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The [[Black Death]] [[bubonic plague]] [[pandemic]] reached Shropshire in c. 1349 and the village of Nash (near Wrockwardine, approximately 2 miles north of the Wrekin) was apparently wiped out in its entirety; the 1349 manorial income for Nash states that the village was unable to pay any tax because "because the inhabitants are dead".

The [[Black Death]] [[bubonic plague]] [[pandemic]] reached Shropshire in c. 1349 and the village of Nash (near Wrockwardine, approximately 2 miles north of the Wrekin) was apparently wiped out in its entirety; the 1349 manorial income for Nash states that the village was unable to pay any tax because "because the inhabitants are dead".

The modern [[Olympics]], first held in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] in 1896, had its roots in the Shropshire town of [[Much Wenlock]] in the 1850s. William Penny Brookes (1809-1895) established what would become the Much Wenlock Olympian Society in 1850. The hope was to introduce miners from nearby [[Ironbridge]] to the benefits of sporting competition. The games hosted at Much Wenlock are considered a key forerunner to the revival of the Olympics; whilst the [[Paris|Parisian]] [[Pierre de Coubertin]] (1863-1937) is generally credited for the revival of the games, de Coubertin had visited Much Wenlock in 1890 and taken influence from its example.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/much-wenlock-shropshire-olympics/ The splendid Shropshire town where the Olympics was reborn]</ref> When London hosted the 2012 Olympic games, its mascot was named Wenlock after the Shropshire town.

The modern [[Olympics]], first held in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] in 1896, had its roots in the Shropshire town of [[Much Wenlock]] in the 1850s. William Penny Brookes (1809-1895) established what would become the Much Wenlock Olympian Society in 1850. The hope was to introduce miners from nearby [[Ironbridge]] to the benefits of sporting competition. The games hosted at Much Wenlock are considered a key forerunner to the revival of the Olympics; whilst the [[Paris|Parisian]] [[Pierre de Coubertin]] (1863-1937) is generally credited for the revival of the games, de Coubertin had visited Much Wenlock in 1890 and taken influence from its example.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/much-wenlock-shropshire-olympics/ The splendid Shropshire town where the Olympics was reborn]</ref> When the 2012 Olympic games were held in London, its mascot was named Wenlock after the Shropshire town.

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