The Modern Welsh name for the town is Llwydlo. Lodelowe was in use for this site before 1138 and comes from the Old English "hlud-hlǣw". At the time this section of the River Teme contained rapids, and so the hlud of Ludlow came from "the loud waters", while hlǣw meant "hill" or tumulus.
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire with a population of 11,000; it is located 28 miles south of Shrewsbury and 23 miles north of Hereford. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and neighbouring Wales which is 14 miles to the west.
Ludlow Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the town of the same name in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the River Teme. The castle was probably founded by Walter de Lacy after the Norman conquest and was one of the first stone castles to be built in England.
Lodelowe was in use for this site before 1138 and comes from the Old English "hlud-hlǣw". At the time this section of the River Teme contained rapids, and so the hlud of Ludlow came from "the loud waters", while hlǣw meant "hill" or tumulus. Thus the name Ludlow describes a place on a hill by the loud waters.
In season you'll find game and fresh venison from the nearby Mortimer Forest, and all year round you can buy meat from rare breed animals at Wall's. Pork pies and pasties from Wall's, Griffiths' and Carters of Ludlow are beyond compare. Don't forget to try some black pudding and some white pudding while you're at it.
After the Roman occupation of Britain ended in the 5th century, the Shropshire area was in the eastern part of the Welsh Kingdom of Powys; known in Welsh poetry as the Paradise of Powys. As 'Caer Guricon' it is a possible Shrewsbury was the site of the seat of the Kingdom of Powys in the Early Middle Ages.
Updated September 29, 2022. Popularity:5595. Origin:British. Meaning:ruler's hill. Ludlow as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Ludlow is "ruler's hill".
Llanymynech is a village and former civil parish straddling the border between Montgomeryshire/Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, about 9 miles (14 km) north of the Welsh town of Welshpool.
From its fossils, the ancient Bitterley hoard, artefacts from Ludlow's medieval church and castle, elegant Georgian Ludlow, and exhibits depicting Ludlow at War and Peace.
Ludlow's recorded history begins in 1086 when the impressive castle was first developed, as one of a line of castles along the Welsh Marches to defend the border and subdue the local Anglo Saxon population.
In 2015 it was named as one of the Top 50 places to live in 2015 by the Sunday Times, and has since been building a reputation as the jewel in Shropshire's already sparkling crown.
The fort at Carmarthen dates from around 75 AD, and there is a Roman amphitheatre nearby, so this probably makes Carmarthen the oldest continually occupied town in Wales.
Ludlow is situated centrally in the Welsh Marches - the England-Wales borderlands, an area of unforgettable and varied natural beauty, which is full of hills, valleys, castles and characterful villages and towns.
Elwyn is a boy's name of Welsh origin. Meaning “fair” and “friend of the elves,” fans of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings might easily mistake Elwyn as being a character from the books. However, this fairytale-inspired name is entirely original and not very well known.
English: habitational name from Taunton in Somerset. The place takes its name from the river Tone (the name of which is related to the Indo-European root tā-, tə- 'melt, flow') + Old English tūn 'farmstead, estate'.
The origins of the name are suggested to be the same as that of Hebborne from the Old English words heah ("high") and byrgen ("burial mound"). Alternatively it could mean something along the lines of "high place beside the water", as the word burn is a still widely used in Northumbrian and Scots for stream.
The wards in England with the most people giving Welsh as their main language were the Liverpool wards of Central and Greenbank; and Oswestry South in Shropshire. The wards of Oswestry South (1.15%), Oswestry East (0.86%) and St Oswald (0.71%) had the highest percentage of residents giving Welsh as their main language.
The Anglo-Saxon period was one of great upheaval in Shrewsbury. Beginning life as 'Pengwern', the capital of the Kingdom of Powys, the town was seized by Mercia in 778. This was the beginning of Shrewsbury's geographical importance, and centuries of alternating between Welsh and English ownership.
Shropshire, or Salop, is an inland county of England along its border with Wales. Traditionally the county was bounded by the English counties of Cheshire; Staffordshire; Worcestershire and Herefordshire; and the historic Welsh counties of Denbighshire; Flintshire; Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire.
What makes Ludlow such a gem is the wealth of historic buildings still intact, the medieval street pattern still remains and there are over 500 Listed properties, many with impressive Georgian facades added by wealthy merchants, Ludlow was and still is a prosperous Town.
Ludlow is a delightful small market town in south Shropshire, very near to the border with Wales. The townscape, based on the original medieval town plan, has fine examples of architecture from the Medieval, Tudor and Georgian periods.
From 1473 to 1483, Ludlow Castle was the home of Prince Edward (known as one of the 'Princes in the Tower'). He was in residence here when he learned of the death of his father, Edward IV, and assumed the title of King Edward V.
