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Culmington is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England.The nearest towns are Craven Arms and Ludlow. The village is situated just off the B4365 road, north of Stanton Lacy.The River Corve flows just to its east. The village lies at around 100m above sea level.In the 19th century, Culmington was described as: "a township and a parish in Ludlow district, Salop. The township lies on the river Corve, 3 miles NE of Onibury r. station, and 4½ N by W of Ludlow. The parish includes also the townships of Burley, Siefton, and Bache and Norton; and its post town is Bromfield, Salop ".HistoryMedievalAt the time of the Domesday Book (1086) the parish was located within the hundred of Culvestan. The Book recorded that at the time the manor of Culmington belonged to Earl Roger of Shrewsbury at an estimated price of £6. The area was entrusted to the Earl by his cousin, King William. There were said to be 12 villagers, with a total of 4 slaves within the parish. Prior to the control of the Earl, the area of Culmington and much of the Shropshire county belonged to Edric the Wild. He is reputed to have held the Welsh border with a heavy hand. The Domesday Book records the name as 'Comintone'. The Saxon border Thane, Edric the Wild, held the areas of Sireton, Comitome and Elsich. Known today as Serifton, Culmington and Elsich respectively. The Saxon hundred of Culvestan was replaced in the reign of Henry I by the hundred of Munslow, which Culmington then became part of.

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