Clun
Clun is the smallest town in Shropshire with a population of less than 1000. It is on the bank of River Clun. It is usually quite quiet, except for when the Green Man Festival is held in May and the Clun Carnival is held in August.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clun Castle and Clun Town Hall.
Clun Castle
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clun Castle is a medieval ruined castle in Clun, Shropshire, England. Clun Castle was established by the Norman lord Robert de Say after the Norman invasion of England and went on to become an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, with an extensive castle-guard system.
Clun Town Hall
Museum
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clun Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square in Clun, Shropshire, England. The building, which is now used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bicton and Newcastle.
Bicton
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bicton is a hamlet in southwest Shropshire, England, one mile north of Clun. The short River Unk passes through the hamlet. In previous centuries it was a township in the Clun division of the hundred of Clun.
Newcastle
Village
Photo: Noisepolice, Public domain.
Newcastle is a village in the rural south west of Shropshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Clun and the Folly Brook, 3 miles west of the small town of Clun. Newcastle is situated 3 miles west of Clun.
Clun
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.4196° or 52° 25′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.037° or 3° 2′ 13″ westElevation
686 feet (209 metres)Open location code
9C4RCX97+R5GeoNames ID
7301513
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In Other Languages
“Clun” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Colunwy”
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