Wrekin

/ ˈriːkɪn /

noun

1. the Wrekin
   an isolated hill in the English Midlands in Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, Shropshire. Height: 400 m (1335 ft)
2. round the Wrekin or all round the Wrekin dialect.
   the long way round

   he went all round the Wrekin instead of explaining clearly

Example Sentences

Cressage station is the nearest and most convenient on the Severn Valley line from which to reach the Wrekin.

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Think of the woods at the bottom of the Wrekin, and those delightful fir plantations near Tibberton.

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This is not a very common fungus; it is, however, frequent enough in the woods about the Wrekin.

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What are those black circular spots some four or five yards in diameter, so common in the woods of the Wrekin?

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Here is another fungus, and a species which I am very glad to find in the Wrekin woods, though it grows but sparingly.

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