Wenlock Edge

E464877
escarpment limestone escarpment

Wenlock Edge is a long limestone escarpment in Shropshire, England, known for its ancient woodlands, fossils, and scenic walking trails.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
On Wenlock Edge 1
Wenlock Edge, Shropshire 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment ⓘ
limestone escarpment ⓘ
contains ancient woodland habitats ⓘ
broadleaf woodland ⓘ
calcite caves ⓘ
disused quarries ⓘ
exposed limestone cliffs ⓘ
grassland on limestone soils ⓘ
limestone quarries ⓘ
containsFossilsOf brachiopods ⓘ
corals ⓘ
crinoids ⓘ
reef-building organisms ⓘ
trilobites ⓘ
country England ⓘ
designatedAs National Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
SSSI NERFINISHED ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
geologicalFormation Silurian limestone ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Silurian NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiteraryWorkAbout “On Wenlock Edge” NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity cycling ⓘ
horse riding ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
walking ⓘ
hasTrail Jack Mytton Way NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shropshire Way NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasViewOver Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPointElevation approximately 325 metres ⓘ
inspiredAuthor A. E. Housman NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredComposer Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor ancient woodland ⓘ
fossils ⓘ
geology ⓘ
scenic walking trails ⓘ
views over Shropshire countryside ⓘ
length approximately 27 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Shropshire ⓘ
West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Much Wenlock NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Church Stretton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ironbridge Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Much Wenlock NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation north-east to south-west ⓘ
partlyManagedBy National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ
partlyWithin Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Shropshire Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wenlock Limestone Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedBy Natural England NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

English pastoral school → associatedWork → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
this entity surface form: On Wenlock Edge
Wenlock → hasStratotypeRegion → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wenlock Edge, Shropshire
Church Stretton → locatedNear → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
Wenlock → namedAfter → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
Craven Arms → near → Wenlock Edge ⓘ
Much Wenlock → nearGeographicalFeature → Wenlock Edge ⓘ