Lydbury North
Lydbury North is a town and a geographically huge civil church 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 is located at grid reference SO352859. It is located in the south west edge of the area, near to the small towns of Clun and also 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 store, college as well as church right here. 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)', possibly an early name for the River Kemp. The town exists in between 155m and 165m above sea level. Whilst the land to the south is level, to the north it climbs outstanding. Priors Holt, Priors Holt Hill and Churchmoor go to the northeastern extremities of the parish, the church of which in Lydbury North, St Michael and All Angels, contains a tiny Catholic church.
