Lydbury North

Lydbury North

Lydbury North is a village and a geographically large parish in South 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".

The village lies between 155 and 165 metres above sea level. It is located at gbmapping|SO352859.

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.

External links

* [http://www.lydbury.co.uk/faqs/default.asp Some local information]
* [http://www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/roots/packages/src/src_l01.htm Historic information]
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~rmoj/lydburyn.htm Powis Arms information]
* [http://www.walcothall.com Walcot Hall]
* [http://www.old-lydbury.org.uk Parish Register and Census transcriptions]
* [http://www.lydury.co.uk Lydbury English Centre]
* [http://www.lydburynorth.net Lydbury North Village Website]
* [http://www.castlewales.com/lowrdown.html Lower Down castle, Lydbury]


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