What is Ludlow?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Ludlow | country = England | region = West Midlands | static_image_name = Ludlow_Castle_from_the_hills.JPG | static_image_caption = Ludlow viewed from the Whitcliffe | static_image_alt = Ludlow viewed from the Whitcliffe | static_image_2_name = File:Coat_of_arms_of_Ludlow.png | static_image_2_width = 100px | static_image_2_caption = [[Coat of arms]] of Ludlow | static_image_2_alt = The Coat of Arms of Ludlow, Shropshire | population = 10,266 | population_ref = {{small|(2011 census)}} | population_demonym = | os_grid_reference = SO512746 | map_alt = Map of Shropshire, with a red dot showing the position of Ludlow | coordinates = {{coord|52.37|-2.71|display=inline,title}} | label_position = right | post_town = LUDLOW | postcode_district = SY8 | postcode_area = SY | dial_code = 01584 | civil_parish = Ludlow | constituency_westminster = [[Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)|Ludlow]] | london_distance = 154 miles (248 km) | unitary_england = [[Shropshire]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Shropshire]] }} '''Ludlow''' is a town in [[Shropshire]], a [[county]] of [[England]]. The town is very old and dates back to around 800 [[AD]]. There is a large [[castle]] and many other [[History|historic]] [[building]]s. There are just over 10,000 people living in the town. It is the largest town in the [[South Shropshire]] area. The town, though not large, is important in its area, which includes the [[Welsh Marches]], [[Wales]] and [[South Shropshire]]. Its parish church, St Laurence's, is the largest in the county.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2006/10/04/etludlow04.xml | title=Getting a Taste for Ludlow | accessdate=17 September 2007 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=Fred | last=Mawer | date=4 October 2006 | archive-date=14 October 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014202549/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=%2Ftravel%2F2006%2F10%2F04%2Fetludlow04.xml | url-status=dead }}</ref> == Transport