Lydbury North
Lydbury North is a village and also a geographically large civil parish in south Shropshire, England.The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 census was 695. The church is locally called Lydbury and there is no negotiation called Lydbury South. It lies at grid referral SO352859. It is located in the south west edge of the county, near to the small towns of Clun as well as Bishop's Castle. The B4385 road goes through the town, as does the Jack Mytton Way. To the west is the town and also parish of Colebatch. There is a part-time post office, area shop, institution and also church below. Also there is a hostelry called the Powis Arms. According to the Institute for Name Studies the name is Old English in derivation and also indicates 'Stronghold on the * Hlyde (= noisy stream)', probably a very early name for the River Kemp. The town lies between 155m as well as 165m above water level. Whilst the land to the south is level, to the north it climbs outstanding. Priors Holt, Priors Holt Hillside and Churchmoor go to the northeastern extremities of the parish, the church of which in Lydbury North, St Michael and All Angels, has a small Catholic chapel.
