St Swithun's Church

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St Swithun's Church is in the village of Clunbury, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary, Bedstone, St Cuthbert, Clungunford, St Mary, Clunton, and St Edward, Hopton Castle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. ()

Architectural style: English gothicCoordinates: 52°25'13"N, 2°55'35"W

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Nearby attractions include: Stokesay Castle, Offa's Dyke, Clun Castle, Clun Bridge.

4.1 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles, Museum
Stokesay Castle, Ludlow
104 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque countryside of Shropshire, Stokesay Castle stands as a quintessential example of a fortified medieval manor house in England. Located near the charming market town of Ludlow, this beautifully preserved structure invites visitors to step back...
7.4 miSW
Visitor center, Ruins
Offa's Dyke, Knighton
188 min walk • Offa's Dyke is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa, the Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from AD 757 until 796, who is traditionally believed to have ordered its construction.
4.5 miW
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Clun Castle, Clun
115 min walk • Clun Castle is a ruined castle in the small town of Clun, Shropshire. Clun Castle was established by the Norman lord Robert de Say after the Norman invasion of England and went on to become an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, with an extensive castle-guard system.
4.4 miW
Bridge
Clun Bridge, Clun
112 min walk • Clun Bridge is a historical bridge in the small town of Clun, Shropshire, England dating from 1450 which crosses over the River Clun.
1.7 miS
Forts and castles
Hopton Castle
44 min walk • Hopton Castle is situated in the village of the same name which lies approximately halfway between Knighton and Craven Arms, in the English county of Shropshire. Hopton Castle featured in the British TV series Time Team in 2010.
5.9 miNW
Nightlife, Brewery
Three Tuns Brewery, Bishop's Castle
151 min walk • The Three Tuns Brewery in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England was established in 1642 on its current site, making it the oldest licensed brewery site in Britain.
4.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Caer Caradoc
123 min walk • Caer Caradoc is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in the south-west of the English county of Shropshire, near the town of Clun. It overlooks the village of Chapel Lawn.
2 miNE
Church
St Mary
51 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Hopesay, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
6.2 miNE
Tower
Flounders' Folly
158 min walk • Flounders' Folly is a tower, built in 1838, on Callow Hill, near Craven Arms at the western end of Wenlock Edge in Shropshire, England.
4.1 miE
Event space, Library, Museum
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms
106 min walk • Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is a museum in southern Shropshire, just south of Craven Arms.
4.7 miE
Balloon rides, Tours, Outdoor activities
Stokesay Court, Craven Arms
121 min walk • Stokesay Court is a country house and estate in the parish of Onibury in Shropshire, England. Described by John Newman, in the Shropshire volume of Pevsner's Buildings of England, as "the most grandiloquent Victorian mansion in the county", Stokesay is a Grade II* listed building.