Much Wenlock Olympics

Much Wenlock Olympics

by | 22 Jul, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

One of our favorite Shopshire towns is Much Wenlock and on a recent visit to the town I was startled to read a claim that the town hosted the first Olympic Games.  Dr William Penny Brookes, a local surgeon, established the first Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850. Looking...