This July, Much Wenlock will host the Wenlock Olympian Games, as it has virtually every year since 1850.

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Bigger events such as the Wenlock Olympian Games in July are also expected to bring in portable conveniences.

BBC: Much Wenlock

Around 1890, he heard about an annual event in the town of Much Wenlock, in Shropshire, called the Wenlock Olympian Games.

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