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echokilo | 06:41 Thu 09th Oct 2008 | Word Origins
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I know thatit means to do or go about something in a long winded way, and I know that Wrekin is in Shropshire near Telford ...... but why is "Round the Wrekin" a common phrase in the West Midlands area?
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The Wrekin is a substantial hill, so to go 'around' it means not taking the direct route, which would presumably be right over the top. The phrase 'all round the Wrekin', therefore, means exactly as you say...the long-winded way, the indirect route to whatever the end is and so on.
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