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, around 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 connections 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 5 towns Leominster, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington in the county neighbouring the City of Hereford. From 1974 to 1996, Leominster served as the administrative centre for the former local government district of Leominster District. The town takes its name from a minster, which is a group of clergy in the district of Lene or Leon. During the Early Middle Ages, Leominster was home to Æthelmod of Leominster, an English saint known to history largely through the hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript. He is alleged to be entombed in Leominster. Leominster is additionally the historic home of Ryeland sheep, a species once renowned for its 'Lemster' wool, known as 'Lemster ore'. This wool was prized above all other English wool in trade with the continent of Europe in the Middle Ages. It was the earnings and prosperity from this wool trade that built the town and the minster and drew the envy of the Welsh and other areas. For all of your home renovations, make certain to find respected specialists in Leominster to make certain of quality.
