Newcastle is a village in the rural south west of
Shropshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the
River Clun and the Folly Brook, 3 miles west of the small town of
Clun
Clun ( cy, Colunwy) is a town in south west Shropshire, England, and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2011 census recorded 680 people living in the town.Combined populations for the two output areas covering the tow ...
. The B4368 runs through the village, on its way between
Craven Arms in Shropshire to
Newtown in
Powys.
The village has a community hall, a campsite (Clun Valley Camping), a church and a
pub (the "Crown Inn").
The Parish
Newcastle on Clun is a
civil parish which covers the village and surrounding countryside, reaching the border with
Wales to the north. It is part of the remote and very rural
Clun Forest
Clun Forest is a remote, rural area of open pastures, moorland and mixed deciduous/coniferous woodland in the southwest part of the English county of Shropshire and also just over the border into Powys, Wales.
It was once a Royal hunting forest ...
, part of the
Shropshire Hills AONB.
Offa's Dyke and
Offa's Dyke Path run through the area. The parish forms part of the Clun
electoral division of
Shropshire Council.
Church
The
Church of England parish church, dedicated to
St John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given t ...
, was built by
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...
architect
Edward Haycock, Sr.
Edward Haycock Sr. (29 July 1790 – 20 December 1870) was an English architect working in the West Midlands and in central and southern Wales in the late Georgian architecture, Georgian and early Victorian architecture, Victorian periods.
Biog ...
in 1848. As a memorial to the
First World War,
electric lighting
An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting. Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic, which secures the lamp in the soc ...
was installed in the building. The churchyard contains war graves of a soldier of
World War I and another of
World War II.
Newcastle A.F.C.
An
association football club exists in the village, called Newcastle A.F.C. or Newcastle Football Club, whose home ground is the Mill Field, situated to the southwest of the village between the B-road and the Folly Brook. Despite being based in England they play in the
Mid Wales South LeagueMid Wales South League
official website (part of the Welsh football league system) and were the League Champions in the 2011–12 season. They are currently sponsored by the Crown Inn. Another Shropshire village, also in the southwest of Shropshire, also previously had a team playing in the same league: Bucknell.
See also
*Listed buildings in Newcastle on Clun
Newcastle on Clun is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 28 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at ...
References
External links
Newcastle Football Club
Villages in Shropshire
Civil parishes in Shropshire
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