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
Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard made more from outside work and foreign trips than his day job last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023
Once the West Saxons penetrated to the borders of Chester, and Uriconium, a town beside the Wrekin which has been recently brought again to light, went up in flames.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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