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Round the Wrekin

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Shropshire and Black Country (UK) slang for going the long way around. Can be meant figuratively or literally. Based on The Wrekin, a large hill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrekin#Folklore_and_customs
Sorry I'm late. I got on the wrong bus and it took me round the Wrekin!
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