' in 1909.
It was featured on the 2005 TV programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the Midlands.
Wenlock Edge contains many interesting features such as Flounder's Folly, Wilderhope Manor and Shipton Hall, waymarked walks such as the Shropshire Way and bridleways such as The Jack Mytton Way and is a popular area with walkers, tourists and visitors to the area.

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★ On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble text

★ Virtual Shropshire tourist guide

★ Wenlock Edge - A Literary Walk

★ BBC