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Human settlement in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ludwell is a small village in south Wiltshire, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of the Dorset town of Shaftesbury. It lies within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,[1] on the A30 Salisbury-Shaftesbury road. For local government, Ludwell is part of Donhead St Mary civil parish.
Ludwell | |
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Cottages along the A30 | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
OS grid reference | ST909226 |
Civil parish | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Shaftesbury |
Postcode district | SP7 |
Dialling code | 01747 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Peckons Hill, Birdbush and Brook Waters are neighbouring hamlets to the northeast of Ludwell, along the A30 towards Ansty and Swallowcliffe.
The village has a primary school which was established in 1875,[2] and an Anglican church, St John the Baptist, built in 1839 in Neo-Norman style with a two-tower west facade.[3]
Notable buildings are Ludwell Stores & Post Office, a late 18th-century house with attached former bakery;[4] and the Grove Arms public house, from the early 17th century with additions in the early 18th and 19th.[5] Other businesses include T. Buttlings traditional butchers and Greenacre farm shop.
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