Sowdley Wood

Sowdley Wood is a forest in Clunbury, Shropshire, England. Sowdley Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Cwm, as well as near Woodside.

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.

Church of St George

Church

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clun and Hopton Castle.

Clun

Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Hopton Castle

Village

Photo: Mark Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hopton Castle is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The village grew up around the keep of Hopton Castle, which was opened as a visitor attraction in 2011.

Clunbury

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clunbury is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. It is near to the small town of Clun and the villages of Clunton, Purslow and Aston on Clun.

Sowdley Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Clunbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.413° or 52° 24′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.9931° or 2° 59′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C4VC274+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 70796101

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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