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Clun / ˈ k l ʌ n / (Welsh: Colunwy) is a town in south west Shropshire, England, and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2011 census recorded 680 people living in the town. Research by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England suggests that Clun is one of the most tranquil locations in England.
Clun Castle. / 52.4216; -3.0337. 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.
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Clun. Craven Arms. Shropshire. SY7. United Kingdom. Profile. Tranquil, pretty community overlooked by spectacular castle ruins. Most people think of Clun as a village, but it has the distinction of being granted a very early town charter in the 14th century. It was also mentioned in the Domesday Book.
- Clun, Craven Arms, SY7, Shropshire
The picturesque Stokesay Castle is under 10 miles away from Clun. It is the finest and best-preserved medieval fortified manor house in England. An audio tour helps you to imagine Stokesay as a centre of medieval life, and the tearoom serves a delicious range of light savoury snacks, homemade cakes and cream teas.
About Clun. The Anglo-Saxons recognised the strategic value of controlling the shallow fords, establishing a motte and bailey castle and the village of St George. But, it was the Normans that took this footprint and sealed the border to Wales with an impressive stone fortress. The new town, laid out in the rigid Norman grid pattern, became Clun.
Clun. The peaceful rural town of Clun in southern Shropshire has had a chequered past. It certainly hasn't always been the tranquil place we see now. Situated in the borderland between England and Wales, an area known as the Welsh Marches, it was often raided or fought over by the English and Welsh. Borderland disputes were common as evidenced ...
Clun Castle sits high on a natural rocky mound in a loop of the river Clun, on the edge of the small, picturesque town of the same name. Founded shortly after the Norman Conquest to demonstrate the authority of the English monarchy over this part of the border region, the castle and the nearby settlement prospered in the 13th century thanks to the management of the Fitzalan family, but ...
