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OS grid reference
  
SO392817

Country
  
England

Post town
  
CRAVEN ARMS

Local time
  
Monday 8:20 PM

Civil parish
  
Hopesay

UK parliament constituency
  
Ludlow

Region
  
West Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
SY7

Dialling code
  
01588

Ceremonial county
  
Shropshire

Unitary authority
  
Shropshire Council

Aston on Clun

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 93% Humidity

Aston on Clun is a village in south Shropshire, England.

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Map of Aston on Clun, Craven Arms, UK

It lies near to the River Clun, with the brook from Hopesay flowing through the village itself, and is on the B4368 road between the towns of Clun and Craven Arms. The village of Broome, which has a railway station, is also close by. It is in the civil parish of Hopesay.

Amenities

There is a public house, the "Kangaroo Inn" (named after a 19th-century Atlantic "cable runner" ship) and next door a small car garage. The village did until recently feature a Post Office. Since 2013 the village has a small convenience shop once again, now located by the village hall.

To the rear of the village hall is a large (modern) village green.

Attractions

At the centre of the village lies an Arbor Tree, which usually has flags ceremonially held amongst its branches. The village still celebrates Oak Apple Day / Arbor Day, a now abolished public holiday.

History

In 1949 the Oaker Estate was wound up and auctioned off in small plots as lots. The estate covered almost all of the village and surrounding countryside, including the Kangaroo Inn which was lot number 1. Inside the pub today the original maps, auction documents and deeds of the Oaker Estate sale can be seen.

The present-day post town is Craven Arms; previously Aston on Clun was a post town itself.

References

Aston on Clun Wikipedia