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	Ludlow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ludlow Castle was the seat of the Council of Wales and the Marches and a temporary home to several holders of the title Prince of Wales, notably Arthur Tudor, who died there in 1502.
		The castle gained a reputation as a fortified palace, and in 1306 it was acquired through marriage by the ambitious Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore.
		Under Henry VII the castle became the headquarters of the Council of the Marches of Wales, and served as the administration center for Wales and the counties along the border.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ludlow (1357 words)

	LUDLOW - LoveToKnow Article on LUDLOW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ludlow is supposed to have existed under the name of Dinan in the time of the Britons.
		Ludlow was a borough by prescription in the i3th century but the burgesses owe most of their privileges to their allegiance to the house of York.
		Ludlow returned 2 members to parliament, but in 1867 the number was reduced to one, and in 1885 the town was disfranchised.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LU/LUDLOW.htm (1400 words)

	Ludlow -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ludlow is a member of (Click link for more info and facts about Cittaslow) Cittaslow, the slow town movement also related to (Click link for more info and facts about slow food) slow food.
		Possession of this structure was granted to (Duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087)) William the Conqueror's henchman Walter Lacy.
		The castle gained a reputation as a fortified palace, and in 1306 it was acquired through marriage by the ambitious (Click link for more info and facts about Roger Mortimer) Roger Mortimer of Wigmore.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lu/ludlow.htm (1339 words)

	Ludlow Castle index
		Ludlow Castle, the finest of medieval ruined castles, set in glorious Shropshire countryside, at the heart of this superb, bustling fl and white market town.
		Ludlow Castle is the setting for regular events, markets, fayres and concerts.
		Ludlow Castle is the property of the Earl of Powis and the Trustees of the Powis Castle Estate
	www.ludlowcastle.com (139 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Ludlow Castle
		Ludlow is one of the most important castles of the area and was the main stronghold of the Earls of March.
		Ludlow Castle is situated at the nort-east corner of the town on a rocky outcrop that overlooks the river Teme.
		Ludlow Castle was captured on behalf of Matilda in 1138 and King Stephen beseiged the castle in an attempt to regain it.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl791.htm (607 words)

	Stokesay Castle Home Page
		The entire region around Ludlow is filled with reminders of the great age of wool, the most notable of which are the two castles.
		Apparently, Ludlow's main concern was two-fold: to erect a splendid manor with all the necessary creature comforts he could muster, and to ensure proper defense against any local upstart who had the audacity to defy him.
		Even though Ludlow added an upper story to the tower, it remains essentially intact and is the oldest surviving structure at the castle.
	www.castlegate.net /CASTLES/Stokesay (1655 words)

	Ludlow History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ludlow Castle, on a hill overlooking the rivers Teme and Corve, was built as one of a line of castles along the Marches to keep out the Welsh.
		In the late 12th and early 13th centuries the castle was extended, and part of the grid pattern of streets immediately to the south was obscured by the enlarged outer bailey.
		The castle became crown property in 1461, though it was acquired by the 2nd Earl of Powis in 1811.
	www.ludlowrecitals.co.uk /ludlowhist3.htm (867 words)

	Ludlow Castle
		The castle was built using limestone from its own quarry and was one of several Norman castles built along the Welsh border to help pacify their unruly neighbours.
		Ludlow castle eventually found its way into the possession of Geoffrey de Geneville, a distant relation of Eleanor, the Queen of Edward I. In 1283 Geoffrey gave the castle and all its lands to his son Peter.
		Ownership of the castle passed from the de Genevill’s to the Mortimer’s on the marriage of Peter’s daughter Joanna to Roger Mortimer.
	www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com /ludlow-castle.html (527 words)

	Ludlow Castle
		The castle eventually came into the possession of Geoffrey de Geneville, a French baron from Champagne who was a distant relative of Eleanor, queen to Edward I.
		The last male Mortimer died in 1425 but Ludlow castle passed to his sister's son Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, who was the leader of the Yorkists in the War of the Roses.
		After 1669 the castle was quickly abandoned, as part of the policy of the new government of William and Mary, to centralize control of the whole of England and Wales in London.
	www.castlewales.com /ludlow.html (912 words)

	Ludlow (3)
		Ludlow Castle was first built at the end of the eleventh century, but from the start of the fourteenth century was gradually converted into a palace.
		Luckily in 1771 the Herbert family, Earls of Powis, "took the ruins of Ludlow Castle on lease from the Crown, planted walks of trees around it, and maintained it as an amenity for the town" (Girouard 106).
		Both are needed in a town, and may Ludlow never decide to pull down its tortuous centre to please the gentleman motorist or the charabanc tourist.
	www.hoary.org /snaps/engl/lud3.html (427 words)

	Ludlow Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ludlow Castle is a large, now ruined castle which dominates the town of Ludlow in Shropshire, England.
		The castle was first constructed in the 12th century by a Norman marcher lord, and was held by the de Lacy and Mortimer families before passing into the hands of the crown with the accession of King Edward IV of England.
		It underwent substantial rebuilding in the Tudor period, and remained a royal possession until 1811.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ludlow_Castle (128 words)

	Ludlow - A Guide to Ludlow
		Ludlow Castle is one of the most interesting castles in the Welsh Marches.
		Ludlow and its rural hinterland are home to a wide range of highly skilled and respected craft workers, who maintain a tradition of tastefully designed, well made items of jewellery, pottery, textiles and furniture.
		The museum on Castle Street has exhibitions telling the story of Ludlow from the building of the castle and the establishment of the town, through medieval prosperity and political intrigue, to fashionable Ludlow of the 18th century.
	www.ludlow.org.uk /guide.html (851 words)

	Historic Ludlow - Part of the GO2 Shropshire Visitors Guide
		Ludlow is built on a steep hill with the rivers Corve and Teme running around three of its sides, and has since earliest times been recognised as a strategic site.
		The castle was held by Royalist supporters in the English Civil War and suffered much damage at that time.
		Ludlow is a very fashionable place to live these days and quite rightly so.
	www.go2.co.uk /About_GO2_Pages/TheGO2GuidetoLud.html (318 words)

	Ludlow Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Castle guard was required for Ludlow from many of the neighbouring manors.
		Robed in velvet, and with all the pomp of heraldry, his body was borne from Ludlow to Worcester, where it was placed in the cathedral, and a sermon was preached by his chaplain while it lay there.
		In Ludlow Castle Butler wrote part of "Hudibras." The castle was garrisoned for Charles I., but was given up in 1646 to the Parliamentarian army.
	www.mspong.org /picturesque/ludlow_castle.html (1714 words)

	Ghost Stories from around the County of Shropshire
		Ludlow Castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of sad Marion de la Bruere, who has been re-enacting her dive to death from the Pendover Tower since the latter part of the 12th century.
		He is reputed to have died during a pub brawl in 1553 and his ghost, a bewigged figure with a cloak around his shoulders, is said to hover around the spot of his demise.
		In Ludlow churchyard, the phantom of a tall elderly woman with grey hair shuffles among the tombstones dressed in a long drab-coloured robe.
	www.go2.co.uk /About_GO2_Pages/ShropshireGhostsS.html (287 words)

	Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, UK. - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		Ludlow Castle occupies a strategic position between the the borders of England and Wales and was the last to surrender to the parliamentary forces in 1646 during the English Civil War.
		The castle dates back to the 11th century, but it's haunting stems from the days of Henry II when it was in the midst of many border skirmishes.
		Castles are old, by their nature are built for war and defence, and are usually the seat of power of nobles and warlords, and the violent and tragic lives they led.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=6865 (1117 words)

	Ludlow
		Ludlow is the chief town of South Shropshire.
		In Ludlow's case it was carefully planned and the rectangular street plan can still be seen in the medieval heart of the town.
		When the Council of the Marches was dissolved in 1689 the castle became derelict but the town continued to prosper and became a fashionable centre for the local gentry and many of Ludlow's finest buildings date from this period between 1700 and 1740.
	www.scit.wlv.ac.uk /~jphb/shropshire/Ludlow_General.html (811 words)

	Catherine of Aragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As Prince of Wales, Arthur was sent to Ludlow Castle on the borders of Wales, to preside over the Council of Wales, and Catherine accompanied him.
		She was separated from her daughter (who was declared illegitimate) and was sent to live in remote castles and in humble conditions, in the hope that she would surrender to the inevitable; but she never accepted the divorce and signed her last letter, "Catherine the Queen".
		Catherine died of a form of cancer, at Kimbolton Castle, on January 7, 1536 and was buried in Peterborough Cathedral with the ceremony due to a Princess Dowager of Wales, not a Queen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon (1779 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		Ludlow was a surprise to me - was staying in Shrewsbury and had an afternoon free and a railpass so hopped the train south - was pleasantly surprised by this lovely town nestled in a verdant cacoon, situated at the joining of two rivers.
		Ludlow has the castle of your dreams and lots of half-timbered houses and old streets (Broad Street 'ranks with the finest old streets in England'; according to the Blue Guide and Corve St is not far behind.
		A E Housman is buried in Ludlow Church (itself a fine example of perpendicular architecture), in the cradle of his "blue remembered hills".
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34669360&numresponses=8&start=0 (986 words)

	Ludlow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ludlow contains some fine examples of fl and white timbered buildings including the Feathers Hotel (Pictured), and has featured in movies and TV programmes (''e.g.'' Tom Sharp's Blot on the Landscape).
		The castle gained a reputation as a fortified palace, and in 1306 it was acquired through marriage by the ambitious Roger Mortimer of Wigmore.
		PORT LUDLOW -- With the blue sky as a backdrop, friends and family gathered at Port Ludlow Community Church on Sunday to dedicate a flagpole and garden in memory of a retired Air Force colonel who served God and country.
	www.infothis.com /find/Ludlow (1549 words)

	LUDLOW - Online Information article about LUDLOW
		country neighbouring Ludlow is richly wooded and hilly, while the scenery of the Teme is exquisite.
		Ludlow is supposed to have existed under the name of See also:
		Wright, The History of Ludlow and its Neighbourhood (1826).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /LOB_LUP/LUDLOW.html (951 words)

	Ludlow -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A castle, occupying a commanding position, was probably begun in 1085 by Roger de Lacy; it fell into ruin in the 18th century.
		The planned town was laid out in 12th-century grid fashion sometime after the castle was built; the town's first charter was granted in 1189.
		Nearly all of the district lies in the historic county of Shropshire, but a small area south of Ludlow is part of the historic county of Herefordshire.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9049271?tocId=9049271 (787 words)

	Ludlow Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The castle is the oldest part of Ludlow.
		Medieval castles are often thought of as draughty and uncomfortable but the domestic nature of this part of Ludlow Castle suggests that its inhabitants lived comfortably.
		The inner bailey is used during the Ludlow summer arts festival as a setting for an open-air presentation of one of Shakespeare's plays.
	www.scit.wlv.ac.uk /~jphb/shropshire/Ludlow_Castle.html (489 words)

	Ludlow, Shropshire - Tourism information, where to stay, accommodation, things to do, what's on, events......
		Ludlow, Shropshire - Tourism information, where to stay, accommodation, things to do, what's on, events......
		Ludlow and its castle are perched on a cliff above the picturesque River Teme: the town breathes history at every turn.
		Ludlow became the first town in the UK to become a Cittaslow - For more information click here
	www.ludlow.org.uk (106 words)

	Hotels near Ludlow Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ludlow Castle, the finest of medieval ruined castles, is set in glorious Shropshire countryside, at the heart of Ludlow, a superb, bustling fl and white market town.
		Walter de Lacy, a trusted member of the household of William fitzOsbern arrived in England with the conquering army of William in 1066.
		Walk through the castle grounds and see the ancient houses of kings, queens, princes, judges and the nobility – a glimpse into the lifestyle of medieval society.
	www.theelmshotel.co.uk /hotels_near_ludlow.asp (234 words)

	Snails Converge on Ludlow, Shropshire, England This September
		Ludlow, England's gourmet capital, is ready to stage the eleventh annual food and drink festival in the 800-year-old castle around which the town was built.
		Ludlow, England, (PRWEB) July 8, 2005 -- The snail logos of Slow Food and Cittaslow will be meeting in Ludlow’s castle this September at the eleventh annual Ludlow Marches Festival of Food and Drink.
		Ludlow has remained unspoiled by progress — it has retained a natural, traditional way of life and its location, about an hour’s drive from the nearest motorway in any direction, has surely helped.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/7/emw258747.htm (886 words)

	Ludlow Tourist Information and Accommodation - Shropshire Tourism
		As a venue for festivals and events and open air theatre Ludlow Castle still plays an vital part today.
		Ludlow hosts a number of festivals and fairs each year.
		If you would like to visit Ludlow and need accommodation and are interested in finding the best hotel, guest house, bed and breakfast or self catering property, please click here.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /ludlow (280 words)

	Shropshire Tourism - Tourist Board Information and Accommodation
		The Castle also plays host to a variety of events throughout the year including the famed Ludlow Festival in June/July and the Medieval Christmas Fayre in November.
		Ludlow has many shopping opportunities, including antiques, galleries and specialist food and drink shops situated within the town’s variety of narrow streets and alleyways.
		Ludlow Castle: The 900 year old Castle is one of the most interesting in the Welsh Marches and features examples of architecture from the Norman, Tudor and Medieval periods.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /itineraries/ludlow.htm (320 words)

	Tour Ludlow at Local.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ludlow Castle, a great family day out.Visit this stunning medieval ruin in beautiful Shropshire countryside and discover some of the stories behind this chapter of English history.
		The eleventh Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival is this weekend, 9th-11th September.
		Ludlow was described by John Betjeman as "the loveliest
	www.local.co.uk /Ludlow/Tour (424 words)

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