Lydbury North
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Lydbury North is a village and a geographically large parish
in Shropshire
, England
. It is locally called Lydbury and there is no settlement of "Lydbury South".
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.
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.
The village lies between 155 and 165 metres above sea level
. It is located at .
To the south is Walcot Pool, a large body of water which is part of the Walcot Hall estate. 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.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is locally called Lydbury and there is no settlement of "Lydbury South".
It is situated in the south west corner of the county, near to the small towns of Clun
Clun
Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England. The town is located entirely in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2001 census recorded 642 people living in the town...
and Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle is a small market town in Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,630. Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales-England border, about north-west of Ludlow and about south-west of Shrewsbury. To the south is Clun...
. The B4385 road runs through the village, as does the Jack Mytton Way
Jack Mytton Way
The Jack Mytton Way is a long distance footpath and bridleway for horseriders, hillwalkers and mountain bikers in mid and south Shropshire, England. It typically takes a week to ride on horseback....
. To the west is the village and parish of Colebatch
Colebatch, Shropshire
Colebatch is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.The village lies on the A488, one mile south of Bishop's Castle, on the road to Clun...
. There is a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, school and church here. Also there is a public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
called the Powis Arms.
According to the Institute for Name Studies
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
the name is Old English in derivation and means 'Fortification on the *Hlyde (= noisy stream)', perhaps an early name for the River Kemp.
The village lies between 155 and 165 metres above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. It is located at .
To the south is Walcot Pool, a large body of water which is part of the Walcot Hall estate. 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.