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Lea Quarry Lime Kilns – Major's Leap Viewpoint loop from Much Wenlock

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Lea Quarry Lime Kilns – Major's Leap Viewpoint loop from Much Wenlock

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Lea Quarry Lime Kilns – Major's Leap Viewpoint loop from Much Wenlock

03:43

13.7km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Shropshire Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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117 m

St Milburga's Well

Highlight • Historical Site

Milberga became the abbess of Much Wenlock and is now known as St Milberga. There are a number of stories associated with the saint.

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288 m

Corn Market and Agricultural Library

Highlight • Historical Site

329 m

Much Wenlock Priory

Highlight • Religious Site

Much Wenlock is a charming little market town steeped in history and natural beauty located in Shropshire.

Perhaps the most fascinating thing to know about Much Wenlock, is it is …

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561 m

Nanny Morgan's Squatters' Cottage

Highlight • Other

Ancient law stipulated that if you could erect overnight a structure with a chimney and have a fire blazing in that chimney before morning you could claim rights to the …

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8.27 km

Lea Quarry was a limestone quarry and the disused tramway used to connect the quarries with the lime kilns. Lime is made by heating limestone, a relatively simple process that has been known and used for thousands of years.

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8.44 km

View from Abdon Burf

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Abdon Burf is the site of an Iron Age Hillfort, one of several dotted across Brown Clee Hill. At 540 metres Abdon Burf is the highest hill in Shropshire, with neighbouring Clee Burf standing slightly lower at 510m.

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10.5 km

Major's Leap Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Named after the Royalist major - Major Smallman - who is said to have leapt off Wenlock Edge on horseback to escape pursuers during the English Civil War, this viewpoint affords fine views out towards Shrewsbury.

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11.7 km

Wenlock Edge Lime Kiln

Highlight • Historical Site

Discover the ruins of this old lime kiln located along Wenlock Edge, a narrow limestone escarpment that runs from Craven Arms to Ironbridge.

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13.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.13 km

3.87 km

2.27 km

1.18 km

227 m

Surfaces

3.87 km

2.98 km

2.86 km

1.67 km

1.42 km

832 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

13°C

7°C

67 %

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Lea Quarry Lime Kilns – Major's Leap Viewpoint loop from Much Wenlock

St Milburga's Well

Corn Market and Agricultural Library

Much Wenlock Priory

Nanny Morgan's Squatters' Cottage