Brown Clee
Ward in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.506, -2.492 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 66 89 |
| Dialling code: | 01746 (Bridgnorth) |
Brown Clee ward sits on the slopes of the eponymous hills in Shropshire, covering some of the county’s highest, heather-clad uplands. The skyline of gritstone outcrops, scattered Bronze Age barrows and a few radio masts gives the area a rugged, remote feel, and its tracks and rights of way are popular with walkers seeking wide panoramas across the Shropshire Hills.
The ward is sparsely populated, made up of small villages such as Cleehill, Clee St Margaret and Abdon, with a local economy still shaped by hill farming and historic stone-quarrying alongside tourism and rural services. Community life centres on village halls, pubs and parish events, and like many rural parts of Shropshire it balances landscape conservation and heritage with practical issues around access and local services.
Postcode districts covering Brown Clee
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 16.4 miles
- Dudley 16.8 miles
- Walsall 22.3 miles
- Telford 11.7 miles
- West Bromwich 21.6 miles
- Worcester 24.4 miles
- Cannock 24 miles
- Shrewsbury 18.3 miles
- Kidderminster 13.3 miles
- Stourbridge 15.4 miles
- Halesowen 18.6 miles
- Bromsgrove 22.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chetton Parish 0.9 miles
- Middleton Scriven Parish 1.2 miles
- Upton Cressett Parish 1.9 miles
- Neenton Parish 2.1 miles
- Deuxhill Parish 2.7 miles
- Morville Parish 2.7 miles
- Tasley Parish 2.8 miles
- Glazeley Parish 2.9 miles
- Bridgnorth West and Tasley Ward 2.9 miles
- Oldbury Built-up area 3 miles
- Aston Eyre Parish 3.1 miles
- Sidbury Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Brown Clee
WV16 6TE, WV16 6RA, WV16 6XF, WV16 6UG, WV16 6UP, WV16 6AX, WV16 5NP, WV16 6QJ, WV16 5NS … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 31.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 53.7 miles
- Bridgnorth Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Hampton Loade Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels in Brown Clee Ad
- Ye Olde Punchbowl Country Inn & Gardens 4
- The Falcon Hotel & Restaurant
- Parlors Hall Hotel
- The Woodberry 5
Schools in Brown Clee
- Brown Clee C of E Primary School Primary
- Morville C of E (Controlled) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Davenport House Estate 6.1 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 8.9 miles
- Clee Hills Hill 9.6 miles
- Wyre Forest Forest 10.4 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 10.9 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 13.1 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 13.2 miles
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles
- Aggborough Stadium 13.6 miles
- Attingham Estate 14.3 miles
- Easton Court Estate 14.4 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 15.2 miles