Editing Ludlow (section)

==Toponymy==
The thirteenth century romance [[Fouke le Fitz Waryn#Romance of Fouke le Fitz Waryn|''Fouke le Fitz Waryn'']] records that Ludlow had been called '''Dinam''' "for a very long time". It is also known that [[Ludlow Castle]] was originally named Dinham Castle when it was constructed in the eleventh century, even today the area immediately south of the castle retains the original name.<ref>{{harvnb|Coplestone-Crow|2000|pp=21–22}}</ref><ref>Shoesmith "The Town of Ludlow" ''Ludlow Castle'', pp.&nbsp;9, 11</ref> [[Samuel Lewis (publisher)|Samuel Lewis]] states that while ''Leadlowe'' and ''Ludlowe'' were the Saxon names for the town, the [[Celtic Britons|British]] name was ''Dinam'', which he translates as "The Palace of Princes". The [[Modern Welsh]] name for the town is '''Llwydlo'''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Samuel |title=A Topographical Dictionary of England |date=1848 |location=London |pages=186–190 |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp186-190 |access-date=10 September 2022 |quote=This place, called by the Britons Dinam, or "the palace of princes," and by the Saxons Leadlowe, and Ludlowe, appears to have been distinguished for its importance prior to the Norman Conquest, when Robert de Montgomery, kinsman of the Conqueror, fortified the town with walls, and erected the greater part of its stately castle, which was his baronial residence till his death in 1094.}}</ref><ref>Lloyd, David (2008) ''The Origins of Ludlow'' p 77</ref>

''Lodelowe'' was in use for this site before 1138 and comes from the [[Old English]] "hlud-hlǣw".<ref name="Room 2003">Room ''Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings''</ref><ref name=toponymy75>Lloyd, David (2008) ''The Origins of Ludlow'' p 75</ref> At the time this section of the [[River Teme]] contained rapids, and so the ''hlud'' of Ludlow came from "the loud waters", while ''hlǣw'' meant "hill"<ref name="Room 2003"/> or [[tumulus]].<ref>[http://www.ludlowcivicsociety.org/ludlowcivicsoci3.html Ludlow Civic Society]</ref> Thus the name '''Ludlow''' describes a ''place on a hill by the loud waters''. Some time around the 12th century, [[weir]]s were added along the river, taming these rapid flows.<ref>[http://www.temeweirstrust.org.uk/temeweirstrust-t.html Teme Weirs Trust] History of Ludlow's weirs</ref> The hill is that which the town stands on, and a pre-historic burial mound (or barrow) which existed at the eastern summit of the hill (dug up during the expansion of St Laurence's church in 1199) could explain the tumulus variation of the ''hlǣw'' element.<ref name=toponymy75/><ref name=poulton>Poulton-Smith, Anthony (2009) ''Shropshire Place Names'' p 87</ref> [[Ludford, Shropshire|Ludford]], a neighbouring and older settlement, situated on the southern bank of the Teme, shares the ''hlud'' ("loud waters") element.<ref name=poulton/>