Aston on Clun is a village in south
Shropshire
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, England.
It lies near to the
River Clun, with the brook from
Hopesay
Hopesay is a small village, and civil parishes in England, civil parish, in south Shropshire, England. The population of the parish at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 561.
The name 'Hopesay' derives from "Hope de Say", the vall ...
flowing through the village itself, and is on the B4368 road between the towns of
Clun
Clun is a town in south west Shropshire, England, and the Shropshire Hills AONB, Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2011 United Kingdom census, census recorded 680 people living in the town.Combined populations for the t ...
and
Craven Arms
Craven Arms is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is sited on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches Line, Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbur ...
. The village of
Broome, which has a
railway station
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, is also close by. It is in the
civil parish
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of Hopesay.
Amenities
There is a
public house
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, the "Kangaroo Inn" (named after a 19th-century Atlantic "cable runner" ship)
Kangaroo Inn
/ref> and next door a small car garage. Until recently, the village had a post office and, since 2013, the village has had 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 Arbor Day, a tree dressing ceremony related to Oak Apple Day
Restoration Day, more commonly known as Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day, was an English, Welsh and Irish public holiday, observed annually on 29 May, to commemorate the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in May 1660. In some parts of England th ...
, annually on the last Sunday in May.
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
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is Craven Arms; previously Aston on Clun was a post town itself.
See also
* Listed buildings in Hopesay
References
External links
Villages in Shropshire
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