Leominster
Leominster is a market town in the English county of Herefordshire. It lies at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater, approximately 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of the city of Hereford and about 7 miles south of the Shropshire border, 11 miles from Ludlow in Shropshire. Leominster train station has services to Manchester, passing through Ludlow and Cardiff, and links to London are achieved by changing at Hereford. With a permanent population of approximately 11691 people, according to the 2011 Census, Leominster is the largest of the five towns Leominster, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington in the county bordering the City of Hereford. From 1974 to 1996, Leominster acted as the administrative centre for the former local government district of Leominster District. The town takes its name from a minster, which is a community of clergy in the district of Lene or Leon. During the Early Middle Ages, Leominster was the home of Æthelmod of Leominster, an English saint known to history usually through the hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript. He is professed to be buried in Leominster. Leominster is also the traditional birthplace of Ryeland sheep, a species previously celebrated for its 'Lemster' wool, known as 'Lemster ore'. This wool was valued above all other English wool in trade with the continent of Europe in the Middle Ages. It was the profit and success from this wool trade that developed the town and the minster and drew in the envy of the Welsh and other regions. For all of your home renovations, make certain to identify reliable specialists in Leominster to make certain of quality.
