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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 the 2012 Olympic games were held in London, its mascot was named Wenlock after the Shropshire town.
In the mid-late 18th century, Shropshire arguably became the birthplace of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. This is in part due to the county being the "geological capital" of the UK, as almost every rock type in northern Europe is found within the county, as are deposits such as [[coal]], [[lead]], [[copper]] and iron ore. The Iron Bridge which lends its name to the nearby village of Ironbridge and Ironbridge Gorge was constructed on the River Severn in 1779 was the first bridge made entirely of cast iron in the world. The bridge was built to link [[Broseley]], which had emerged as an industrial centre in 1709, with the coal mining village of Madeley and the growing industrial centre of Coalbrookdale. In addition, the River Severn has long been used for the transport of goods by boat. The first iron-framed building was the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings which, completed in 1797, is credited as a forerunner to modern [[Skyscraper|skyscrapers]].
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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