Homer, Shropshire

Homer is a small village in Shropshire, England, located north of the town of Much Wenlock. Its name first appeared in the 14th century as "Honemor." It began as common land called Homer Wood, and during the 17th century, people started building small homes there.

In the 19th century, the village provided homes for workers in nearby quarries and farms. By the later 20th century, the village grew with the building of many new houses.

An important part of science is named after this village. The Homerian, a stage of the Wenlock geologic epoch during the Silurian geologic period, takes its name from Homer. The exact location that helps scientists define this time period is in Whitwell Coppice, close to the village.

Wigwig

A short distance west of Homer is a tiny place called Wigwig. Its name dates back to old times and may mean “Wyga’s settlement” from an ancient language.

Wigwig once had a mill that made clothes and ground grain, but it closed long ago. The names of these places inspired a children’s book called Wigwig and Homer written in 1969.