Ludwell, Wiltshire

"Ludwell" redirects here. For the spring in Surrey, England, see Mother Ludlam's Cave.

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
Cottages along the A30
Ludwell Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	ST909226
Civil parish	Donhead St Mary
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
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	Salisbury
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51.003°N 2.131°W / 51.003; -2.131

Peckons Hill, Birdbush and Brook Waters are neighbouring hamlets to the northeast of Ludwell, along the A30 towards Ansty and Swallowcliffe.

St John's Church

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.