Ludlow.
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Meaning & usage
A placename: A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).
A placename: A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.
A placename: A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Kenton County, Kentucky.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Livingston County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
The Ludlow epoch.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).
Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).
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