St George's, Clun

Clun's church is situated on a rise of ground on the English side of the river. It looks as though it was built so that it could be defended if the Welsh cut up rough.

The original Saxon settlement was here too and probably for the same reason. Later a new town was laid out in the shadow of Clun Castle on the other side of the river and the parish was moved from Wales into Shropshire. This is the reason why, when you look at a map of the border today, Clun Forest juts out into Wales

You will find the grave of a celebrated modern resident in the churchyard at St George's. And more about the history of Clun on the web.