Ludgershall
Ludgershall is a Village in the county of Buckinghamshire.
There are great places to visit near Ludgershall including some great villages, towns, parks, lakes, shopping centres, historic buildings, country parks and airports.
Haddenham, Caldecotte, Blue Bridge, New Bradwell, Tathall End, Castlethorpe, and Weston Underwood are some of Ludgershall best villages to visit near Ludgershall.
There are a number of towns near Ludgershall including Milton Keynes, Olney, High Wycombe, Buckingham, and Aylesbury.
Parks to visit near Ludgershall include Willen Lake, and Campbell Park.
Lakes to visit near Ludgershall include Willen Lake, and Thorney Country Park.
The Centre:mk, and Eden Shopping Centre are some of Ludgershall best shopping centres to visit near Ludgershall.
The area around Ludgershall boasts some of the best historic buildings including Church of St Simon and St Jude, St Peter and St Paul - Olney, Weston Underwood, Church of St James the Great - Hanslope, The Old Gaol, and Waddesdon Manor.
The area close to Ludgershall boasts some of the best country parks including Thorney Country Park.
There are a number of airports near to Ludgershall including Wycombe Air Park.
Ludgershall History
There are some historic monuments around Ludgershall:
Places to see near Ludgershall
History of Ludgershall
The name “Litlegarsele” may come from “lytel”, small and “garsheath”, a grassy place, thus a “small grazing area” or “little grass heath”. After the building of Ludgershall Castle in the late 11th century, the village grew to its south and became a medieval borough. The village lay on the old Marlborough to Winchester road, which was an important route in the early 13th century. Later the village lost its importance, and was damaged by fire in 1679. Among the oldest buildings are the Queen’s Head public house, from the 16th and 18th centuries, and cottages on Castle Street from the late 17th. Windmill Hill has been part of the Salisbury Plain Training Area since c.1898, and land in the west of the parish has been used by the Army since 1939. Military activity, including the construction of Tidworth Camp nearby, led to a substantial increase in the population of the parish.
