All Round the Wrekin - Little Wenlock

Holy Origins

Little Wenlock was originally an outlying estate belonging to the Priory at Much Wenlock and remained so until the mid 16th Century when it was sold off during the dissolution of the monasteries. At the time of the Domesday Survey, the local economy was largely dependant on the rearing of pigs, an activity that would have been assisted by the abundance of organic vegetation (such as acorns and beech nuts) found on the floor of The Wrekin Forest and used to fatten the animals. However, rich coal deposits in the area ensured that this did not remain the case indefinitely.