Etymology

Ludlow

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Today it means: Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes. Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

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