Museums · Mid Wales
Clun Museum
In or near Llanfair Waterdine.
Clun Museum — museum in Clun, Shropshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Knucklas · 8.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
Clun Museum is located in Shropshire, with the postcode SY7 8JA. The nearest railway station is Knucklas, which is 8.2 km away. Entry is free, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.
About
Clun Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Clun, Shropshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.4214°, -3.0296°.
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Heritage listing
Clun Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square in Clun, Shropshire, England. The building, which is now used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Clun Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square in Clun, Shropshire, England. The building, which is now used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The first municipal building in the town was a medieval courthouse adjoining Clun Castle which dated back to the early 16th century. In the 1770s, the new lord of the manor, Edward Clive, 2nd Lord Clive, decided to replace the structure, which contained both the manorial court and the borough court, amidst some criticism, not least because the manorial court had been left to deteriorate by successive lords of the manor while the borough court had been well maintained by the borough council. The new building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in limestone rubble masonry and was completed in 1780. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto The…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4214, -3.0296
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Clun
- Postcode
- SY7 8JA
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Established
- 1780
- Nearest railway station
- Knucklas — 8.2 km
- Official site
- clunmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17539490 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Clun Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Clun Town Hall and Museum - geograph.org.uk - 380354.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Clun Bridge
Memorials & monuments · 0.1 km
Clun War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.3 km
Clun Castle
Castles · 0.3 km
River Unk
Natural landmarks · 0.3 km
YHA Clun Mill
Hostels · 0.5 km
1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake
Castles · 1.0 km
Radnor Wood
Forests & woodlands · 1.2 km
The Hurst
Historic houses · 1.5 km
Radnor Wood
Mountains & hills · 1.9 km
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clun Museum?
- Clun Museum is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY7 8JA), in the parish of Clun.
- What is Clun Museum?
- Clun Museum — museum in Clun, Shropshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Clun Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Knucklas, about 8.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY7 8JA.
- When was Clun Museum built?
- Built or established in 1780.
- Is Clun Museum a listed building?
- Clun Museum is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Clun Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Clun Museum is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Clun Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY7 8JA. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.