Lydbury North
Lydbury North is a village and a geographically large civil parish in south Shropshire, England. It is locally called Lydbury and there is no settlement of "Lydbury South" or similar.
It is situated in the south west corner of the county, near to the small towns of Clun and Bishop's Castle. The B4385 road runs through the village, as does the Jack Mytton Way. To the west is the village and parish of Colebatch. There is a post office, school and church here. Also there is a public house called the Powis Arms.[1]
According to the Institute for Name Studies the name is Old English in derivation and means 'Fortification on the *Hlyde (= noisy stream)', perhaps an early name for the River Kemp.[2]
The village lies between 155 and 165 metres above sea level. It is located at grid reference SO352859.
To the south is Walcot Pool, a large body of water which is part of the Walcot Hall estate.[3] Whilst the land to the south is flat, to the north the land rises steeply.
Priors Holt, Priors Holt Hill and Churchmoor are at the northeastern extremities of the parish, the church of which in Lydbury North, St Michael and All Angels, contains a small catholic chapel..
References
- ^ "Powis Arms information". Retrieved 25 February2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Institute for Name Studies, University of Nottingham. "A Key to English Place-Names". Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ "Walcot Hall". Retrieved 15 July 2009.
External links
- Some local information
- Historic information
- Parish Register and Census transcriptions
- Lydbury English Centre
- Lydbury North Village Website
- Lower Down castle, Lydbury
52°28′05″N 2°57′22″W / 52.468°N 2.956°W
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