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	===Ludford House===		===Ludford House===
	The village contains a former [[English country house\|country house]] – [[Ludford House]]<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/829985 Geograph] Ludford House, Ludford</ref> – and the remains of its parkland. It originated as the area's [[manor house]] and was acquired in 1607 by the Charlton family. [[Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet\|Sir Job Charlton]], [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)\|speaker of the House of Commons]], was created a baronet in 1686. The [[Charlton baronets\|Charlton baronetcy]] however has since become extinct. By the 1840s, the parkland (Ludford Park) had become enclosed and used as farmland.<ref name=parishplan>~~[http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf Ludford Parish Plan]~~ {{~~Webarchive~~\|~~url~~=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171202/http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf ~~\|date=14~~ ~~July 2014~~ }} (2004) p 18</ref> Ludford House is no longer one residence and has been divided into separate dwellings.		The village contains a former [[English country house\|country house]] – [[Ludford House]]<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/829985 Geograph] Ludford House, Ludford</ref> – and the remains of its parkland. It originated as the area's [[manor house]] and was acquired in 1607 by the Charlton family. [[Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet\|Sir Job Charlton]], [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)\|speaker of the House of Commons]], was created a baronet in 1686. The [[Charlton baronets\|Charlton baronetcy]] however has since become extinct. By the 1840s, the parkland (Ludford Park) had become enclosed and used as farmland.<ref name=parishplan>{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171202/http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf Ludford Parish Plan]}} (2004) p 18</ref> Ludford House is no longer one residence and has been divided into separate dwellings.

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	====Holdgate Fee====		====Holdgate Fee====
	[[File:Horseshoe weir on the Teme from Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1743974.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Looking downstream from Ludford Bridge at the Horseshoe Weir. The former ford was just below where the weir now is, roughly where the river turns slightly to the left. The part of Ludlow on the north bank just beyond the ford remained part of the parish of Ludford until 1901.]]		[[File:Horseshoe weir on the Teme from Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1743974.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Looking downstream from Ludford Bridge at the Horseshoe Weir. The former ford was just below where the weir now is, roughly where the river turns slightly to the left. The part of Ludlow on the north bank just beyond the ford remained part of the parish of Ludford until 1901.]]
	Holdgate Fee (or Holdgate's Fee) was a small part of the parish on the north side of the Teme which remained as a practical [[Enclave and exclave\|enclave]] (it continued the parish north across the river, but with no regular means of access without passing through Ludlow) within Ludlow's parish from c. 1200 (when Ludlow parish was formed) to 1901. Ludlow's parish was established upon land mostly from Stanton Lacy, but also with some from Ludford (which had extended in a northeast direction from the village, crossing the ford). Holdgate Fee was a rectangular plot of land located at the foot of Old Street, on the east side of the street, near the site of the former ford. The name came about as for a long period it was an estate in land (a fee) belonging to the manor of Steventon, which in turn was owned by the lordship of [[Castle Holdgate]].<ref name=holdgate>{{cite web \|url=http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf \|title=Ludford Parish Plan \|date=2004 \|page=19 \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171202/http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf \|archivedate=14 July 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> Common with the other parts of Ludford's parish that lay north of the Teme, it belonged to Shropshire and the hundred of Culvestan, later Munslow.<ref name=genuki/>		Holdgate Fee (or Holdgate's Fee) was a small part of the parish on the north side of the Teme which remained as a practical [[Enclave and exclave\|enclave]] (it continued the parish north across the river, but with no regular means of access without passing through Ludlow) within Ludlow's parish from c. 1200 (when Ludlow parish was formed) to 1901. Ludlow's parish was established upon land mostly from Stanton Lacy, but also with some from Ludford (which had extended in a northeast direction from the village, crossing the ford). Holdgate Fee was a rectangular plot of land located at the foot of Old Street, on the east side of the street, near the site of the former ford. The name came about as for a long period it was an estate in land (a fee) belonging to the manor of Steventon, which in turn was owned by the lordship of [[Castle Holdgate]].<ref name=holdgate>{{cite web \|url=http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf \|title=Ludford Parish Plan \|date=2004 \|page=19 \|url-status=usurped \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171202/http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf \|archivedate=14 July 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> Common with the other parts of Ludford's parish that lay north of the Teme, it belonged to Shropshire and the hundred of Culvestan, later Munslow.<ref name=genuki/>

	The lower stretch of Old Street (below Old Gate) became known as Holdgate Fee, as the fee (the estate owned by Holdgate) encompasses other land in the area, not just the Ludford enclave. Today the street is Old Street for its entire length, the former fee commemorated on the west side of the street by blocks of housing named Upper Fee and Lower Fee. The Ludford Parish Rooms were located at Holdgate Fee.<ref name=holdgate/>		The lower stretch of Old Street (below Old Gate) became known as Holdgate Fee, as the fee (the estate owned by Holdgate) encompasses other land in the area, not just the Ludford enclave. Today the street is Old Street for its entire length, the former fee commemorated on the west side of the street by blocks of housing named Upper Fee and Lower Fee. The Ludford Parish Rooms were located at Holdgate Fee.<ref name=holdgate/>

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		⚫	{{Short description\|Village in Shropshire, England}}
	{{EngvarB\|date=July 2016}}		{{EngvarB\|date=July 2016}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2016}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2016}}
	{{Infobox UK place		{{Infobox UK place
	\| country = England		\| country = England
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|52.361\|-2.718\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|52.361\|-2.718\|display=inline,title}}
	\| official_name = Ludford		\| official_name = Ludford
	\| civil_parish = Ludford		\| civil_parish = Ludford
	\| unitary_england = [[Shropshire Council\|Shropshire]]		\| unitary_england = [[Shropshire Council\|Shropshire]]
	\| lieutenancy_england = [[Shropshire]]		\| lieutenancy_england = [[Shropshire]]
	\| region = West Midlands		\| region = West Midlands
	\| constituency_westminster = [[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)\|Ludlow]]		\| constituency_westminster = [[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)\|Ludlow]]
	\| population = 673		\| population = 673
	\| population_ref = (civil parish, 2011)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126154&c=Ludford&d=16&e=62&g=6486531&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1448712129644&enc=1\|title=Civil Parish population 2011\|accessdate=28 November 2015}}</ref>		\| population_ref = (civil parish, 2011)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126154&c=Ludford&d=16&e=62&g=6486531&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1448712129644&enc=1\|title=Civil Parish population 2011\|accessdate=28 November 2015}}</ref>
		⚫	\| post_town = LUDLOW
	\| historic_county = Herefordshire
		⚫	\| postcode_district = SY8
⚫	\|post_town = LUDLOW
		⚫	\| postcode_area = SY
⚫	\| postcode_district = SY8
		⚫	\| dial_code = 01584
⚫	\| postcode_area = SY
		⚫	\| os_grid_reference = SO511739
⚫	\| dial_code = 01584
		⚫	\| london_distance = {{convert\|154\|mi\|km}}
⚫	\| os_grid_reference = SO511739
		⚫	\| static_image_name = A splendid view from Ludford Churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 1465967.jpg
⚫	\| london_distance = {{convert\|154\|mi\|km}}
		⚫	\| static_image_caption = The view from St Giles churchyard, showing St Giles Hospital and The Old Bell
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⚫	\| static_image_caption = The view from St Giles churchyard, showing St Giles Hospital and The Old Bell
	}}		}}
⚫	{{Short description\|Village in Shropshire, England}}
	'''Ludford''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England\|civil parish]] in south [[Shropshire]], England. The parish is situated adjacent to the [[market town]] of [[Ludlow]] and was, until 1895, partly in [[Herefordshire]].		'''Ludford''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England\|civil parish]] in south [[Shropshire]], England. The parish is situated adjacent to the [[market town]] of [[Ludlow]] and was, until 1895, partly in [[Herefordshire]].

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	==Bridge==		==Bridge==
	[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 984800.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~Viewed from downstream and the Ludlow side,~~ Ludford Bridge, which now takes the B4361 road across the [[River Teme]]. The large public house~~, the Charlton Arms~~, is just behind.]]		[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 984800.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Ludford Bridge, which now takes the B4361 road across the [[River Teme]], from downstream on the Ludlow side. The Charlton Arms, a large public house, is just behind.]]
	'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.		'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.

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	[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 984800.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Viewed from downstream and the Ludlow side, Ludford Bridge, which now takes the B4361 road across the [[River Teme]]. The large public house, the Charlton Arms, is just behind.]]		[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 984800.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Viewed from downstream and the Ludlow side, Ludford Bridge, which now takes the B4361 road across the [[River Teme]]. The large public house, the Charlton Arms, is just behind.]]
	'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name=~~bridge~~/> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.		'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.

	The bridge is upstream of the original [[ford (crossing)\|ford]] that gave Ludford its name, which was at the bottom of Ludlow's Old Street, continuing that ancient road across the river into Ludford (at what became Ludford Mill) joining Park Lane. This ancient route then carried on in a southeasterly direction towards [[Tenbury Wells\|Tenbury]] and Worcester via another fording of the Teme at Steventon. The part of the route from Park Lane to Steventon is no longer in existence.		The bridge is upstream of the original [[ford (crossing)\|ford]] that gave Ludford its name, which was at the bottom of Ludlow's Old Street, continuing that ancient road across the river into Ludford (at what became Ludford Mill) joining Park Lane. This ancient route then carried on in a southeasterly direction towards [[Tenbury Wells\|Tenbury]] and Worcester via another fording of the Teme at Steventon. The part of the route from Park Lane to Steventon is no longer in existence.
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	[[File:The Charlton Arms Hotel from Ludford Bridge Ludlow - IMG 0253.JPG\|thumb\|right\|The Charlton Arms]]		[[File:The Charlton Arms Hotel from Ludford Bridge Ludlow - IMG 0253.JPG\|thumb\|right\|The Charlton Arms]]
	The ''Charlton Arms'' is a historic [[public house]]~~, situated~~ by Ludford Bridge, now also a restaurant and hotel.<ref>[http://www.thecharltonarms.co.uk The Charlton Arms]</ref> It was formerly called the ''Red Lion''<ref>[http://whatpub.com/pubs/SHR/4906/charlton-arms-ludlow Whatpub.com (CAMRA)] Charlton Arms, Ludlow</ref> but is now named for the [[Charlton baronets]], whose seat was Ludford House, of which the first baronet was speaker of the House of Commons. The building was significantly extended in the late 2000s.		The Charlton Arms is a historic [[public house]] by Ludford Bridge, now also a restaurant and hotel.<ref>[http://www.thecharltonarms.co.uk The Charlton Arms]</ref> It was formerly called the Red Lion<ref>[http://whatpub.com/pubs/SHR/4906/charlton-arms-ludlow Whatpub.com (CAMRA)] Charlton Arms, Ludlow</ref> but is now named for the [[Charlton baronets]], whose seat was Ludford House, of which the first baronet was speaker of the House of Commons. The building was significantly extended in the late 2000s.

	There was a [[coaching inn]] located on Park Road (until the early 19th century an important coaching thoroughfare on the road to Worcester) called the ''Bell Inn'', now a private house.<ref name=parishplan/> The name (and the huge [[Bell (instrument)\|bell]] used as a [[pub sign]]) was transferred to a pub on Lower Broad Street just on the other side of the river.		There was a [[coaching inn]] located on Park Road (until the early 19th century an important coaching thoroughfare on the road to Worcester) called the Bell Inn, now a private house.<ref name=parishplan/> The name (and the huge [[Bell (instrument)\|bell]] used as a [[pub sign]]) was transferred to a pub on Lower Broad Street just on the other side of the river.

	==Geographic information==		==Geographic information==

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	'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name=bridge/> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.		'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name=bridge/> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.

	The bridge is ~~located~~ upstream of the original [[ford (crossing)\|ford]] ~~which~~ gave Ludford its name, which was ~~located~~ at the bottom of Ludlow's Old Street, continuing that ancient road across the river into Ludford (at what became Ludford Mill) joining Park Lane. This ancient route then carried on in a ~~south-easterly~~ direction towards [[Tenbury Wells\|Tenbury]] and Worcester via another fording of the Teme at Steventon. The part of the route from Park Lane to Steventon is no longer in existence.		The bridge is upstream of the original [[ford (crossing)\|ford]] that gave Ludford its name, which was at the bottom of Ludlow's Old Street, continuing that ancient road across the river into Ludford (at what became Ludford Mill) joining Park Lane. This ancient route then carried on in a southeasterly direction towards [[Tenbury Wells\|Tenbury]] and Worcester via another fording of the Teme at Steventon. The part of the route from Park Lane to Steventon is no longer in existence.

	[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1636859.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Looking over the bridge towards Ludlow's Lower Broad Street and St Laurence's church; the B4361 heads right after the bridge.]]		[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1636859.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Looking over the bridge towards Ludlow's Lower Broad Street and St Laurence's church; the B4361 heads right after the bridge.]]
	On the Ludlow side, the bridge is located at the foot of Lower Broad Street, though the B4361 route runs instead along Temeside and then Old Street.		On the Ludlow side, the bridge is located at the foot of Lower Broad Street, though the B4361 route runs instead along Temeside and then Old Street.

	Several [[weir]]s have been built on the Teme around Ludlow, including the Horseshoe Weir ~~which is~~ immediately downstream (east) of Ludford Bridge. The disused Ludford Mill (for milling corn) used the water gradient of this weir.		Several [[weir]]s have been built on the Teme around Ludlow, including the Horseshoe Weir immediately downstream (east) of Ludford Bridge. The disused Ludford Mill (for milling corn) used the water gradient of this weir.

	St Catherine's Chapel existed in the medieval era on the Ludford end of the bridge, on the west side.<ref>[http://search.shropshirehistory.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCS_MSA1366/ Shropshire History]</ref>		St Catherine's Chapel existed in the medieval era on the Ludford end of the bridge, on the west side.<ref>[http://search.shropshirehistory.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCS_MSA1366/ Shropshire History]</ref>

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	'''Ludford''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England\|civil parish]] in south [[Shropshire]], England. The parish is situated adjacent to the [[market town]] of [[Ludlow]] and was, until 1895, partly in [[Herefordshire]].		'''Ludford''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England\|civil parish]] in south [[Shropshire]], England. The parish is situated adjacent to the [[market town]] of [[Ludlow]] and was, until 1895, partly in [[Herefordshire]].

	The village is on the south bank of the [[River Teme]], with Ludlow on the north bank, and is connected to the town by the grade I listed '''Ludford Bridge'''.<ref name=~~bridge~~>~~[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-389679-ludford-bridge-ludford-~~ ~~British~~ ~~Listed~~ ~~Buildings]~~ Ludford Bridge</ref> The village is [[geology\|geologically]] notable with its '''Ludford Corner'''.		The village is on the south bank of the [[River Teme]], with Ludlow on the north bank, and is connected to the town by the grade I listed '''Ludford Bridge'''.<ref name="NHLE1281983">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1281983\|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade=I \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> The village is [[geology\|geologically]] notable with its '''Ludford Corner'''.

	==History and geography==		==History and geography==
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	[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 984800.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Viewed from downstream and the Ludlow side, Ludford Bridge, which now takes the B4361 road across the [[River Teme]]. The large public house, the Charlton Arms, is just behind.]]		[[File:Ludford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 984800.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Viewed from downstream and the Ludlow side, Ludford Bridge, which now takes the B4361 road across the [[River Teme]]. The large public house, the Charlton Arms, is just behind.]]
	'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983"~~>{{National~~ ~~Heritage List for England\| num=1281983\|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade=I \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}<~~/~~ref~~> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name=bridge/> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.		'''Ludford Bridge''' is a 3-arch [[Listed building\|grade I listed]]<ref name="NHLE1281983" /> masonry bridge crossing the Teme immediately north of the village of Ludford. It is also a [[scheduled ancient monument]].<ref name="NHLE1003012">{{National Heritage List for England\| num=1003012 \|desc=Ludford Bridge \|grade= \|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> Built in the 15th century, replacing an earlier bridge possibly built by [[Josce de Dinan]], it was restored in 1886 (following a serious flood) and has 20th-century modifications on the north (Ludlow) end.<ref name=bridge/> The bridge gives its name to the 1459 [[Rout of Ludford Bridge]], which took place to its south in Ludford.

	The bridge is located upstream of the original [[ford (crossing)\|ford]] which gave Ludford its name, which was located at the bottom of Ludlow's Old Street, continuing that ancient road across the river into Ludford (at what became Ludford Mill) joining Park Lane. This ancient route then carried on in a south-easterly direction towards [[Tenbury Wells\|Tenbury]] and Worcester via another fording of the Teme at Steventon. The part of the route from Park Lane to Steventon is no longer in existence.		The bridge is located upstream of the original [[ford (crossing)\|ford]] which gave Ludford its name, which was located at the bottom of Ludlow's Old Street, continuing that ancient road across the river into Ludford (at what became Ludford Mill) joining Park Lane. This ancient route then carried on in a south-easterly direction towards [[Tenbury Wells\|Tenbury]] and Worcester via another fording of the Teme at Steventon. The part of the route from Park Lane to Steventon is no longer in existence.

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	'''Ludford''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England\|civil parish]] in south [[Shropshire]], England. The parish is situated adjacent to the [[market town]] of [[Ludlow]] and was, until 1895, partly in [[Herefordshire]].		'''Ludford''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England\|civil parish]] in south [[Shropshire]], England. The parish is situated adjacent to the [[market town]] of [[Ludlow]] and was, until 1895, partly in [[Herefordshire]].

	The village is ~~situated~~ on the south bank of the [[River Teme]], with Ludlow on the north bank, and is connected to the town by the grade I listed '''Ludford Bridge'''.<ref name=bridge>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-389679-ludford-bridge-ludford- British Listed Buildings] Ludford Bridge</ref> The village is [[geology\|geologically]] notable with its '''Ludford Corner'''.		The village is on the south bank of the [[River Teme]], with Ludlow on the north bank, and is connected to the town by the grade I listed '''Ludford Bridge'''.<ref name=bridge>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-389679-ludford-bridge-ludford- British Listed Buildings] Ludford Bridge</ref> The village is [[geology\|geologically]] notable with its '''Ludford Corner'''.

	==History and geography==		==History and geography==

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	===Ludford House===		===Ludford House===
	The village contains a former [[English country house\|country house]] – [[Ludford House]]<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/829985 Geograph] Ludford House, Ludford</ref> – and the remains of its parkland. It originated as the area's [[manor house]] and was acquired in 1607 by the Charlton family. [[Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet\|Sir Job Charlton]], [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)\|speaker of the House of Commons]], was created a baronet in 1686. The [[Charlton baronets\|Charlton baronetcy]] however has since become extinct. By the 1840s the parkland (Ludford Park) had become enclosed and used as farmland.<ref name=parishplan>[http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf Ludford Parish Plan] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171202/http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf \|date=14 July 2014 }} (2004) p 18</ref>		The village contains a former [[English country house\|country house]] – [[Ludford House]]<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/829985 Geograph] Ludford House, Ludford</ref> – and the remains of its parkland. It originated as the area's [[manor house]] and was acquired in 1607 by the Charlton family. [[Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet\|Sir Job Charlton]], [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)\|speaker of the House of Commons]], was created a baronet in 1686. The [[Charlton baronets\|Charlton baronetcy]] however has since become extinct. By the 1840s the parkland (Ludford Park) had become enclosed and used as farmland.<ref name=parishplan>[http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf Ludford Parish Plan] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171202/http://www.2shrop.net/live/images/cme_resources/Groups/gCF68E832-6295-42BC-A16D-50BD2B68A787/Ludford-Village-Plan.pdf \|date=14 July 2014 }} (2004) p 18</ref> Ludford House is no longer one residence and has been divided into separate dwellings.

	===Roads===		===Roads===
	The [[Toll road\|turnpike road]] to [[Hereford]], now the B4361 (named [[Overton, Shropshire\|Overton]] Road in Ludford), was built through the parkland of Ludford House in the 1820s and passes right by the back of the House.<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/101597 Geograph] Ludford House</ref> ~~Ludford House is no longer one residence and has been divided into separate dwellings.~~ Park Road, no longer a through-road, was once the main thoroughfare leading southwards from the ford, and later the bridge, and was until 1836 the main route to [[Worcester, England\|Worcester]],<ref name=parishplan/> running via Steventon. Whitcliffe Road begins at the B4361 in the centre of Ludford, heads across Whitcliffe Common towards [[Mortimer Forest]], and runs eventually to [[Wigmore, Herefordshire\|Wigmore]].		The [[Toll road\|turnpike road]] to [[Hereford]], now the B4361 (named [[Overton, Shropshire\|Overton]] Road in Ludford), was built through the parkland of Ludford House in the 1820s and passes right by the back of the House.<ref>[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/101597 Geograph] Ludford House</ref> Park Road, no longer a through-road, was once the main thoroughfare leading southwards from the ford, and later the bridge, and was until 1836 the main route to [[Worcester, England\|Worcester]],<ref name=parishplan/> running via Steventon. Whitcliffe Road begins at the B4361 in the centre of Ludford, heads across Whitcliffe Common towards [[Mortimer Forest]], and runs eventually to [[Wigmore, Herefordshire\|Wigmore]].

	====Cycle route 44====		====Cycle route 44====