Lydbury North

Lydbury North
St Michael's and All Angels, the parish church of Lydbury North
Lydbury North is located in Shropshire
Lydbury North
Lydbury North
Location within Shropshire
Population695 (2011)
OS grid referenceSO352859
Civil parish
  • Lydbury North
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLYDBURY NORTH
Postcode districtSY7
Dialling code01588
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°28′05″N 2°57′22″W / 52.468°N 2.956°W / 52.468; -2.956
Lydbury North and the Kemp valley as viewed from Oakeley Mynd

Lydbury North (/lɪdbr/ LID-bree) is a village and a geographically large civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 695.[1] The parish is locally called Lydbury, and there is no settlement called Lydbury South.

It lies in the southwest corner of the county, near to the towns of Clun and Bishop's Castle. The B4385 road runs through the village, as does the Jack Mytton Way. To the west is the village and parish of Colebatch. There is a part-time post office, community shop, school and church. Also there is a public house called the Powis Arms.[2] The parish church, St Michael and All Angels, contains a small Catholic chapel.[citation needed]

The village is at grid reference SO352859 and lies between 155m and 165m above sea level. Whilst the land to the south is flat, to the north it rises steeply.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Powis Arms information". Retrieved 19 December 2014.