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Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England, located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford via the main A49 road, which bypasses the town. With a population of approximately 11,000 Ludlow is the largest town in south Shropshire. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and neighbouring Wales. The town is situated at the confluence of the River Corve with the River Teme. The oldest part is the medieval walled town, founded in the late 11th century after the Norman conquest of England. It is centred on a small hill which lies on the eastern bank of a bend of the River Teme. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the parish church, St Laurence's, the largest in the county. From there the streets slope downward to the River Teme, and northward toward the River Corve. The town is in a sheltered spot beneath Mortimer Forest and the Clee Hills, which are clearly visible from the town. Ludlow has nearly 500 listed buildings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ludlow's Buildings )〕 They include some fine examples of medieval and Tudor-style half-timbered buildings including the Feathers Hotel. The town was described by Sir John Betjeman as "probably the loveliest town in England".〔(Shropshire Tourism ) Ludlow〕 ==Toponymy== The placename "Lodelowe" was in use for this site before 1138 and comes from the Old English "hlud-hlaw".〔Room ''Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings''〕〔Lloyd, David (2008) ''The Origins of Ludlow'' p 75〕 At the time this section of the River Teme contained rapids, and so the ''hlud'' of Ludlow came from "the loud waters", while ''hlaw'' meant "hill"〔 or tumulus.〔(Ludlow Civic Society )〕 Thus the name Ludlow describes a ''place on a hill by the loud waters''. Some time around the 12th century weirs were added along the river, taming these rapid flows.〔(Teme Weirs Trust ) History of Ludlow's weirs〕 The hill is that which the town stands on, and a pre-historic burial mound (or barrow) which existed at the summit of the hill (dug up during the expansion of St Laurence's church in 1199) could explain the tumulus variation of the ''hlaw'' element.〔〔Poulton-Smith, Anthony (2009) ''Shropshire Place Names'' p 87〕 Ludford, a neighbouring and older settlement, situated on the southern bank of the Teme, shares the ''hlud'' ("loud waters") element.〔 Ludlow has a Welsh translation, ''Llwydlo''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ludlow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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