Clun
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.422, -3.026 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 30 80 |
| Population: | 680 |
Clun is a small, picture‑postcard market town in southwest Shropshire, England, tucked into the rolling hills of the Shropshire Hills AONB near the border with Wales. It sits beside the winding River Clun and is dominated by the evocative ruins of Clun Castle, a Norman motte‑and‑bailey that hints at the town’s medieval origins and historic role as a border settlement.
Today the Clun Valley remains largely agricultural, with hill farming still important, and the local economy is boosted by small shops, pubs and visitors attracted to walking, wildlife and a strong sense of community; the village feels deliberately small‑scale and quietly rooted in its rural past.
Postcode districts covering Clun
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Newtown 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Leominster 17.9 miles28.7 km
- Ludlow 13.7 miles22 km
Neighbouring places
- Clunbury Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Newcastle on Clun Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Hopton Castle Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Llanfair Waterdine Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Knighton with Beguildy Ward 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Colebatch Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Mainstone Parish 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Stowe Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bishop's Castle Built-up area 5 miles8.1 km
- Lydbury North Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Bedstone Built-up area 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Bucknell Built-up area 5.3 miles8.6 km
Example postcodes in Clun
SY7 8LH, SY7 8JD, SY7 8JH, SY7 8LL, SY7 8LN, SY7 8HZ, SY7 8JR, SY7 8JP, SY7 8JA … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 53.9 miles86.7 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 63.4 miles102.1 km
- Knucklas Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Hopton Heath Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
Hotels near Clun Ad
- The Lion 7.6 miles12.3 km
Schools in Clun
- St George's C of E Academy, Clun Primary
Local points of interest
- Clun Forest Forest 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 9.9 miles16 km
- Ludlow Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Croft Ambrey Archaeological site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Latham Park Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- Clee Hills Hill 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Powis Castle Estate 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Welshpool Stadium 17 miles27.3 km
- Caersws FC Stadium 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Easton Court Estate 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Cambrian Mountains Mountains 20 miles32.1 km