Wenlock, Little (St. Lawrence)
WENLOCK, LITTLE (St. Lawrence), a parish, within the liberties of the borough of Wenlock, union of Madeley, S. division of Salop, 3¼ miles (S.) from Wellington; containing 1091 inhabitants. There are some coal and iron mines, and extensive quarries of limestone. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £11. 13. 4., and in the gift of Lord Forester: the tithes have been commuted for £548, and the glebe comprises 12 acres. The church has been enlarged.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.