Much Wenlock - home to a historic decision that led to the creation of the modern international Olympic Games - was once ...

An MP has joined a bid to save the Much Wenlock Olympic Games after the future of the sporting event that inspired the modern Olympics has come under threat. By Luke Powell Published Jan 15 ...

But the Frenchman took direct inspiration from Much Wenlock, visiting the town in 1890 to learn from its example. He did more than learn, too, taking part in that October’s Olympian Games ...

This picturesque town played a part in the birth of the modern Olympic Games. Much Wenlock is the birthplace of Dr William Penny Brookes, the inspiration for the modern Olympic Movement and founder of ...