"Wem" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Recorded as Weme 1086 (Domesday Book); from Old English wamm or wemm. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wamm}} Old English wamm Head templates: {{en-prop}} Wem
  1. A small market town and civil parish with a town council in north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5129). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Shropshire, England Derived forms: Wem Rural (english: a civil parish which encircles the town)
    Sense id: en-Wem-en-name-MAtaceJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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