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
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They said the insect was discovered by the newly formed Telford & Wrekin Butterfly and Moth Recording Group.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
The gold medallist in wheelchair racing said despite having always lived in Telford, he had not been at the top of the Wrekin before.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2023
"Originally I thought 'it's only the Wrekin, it's not too far' - maybe for a pair of legs, but not for a pair of arms," he had said prior to the undertaking.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2023
Or again, if you put the Wrekin by an error into Staffordshire, you can say, "I was thinking of the Jurassic formation which is the basis of the formation of——" etc.
From On Nothing and Kindred Subjects by Hilaire Belloc
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