Ludlow Town Wall

In the civil parish of Ludlow.
In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

Roughly rectangular, with the castle on the strongest angle; apparently C13; one twin tower gate, one round tower and two square, with much of the wall. Murage granted 1233. C14 building accounts of the town suggest that although murage was being levied, it was not spent on the walls.

This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 389940, 390070, 389696, 389698, 389699, 389700, 389701, 389702, 389703, 389704, 389697, 389705)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO512743

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 111060

Books

Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p18, 24, 29, 67, 92, 240, 265
Salter, Mike, 2001 (2edn), The Castles and Moated Mansions of Shropshire (Malvern) p58
Shoesmith, R., 2000, 'Ludlow Town' in Shoesmith, R. and Johnson, A. (eds), Ludlow Castle: Its History and Buildings (Almeley: Logaston Smith)
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p214
Conzen, M.R.G., 1988, 'Morphogenesis, Morphogenetic Regions, and Secular Human Agency in the Historic Townscape, as Exemplified by Ludlow' in Dietrich Denecke and Gareth Shaw (eds), Urban Historical Geography (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p253–272.
Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p436
Barley, M.W., 1975, 'Town Defences in England and Wales after 1066' in Barley (ed) Medieval Towns in England and Wales (CBA research reports) pp57-71 plan p63
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p207
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co) p241-2

Journal Articles

Anon, 2005, 'Ludlow Town Walls' CSG Newsletter Vol7 Issue1 p6
Lloyd, D., 1979, 'Broad Street: its houses and residents through eight centuries' Ludlow Research Paper Vol3
Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
Hope, W.H.St John, 1909, Archaeologia Vol61 p383-8

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/shropseng.html#shrops4]
Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p386, 393

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