sentences:  It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in "England's Thousand Greatest Churches" by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches".It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.The parish church was established as a place of worship in association with the founding of Ludlow by the Normans in the late 11th century.