Wrekin
noun
the wrekin, an isolated hill in the english midlands in telford and wrekin unitary authority, shropshire. height: 400 m (1335 ft)
(midland english, dialect) round the wrekin, all round the wrekin, the long way round: he went all round the wrekin instead of explaining clearly
historical examples
country walks of a naturalist with his children w. houghton
the way of the world william congreve
from gretna green to land’s end katharine lee bates
theory of the earth, volume 2 (of 4) james hutton
country walks of a naturalist with his children w. houghton
nooks and corners of shropshire h. thornhill timmins
handbook to the severn valley railway j. randall
nooks and corners of shropshire h. thornhill timmins
country walks of a naturalist with his children w. houghton
from gretna green to land’s end katharine lee bates
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