The Olympic torch passes the birthplace of William Penny Brookes the founding father of the modern Olympics in Much Wenlock, central England, May 30, 2012. A medieval town in rural England is revelling in the Olympics as a long-forgotten story about how this remote community inspired the modern Games finally receives global recognition -- and could possibly put Much Wenlock on the tourist map. Although Athens is usually cited as the birthplace of the modern Games, that honour lies with Much Wenlock, a picture perfect 700-year-old English town in the county of Shropshire that boasts winding streets, traditional white-and-black timber beamed houses, limestone cottages, and even an Abbey ruin. REUTERS/Darren Staples/files

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