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The Wrekin

The Wrekin is an isolated hill in east Shropshire, England, rising to 407 metres above the Shropshire plain. Its summit carries a large Iron Age hillfort, thought to have been a chief centre of the Cornovii before the Roman conquest. The Roman city of Viroconium was built at Wroxeter below it, and the hill remains a well-known landmark of the West Midlands.

The Wrekin
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

CornoviiKingdom of Pengwern

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). The Wrekin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-wrekin
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