Cleehill is a village in south

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, 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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of Caynham. The

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s of

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and

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are both distant, Ludlow to the west and Cleobury to the east. It lies on the slope of Titterstone Clee Hill 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 ''Golden Cross''), a small convenience store and post office, a fish and chips take-a-way and a bakery with a cafe. 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

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valley below and further into the counties of

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and Worcestershire. At the car park is a

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and other information boards. There are also public conveniences.

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

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

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

Sport

The village has a football club called Clee Hill United, who play their home games at Knowle Sports Ground, the highest venue in the

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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, 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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