Clunton

Village in Shropshire, England

Human settlement in England

Clunton

Timber-framed house

Clunton

Location within Shropshire

OS grid reference| SO334813
Civil parish|

* Clunbury

Unitary authority|

* Shropshire

Ceremonial county|

* Shropshire

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| CRAVEN ARMS
Postcode district| SY7
Dialling code| 01588
Police| West Mercia
Fire| Shropshire
Ambulance| West Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Ludlow

List of places

England
Shropshire

52°25′30″N 2°58′48″W﻿ / ﻿52.425°N 2.980°W﻿ / 52.425; -2.980

Clunton is a village in south Shropshire, England, to the east of the small town of Clun.

## Location

[edit]

It lies on the B4368 road between Clun and Craven Arms. It is part of the civil parish of Clunbury. The nearest railway station is Hoptonheath. The village is at 162 m (531 ft) above sea level. SO334813[1]

The village centres on the B4368, though it branches southwards at Clunton Bridge (which crosses the River Clun). Near the centre is "The Crown" pub and St. Mary's Church.[2]

## The Crown

[edit]

In 1994 the village public house, The Crown, was threatened with closure. A group of locals clubbed together and bought it, rather than lose it altogether[citation needed] . They still own it today. The pub is co-owned by 30 people, mostly locals. It remains a traditional country pub, with a selection of local real ales; The Crown has an entry in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2015.[3]

## Clunton Coppice

[edit]

Nearby to the south of the village is Clunton Coppice, a 23.6 hectares (58 acres) remnant of the oak coppice woodland which was abundant in this part of Shropshire formerly, which is situated on a steep slope and grows over acidic rather infertile soil. This woodland is dominated by sessile oak with birch and hazel scattered among the oaks along with holly and rowan. The herb layer in these woods is typical of this type of woodland with its acid soil and includes wavy hair-grass, creeping soft-grass, greater woodrush, bilberry, ling, hard fern, common cow-wheat and bracken. One notable species, scarce in Shropshire, the oak fern has been recorded here. Also typical of these western woods the mosses Dicranum majus and Rhytidiadelphus loreus are abundant.[4]

## In culture

[edit]

In A Shropshire Lad, A. E. Housman used - but did not actually write - the verse:[5]

> Clunton and Clunbury,

> Clungunford and Clun,
>  Are the quietest places

> Under the sun.

North of Clunton Coppice there is a hill fort at Bury Ditches at which is reputed for its views and is a reminder that this area has been inhabited for millennia.[6]

Leonard Arthur Bethell (1878-1950) soldier and author, lived at The Warren, Clunton, from 1946 to his death in 1950.[7]

John Osborne (1929–1994) playwright, who wrote Look Back in Anger, lived at The Hurst in Clunton, where he died.[8]

## See also

[edit]

* Listed buildings in Clunbury

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Clunton, Shropshire (SY7 0HU)". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. ^ "Clunton: St Mary". The Archbishops’ Council. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. ^ "Crown Inn". CAMRA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. ^ "Clunton Coppice" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
5. ^ "A. E. Housman: Clunton and Clunbury". Infoplease. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
6. ^ "Clunton Coppice". Shropshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
7. ^ Bethell, Leonard. "Burial record". Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
8. ^ Heilpern, John (2006). John Osborne: A Patriot for Us. Chatto & Windus. pp. 470–479\. ISBN 978-0-7011-6780-6.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clunton.

* Crown Inn website

* v
* t
* e

Ceremonial county of Shropshire

Unitary authorities|

* Shropshire
* Telford and Wrekin

Major settlements
(cities in italics)|

* Bishop's Castle
* Bridgnorth
* Broseley
* Church Stretton
* Cleobury Mortimer
* Clun
* Craven Arms
* Ellesmere
* Ludlow
* Market Drayton
* Much Wenlock
* Newport
* Oswestry
* Shifnal
* Shrewsbury
* Telford (Dawley
* Madeley
* Oakengates
* Wellington)
* Wem
* Whitchurch
See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire

Rivers|

* Camlad
* Clun
* Corve
* Ledwyche
* Onny
* Perry
* Rea
* Rea Brook
* Redlake
* Roden
* Severn
* Teme
* Tern
* Unk
* Vyrnwy
* Worfe

Canals|

* Llangollen Canal
* Montgomery Canal
* Shrewsbury Canal
* Shropshire Union Canal

Topics|

* Flag
* Geology
* Shrewsbury floods
* Settlements
* History (Civil War)
* Museums
* Schools
* Parliamentary constituencies
* SSSIs
* Country houses
* Grade I listed buildings
* Grade II* listed buildings
* Lord Lieutenants
* High Sheriffs
* Rail transport
* Windmills

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template