Telegraph : Tolkien’s hobbit hill up for sale at £500,000
It dominates views of the surrounding countryside and is credited as the inspiration for Tolkien’s Middle Earth, and now the Wrekin, a 1,300ft hill, is up for sale.
It is deemed one of the most important of mid-Shropshire’s heritage sites.
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The Wrekin, which overlooks Telford, is so well known locally that it has entered the language of the Midlands people.
The expression “All round the Wrekin” means “going the long way” or “not explaining something clearly and directly”.
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