Ludlow
Welsh Marches town
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England, known for its well-preserved medieval architecture, Norman castle, and reputation as a food destination.
The town sits at the confluence of the Rivers Teme and Corve and has been called one of the finest small towns in England.
Ludlow also appears as a place name across the United States, including towns in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Kentucky, typically named by English settlers.
West Midlands county
- marketVenue for trade
- castleFortified medieval residence
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
streets · tourism · festival · gastronomy · antiques · shops · restaurants · accommodation
Fortified medieval residence
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- timberedContaining trees or beams
architecture · landmark · conservation · restoration · Victorian · Georgian · Tudor · manor
Paleozoic period, mid-range
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
fossils · brachiopods · trilobites · formation · epoch · stage · outcrop · sedimentary
Shropshire
West Midlands county
cobbled · streets · tourism · festival · gastronomy · antiques · shops · restaurants · accommodation · walks
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
timbered · architecture · landmark · conservation · restoration · Victorian · Georgian · Tudor · manor · antiquity
Silurian
Paleozoic period, mid-range
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
shale · fossils · brachiopods · trilobites · formation · epoch · stage · outcrop · sedimentary
genealogy
Study of family descent
heritage · descent · bloodline · forebears · pedigree · kinship · clan · patronymic · relatives · kin