Wrekin
Britishnoun
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an isolated hill in the English Midlands in Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, Shropshire. Height: 400 m (1335 ft)
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dialect the long way round
he went all round the Wrekin instead of explaining clearly
Example Sentences
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Telford and Wrekin Council has already spent £39,000 on the work to protect Muxton Marsh, including £9,000 from Severn Trent.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Councillor Carolyn Healy represents the Ironbridge Gorge ward on Telford and Wrekin Council and is the cabinet member for planning, neighbourhoods and sustainability.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Telford and Wrekin Council said responses to public consultation would be reviewed in due course.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
But police officers advised Telford and Wrekin Council to cancel it on Saturday after the free festival reached capacity and others wanted to get in.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2022
The Bromsgrove, Clent and Clee hills fringe the North-West horizon, and sometimes the Wrekin is said to appear “like a thin cloud” far away.
From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Edwin Walford
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