Ludlowshire

Ludlowshire (county code LU) is a shire county in west-central Leeds. The county came into existence in 2014 following the passage of the Local Government Act 2014. Ludlowshire is a large county containing cool, rolling hills, flattening off into a warm, flat plain in the south. The county town and largest city, Ludlow, is located in this flat southerly region, as is the majority of the population; however, the county's second largest city, Thornbury, is located on a north-central plateau amid the rolling hills. As of the 2014 Census, Ludlowshire has a population of 7,200,094 people.

The present-day county was carved out of the southern half of the former suburb of Saltburn Heights (not to be confused with the present-day county of the same name). The county is bordered to the north by Saltburn Heights, to the east by the Capital District, to the south by Alum Chine, Clearwater, and Durley Chine, and to the west by the United Kingdom.