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LUDLOW , a See also:market See also:town and municipal See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough in the Ludlow See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Shropshire, See also:England, on the See also:Hereford-See also:Shrewsbury See also:joint See also:line of the See also:Great Western and See also:London & See also:North Western See also:railways, 162 m. W.N.W. from London. Pop. (1901) 4552. It is beautifully situated at the junction of the See also:rivers Teme and Corve, upon and about a wooded See also:eminence crowned by a massive ruined See also:castle. Parts of this castle date from the 11th See also:century, but there are many additions such as the See also:late See also:Norman circular See also:chapel, the Decorated See also:state rooms, and details in Perpendicular and Tudor styles. The See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:- LAWRENCE
- LAWRENCE (LAURENTIUS, LORENZO), ST
- LAWRENCE, AMOS (1786—1852)
- LAWRENCE, AMOS ADAMS (1814–1886)
- LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED (1827–1876)
- LAWRENCE, JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE, 1ST BARON (1811-1879)
- LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (1806–1857)
- LAWRENCE, SIR THOMAS (1769–1830)
- LAWRENCE, STRINGER (1697–1775)
Lawrence is a cruciform Perpendicular See also:building, with a lofty central See also:tower, and a noteworthy See also:east window, its 15th-century See also:glass showing the martyrdom of St Lawrence. There are many See also:fine See also:half-timbered houses of the 17th century, and one of seven old town-See also:gates remains. The See also:grammar school, founded in the reign of See also:John, was incorporated by See also:Edward I. The See also:principal public buildings are the See also:guildhall, town-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall and market-See also:house, and public rooms, which include a museum of natural See also:history. Tanning and See also:flour-milling are carried on. The town is governed by a See also:mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors. See also:Area 416 acres.
The See also:country neighbouring Ludlow is richly wooded and hilly, while the scenery of the Teme is exquisite. Westward, Vinnal See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill reaches 1235 ft., eastward lies Titterstone Clee (1749 ft.). See also:Richard's Castle, 3 M. S. on the See also:borders of See also:Herefordshire, See also:dates from the reign of Edward the See also:Confessor, but little more than its great artificial See also:mound remains. At Bromfield, 3 M. above Ludlow on the Teme, the church and some remains of domestic buildings belonged to a See also:Benedictine monastery of the 12th century.
Ludlow is supposed to have existed under the name of See also:Dinan in the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of the Britons. Eyton in his history of Shropshire identifies it with one of the " Ludes " mentioned in the Domesday Survey, which was held by See also:Roger de See also:Lacy of Osbern FitzRichard and supposes that Roger built the castle soon after ro86, while a See also:chronicle of the FitzWarren See also:family attributes the castle to Roger See also:earl of Shrewsbury. The See also:manor afterwards belonged to the Lacys, and in the beginning of the 14th century passed by See also:marriage to Roger de See also:Mortimer and through him to Edward IV. Ludlow was a borough by See also:prescription in the 13th century, but the burgesses owe most of their privileges to their See also:allegiance to the house of See also:York. Richard, See also:duke of York, in 1450 confirmed their See also:government by 12 burgesses and 24 assistants, and Edward IV. on his See also:accession incorporated them under the See also:title of bailiffs and burgesses, granted them the town at a See also:fee-See also:farm of X24, 3S. 4d., a See also:merchant gild and freedom from See also:toll. Several confirmations of this See also:charter were granted; the last, dated 1665, continued in force (with a See also:short See also:interval in the reign of See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James II.) until the Municipal Corporations See also:Act of 1835. By the charter of Edward IV. Ludlow returned 2 members to See also:parliament, but in 1867 the number was reduced to one, and in 1885 the town was disfranchised. The market rights are claimed by the See also:corporation under the charters of Edward IV. (1461) and Edward
VI. (1552). The See also:court of the See also:Marches was established at Ludlow in the reign of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VII., and continued to be held here until it was abolished in the reign of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William III. Ludlow castle was granted by Edward IV. to his two sons, and by Henry
See also:LUDOLF ''3
See also:Bridgewater, See also:Lord See also:President of See also:Wales. The castle was garrisoned in 1642 by See also:Prince See also:Rupert, who went there after the See also:battle of See also:Naseby, but in 1646 it surrendered to Parliament and was afterwards dismantled.
See See also:Victoria See also:County History, Shropshire; See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Wright, The History of Ludlow and its Neighbourhood (1826).
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