Clungunford
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Clungunford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire
, England
, located near the border with Herefordshire
.
The name comes from the fact that this part of the Clun
area was owned by the Saxon
Lord Gunward and so was called "Clun Gunward". The River Clun
here was forded and the name became Clungunford.
The village includes St. Cuthbert's Church and lies between 130m and 145m above sea level
. The River Clun
flows nearby. There is a locally famous "tea rooms" cafe - Rocke Cottage (was Bird on the Rock) - which is just over the river from the village in the hamlet of Abcott
. The river here is crossed by Clungunford Bridge. The village is approximately 1½ miles (2.5km) from the railway stations at Hopton Heath
and Broome
.
There is a motte
by the church. The village's monthly newsletter is called The Gunnas Gazette.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, located near the border with Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
.
The name comes from the fact that this part of the Clun
Clun
Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England. The town is located entirely in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2001 census recorded 642 people living in the town...
area was owned by the Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
Lord Gunward and so was called "Clun Gunward". The River Clun
River Clun, Shropshire
The River Clun is a river in Shropshire, England which runs through the small town of Clun, as well as Newcastle-on-Clun and other villages. It meets the River Teme at Leintwardine, Herefordshire....
here was forded and the name became Clungunford.
The village includes St. Cuthbert's Church and lies between 130m and 145m above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. The River Clun
River Clun, Shropshire
The River Clun is a river in Shropshire, England which runs through the small town of Clun, as well as Newcastle-on-Clun and other villages. It meets the River Teme at Leintwardine, Herefordshire....
flows nearby. There is a locally famous "tea rooms" cafe - Rocke Cottage (was Bird on the Rock) - which is just over the river from the village in the hamlet of Abcott
Abcott
Abcott is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies west, over the River Clun, from the village of Clungunford .Nearby is the village of Hopton Heath, which has a railway station on the Heart of Wales Line....
. The river here is crossed by Clungunford Bridge. The village is approximately 1½ miles (2.5km) from the railway stations at Hopton Heath
Hopton Heath railway station
Hopton Heath railway station is a railway station in Hopton Heath, a hamlet in Shropshire, England...
and Broome
Broome railway station
Broome railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Broome and Aston on Clun, in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line, 22¾ miles south west of...
.
There is a motte
Motte
Motte may be:*Motte-and-bailey, a type of construction used in castles*Isaac Motte, an 18th century American statesman*La Motte , various places with this name-See also:* Mote * Mott...
by the church. The village's monthly newsletter is called The Gunnas Gazette.
In culture
- In A Shropshire LadA Shropshire LadA Shropshire Lad is a cycle of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman . Some of the better-known poems in the book are "To an Athlete Dying Young", "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now" and "When I Was One-and-Twenty".The collection was published in 1896...
, A.E. Housman wrote the verse:
See also
- BeckjayBeckjayBeckjay is a small hamlet in the south of the English county of Shropshire. Its name, and that of the nearby farm of Jay, is probably a reference to the family of Elias de Jay, who held the local manor of Bedston until 1349...
- nearby hamlet - SheldertonSheldertonShelderton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located just southeast of the village of Clungunford.The border with Herefordshire is nearby to the south....
- nearby hamlet - Clungunford motte