Lydham

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{{Infobox UK place

|static_image_name = Lydham church - geograph.org.uk - 1475680.jpg

|static_image_caption = Lydham church

|country = England

|coordinates = {{coord|52.5124|-2.9814|display=inline,title}}

|official_name= Lydham

|civil_parish= Lydham

|population = 189

|population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126187&c=SY9+5DR&d=16&e=62&g=6461003&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1448209232844&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=22 November 2015}}

|unitary_england= Shropshire

|lieutenancy_england = Shropshire

|region= West Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Ludlow

|post_town= BISHOPS CASTLE

|postcode_district = SY9

|postcode_area= SY

|dial_code= 01588

|os_grid_reference= SO334909

}}

Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.

Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bishop's Castle.Ordnance Survey mapping

There is a market held on Fridays in the village hall. Close by is the small village and separate parish of More.

History

Two miles to the south-east, in the parish of Lydham, are the fragmentary remains of Lea Castle, adjoining a modern farmhouse at Lower Lea.{{cite web| url = https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1054509| title = REMAINS OF LEA CASTLE ADJOINING LOWER LEA FARMHOUSE TO NORTH, Lydham - 1054509 {{!}} Historic England}}

=Railway=

Lydham was served by the now defunct Bishops Castle Railway which closed in 1935. The station was nearby at Lydham Heath.

See also

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