Cleehill is a village in south

Shropshire Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...

, England. It is sometimes written as Clee Hill Village (including the road sign entering the village) to avoid confusion. It lies in the

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Caynham Caynham is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish lies on the River Teme. It can be accessed via the A4117 or the A49 roads and is located miles (4 km) southeast of the market town of Ludlow. The civil paris ...

. The

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s of

Ludlow Ludlow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road (Great Britain), A49 road which bypasses the town. The town is near the conf ...

and

Cleobury Mortimer Cleobury Mortimer (, ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in south-east Shropshire, England, which had a population of 3,036 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census. It was granted a market charter by King Henry ...

are both distant, Ludlow to the west and Cleobury to the east. It lies on the slope of

Titterstone Clee Hill Titterstone Clee Hill, sometimes referred to as Titterstone Clee or Clee Hill, is a prominent hill in the rural English county of Shropshire, rising at the summit to above sea level. It is one of the Clee Hills, in the Shropshire Hills Are ...

and, lying between and

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, it is one of the highest settlements in the county.

Amenities

The village has Shropshire's highest school (the Clee Hill Community Primary School). Cleehill has a

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, the ''Cross on the Hill'' (currently the highest pub in Shropshire at 1200ft/366m), a small convenience store, a café (Brewe Clee Hill) and a fish and chips take-away. Until it closed in 2015, Shropshire's highest public house, at , was The Kremlin (previously the Craven Arms), located on the upper slopes of the village. There is a public car park by the A4117, which affords a considerable view over the

Teme The River Teme (pronounced ; ) rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown, and flows southeast roughly forming the border between England and Wales for several miles through Knighton before entering England in the vicinity of Bucknell and continu ...

valley below and further into the counties of

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

and

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. At the car park is a

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and other information boards. There are also

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Transport

The A4117 runs through the village and there is a cattle grid stretching over this major thoroughfare due to the road running across

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. The road reaches an elevation of as it passes Titterstone Clee Hill just to the east of the village, and is often affected by

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in winter. The B4214 road to

Tenbury Wells Tenbury Wells (locally Tenbury) is a small market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the north-western extremity of the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. Situated 6 miles southeast of Ludlow, its northern border ...

starts at a junction with the A4117 in the village. The 292 bus service (Ludlow-Cleobury-

Bewdley Bewdley ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Severn. It is in the Severn Valley, and is west of Kidderminster, north of Worcester and southwest of Birmingham. It ...

Kidderminster Kidderminster is a market town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester, England, Worcester. Located north of the River Stour, Worcestershire, River Stour and east of the River Severn, in th ...

) calls at Cleehill, providing a regular service Monday to Saturday.

Sport

The village has a

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club called Clee Hill United, who play their home games at Knowle Sports Ground, the highest venue in the

Mercian Regional Football League The Shropshire Premier League was an English association football league based in the county of Shropshire. It was formed as the Mercian Regional Football League for the 2012–13 season, with all member clubs of the dissolved Shropshire Count ...

at an elevation of .

Climate

Although Cleehill has an oceanic climate like the rest of the U.K., it is slightly different to surrounding areas in certain months of the year and snowfall is more common in winter because of the high elevation. Compared with the nearest Met Office weather station of

Shobdon Shobdon is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 15 miles north of Hereford, six miles west of Leominster, and 2 miles southwest of the Mortimer's Cross. According to the 2001 census, the parish population was 769, consist ...

, Cleehill has colder maximum temperatures year-round, however minimum temperatures are warmer every month of the year except March and April, probably because of the reduced amount of sunshine the village receives compared to nearby areas. Sunshine amounts are suppressed compared with nearby areas; Cleehill receives less sunshine than Shobdon in every month of the year except January. Cleehill is also drier than surrounding areas with the exception of the months of April–July, when the village receives more rainfall. Precipitation tends to be heavier than in Shobdon, reflected in the reduced number of rainy days.

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