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	Clun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England, in the district of South Shropshire.
		The population of the town and the surrounding area (the parish of Clun and Chapel Lawn), according to the 2001 census, is a mere 1086, which is a population normally associated with that of a village.
		Clun Forest is to the west of the town, further upstream of the Rivers Unk and Clun.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clun (544 words)

	Clun Castle
		Clun Castle started as a motte and bailey castle, built by the Norman, Robert de Say, around 1140-50, as part of the Marcher lordship known as the Honour of Clun.
		Overlooking the River Clun and close to the confluence of the Clun and River Usk, the site was chosen for its defensive advantage and the presence of a natural rocky mound which could easily serve as the motte.
		The castle was originally built with timber defenses, but, probably within 20 years, stone replaced the vulnerable wood and Clun Castle became a typical Norman fortress.
	www.castlewales.com /clun.html (1127 words)

	GWR 4073 Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Castle class locomotives were a group of 4-6-0 steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway.
		The Castle class was noted for superb performance on the Cheltenham Flyer during the 1930s: on June 6th 1932, pulled by 5006 Tregenna Castle, the train covered 77 miles (124 km) from Swindon to Paddington at an average speed of 81.68 miles per hour (131.45 km/h).
		In 1926, number 5000 Launceston Castle was loaned to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway where it ran trials between London to Carlisle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/GWR_4073_Class (614 words)

	Clun Castle
		This ruined Borderland castle, is perched high on two ice age mounds overlooking the South Shropshire town of Clun.
		Clun Castle was intended to defend the borderland and also monitor the traffic on the Clun-Clee Ridgeway where the drovers moved stock from Wales to the Midlands.
		In the 15th century the castle served as a hunting lodge for the Earl of Arundel.
	www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk /visitor_guide/clun_castle_guide.shtml (427 words)

	The Castles of Wales
		Above: Beautiful Beaumaris Castle on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales was begun in 1295 and was the last of the Edwardian castles.
		To some, Beaumaris represents the perfection of concentric castle design, and therefore is a landmark in 13th century medieval castle construction.
		We provide information on over 400 different Welsh castles, accompanied by high quality photographs, as well as profiles of the men responsible for their construction and an explanation of the turbulent times in which they lived.
	www.castlewales.com (749 words)

	Clun, Shropshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The village of Clun lies in the south western corner of Shropshire, surrounded by hills and lying alongside the River Clun.
		Clun is surrounded by hills, and lies alongside the banks of the River Clun.
		The remains of Clun Castle, built by the Normans in the early 12th century to defend the Welsh border, look down over the village.
	www.shropshiregallery.co.uk /towns/clun/clun.html (244 words)

	7029 Clun Castle, Tyseley Locomotive Works, Vintage Trains, Birmingham Railway Museum
		Clun Castle was the last steam engine to haul a train from the original Moor Street station before it closed making way for the "new" Moor Street station situated on the through lines to Snow Hill.
		Clun Castle the first steam locomotive to use the new Snow Hill station which was opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales who rode on the footplate through the Snow Hill tunnel to Moor Street and on to Tyseley.
		Clun has seen spells of duty at the Great Central railway and Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, and was a popular engine on the Steam Locomotive Driving Experience Courses which were run at Tyseley.
	www.vintagetrains.co.uk /tlw_7029.htm (520 words)

	Whittington Castle in Shropshire
		The fortification was originally an earthworks with a wooden castle and most of the surviving structure dates from the rebuilding of 1221, when the fitz Warren family applied to Henry III for permission to built a stone fortress.
		During the Civil War the castle was held for the King until the Roundheads took it by force in 1643.
		The castle fell into decay after the Civil War and the ruins were plundered for local building and road surfacing material.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_whittington.htm (245 words)

	Clun Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clun Castle is a ruined castle in the small town of Clun, Shropshire.
		It is owned by the Duke of Norfolk (who also holds the title of Baron Clun), but is managed by English Heritage.
		7029 Clun Castle, a Castle Class locomotive named after the building.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clun_Castle (87 words)

	ARUNDEL CASTLE
		Since then, the castle has been a hereditary stately home to several families (with brief and few reversions to the Crown) and is now the principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk and his family.
		Arundel Castle was originally built during the reign of Edward the Confessor as a fortification for the River Arun and defence of the land from invaders.
		The original castle was a Motte and Bailey castle, and during the reign of William the Conqueror the castle went through important re-structuring.
	www.solarnavigator.net /geography/sussex/arundel_castle.htm (1444 words)

	Clun - Part of the GO2 Shropshire Visitors Guide
		Clun is one of the largest parishes in Shropshire, and is a sprawling, hilly parish cut in half from west to east by the river Clun and the B4368, and to a lesser degree by the rivers Unk and Redlake
		The history of Clun goes back much further than this ancient bridge, as a careful study of the relevant Ordnance Survey maps will show, for Clun is positively inundated with sites of ancient settlements and fortifications.
		To the west of Clun is Whitcott Keysett.
	www.go2.co.uk /About_GO2_Pages/TheGO2GuidetoClu.html (330 words)

	Archenfield Archaeology - Clun
		Clun Castle, first mentioned in 1140, was probably built in the late eleventh century by Picot de Say, or his son Henry, and a planned street layout seemingly arose in association.
		Clun was a strategic and political power base, although the story that it was attacked by Prince Rhys ap Gruffydd in 1196 is the result of a mistranslation of Clun for Colwyn (in Radnorshire - see article by Paul Remfrey).
		The castle was described as ‘somewhat ruinus’ by John Leland in 1540, and by the Civil War in the 1640’s was not seen fit to be garrisoned (Buteux 1996).
	www.archenfield.com /Clun.htm (769 words)

	GENUKI: Clun, Shropshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
		The main street extends along the northern bank of the river, which is here crossed by a handsome bridge of five arches; on the S. side stands the church and the older part of the town, the houses of which are built of rag-stone, with thatched roofs.
		It is the head of a deanery, of a Poor-law Union, and of a sub-registration district, embracing 19 parishes and townships.
		Within a quarter of a mile of the town, in a north-westerly direction, is a single entrenchment raised by Owain Glyndwr to shelter his troops whilst attacking Clun Castle, and at a short distance to the S. is Walls Castle, from which it was battered.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SAL/Clun/Gaz1868.html (1237 words)

	Secret Shropshire
		During 1155 both castles were captured by the king, with Cleobury being destroyed and Bridgnorth maintained as a royal stronghold.
		At this time the castle was still built of timber, and it is thought that this attack probably triggered the rebuilding of the castle in stone.
		At this time the castle would have been much easier to besiege as the building of the curtain wall and towers of the inner bailey had not been completed.
	www.secretshropshire.org.uk /Content/Learn/Castles/MWar.asp (1091 words)

	Clun - Bishop's Castle, Clun and South West Shropshire Tourist Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Clun lies in the centre of, and gives its name to, a sparsely populated area of the Marches - an area of remote rolling hills and hidden valleys - the Clun Forest and Valley which lies to the west of the A49 and stretches up to the Welsh border.
		Clun is a town in miniature, in which you can stand and look at the surrounding countryside from all directions.
		Clun can be used as a touring base for the rest of Shropshire and the Marches; for riding, walking, cycling, shooting, fishing, swimming, exploring other towns and the countryside.
	www.bishopscastle.co.uk /tourism/clun_home.htm (245 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Clun Castle
		Clun Castle was constructed shortly after the Norman Conquest by Robert 'Picot' de Say, a follower of Willam the Conqueror.
		The castle was built on two existing mounds that next to the river Clun.
		At some point the original wooden castle was replaced in stone and as part of that reconstruction, the keep was built.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl1778.htm (177 words)

	Clun Castle, Clun, Shropshire
		Clun Castle was built in the motte and bailey style around the 1100’s by the Norman, Robert de Say.
		The Fitzalan family is perhaps known as establishing Arundel castle in southern England (today the home of the Dukes of Norfolk), but they were also lords of Clun and Oswestry.
		The castle and grounds are freely visible to the public from motte-level.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /castles/clun (402 words)

	- Bishop's Castle, Clun and South West Shropshire Tourist Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Clun is a smaller, quieter and more picturesque town with its ancient packhorse bridge and ruined castle.
		The Clun Tourist Information Point at the garage stocks many local leaflets and books on the town and there is also a good newsagent.
		Powis Castle, a major National Trust property, with magnificent gardens, is near the town centre.
	www.bishopscastle.co.uk /tourism/vi_todo.htm (1120 words)

	Clun Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Castle building was not a Norman invention, nor was the idea of creating a mound or high place from which to fight but the Normans developed the technique.
		Castles clearly showed the invader's strength and their intention to control the inhabitants' tendency to brigandage and revolt with military force if necessary.
		Clun was chosen as the site of a castle in order to control access to the rich Midland plains through the Clun Valley.
	www.clun.org.uk /castle.htm (535 words)

	Tourist Information on the towns and villages in SHROPSHIRE - Tourist Net UK guide
		Little remains of the 12th castle from which this town took its name, but there is no shortage of fine buildings, including Tudor houses.
		Bishop's Castle is a tiny settlement clinging to the steep hillside 150m up on the edge of the Clun Forest.
		Lying in the gorgeous Clun Valley, it is overlooked by the ruins of a Norman castle and is close to an Iron Age fort.
	www.touristnetuk.com /wm/SHROPSHIRE/towns/all.htm (2977 words)

	ShropshireStar.com - Features - Local Information - Town Guides - Article - Clun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Five miles to the south of Bishop’s Castle, Clun sits among green hills close to the point at which the delightful River Clun merges with its tributary, the oddly named Unk.
		Clun Castle, dating from the very end of the eleventh century, was held in the sixteenth century by Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
		Across Clun Bridge, the other half of Clun is based around St George’s church — originally built by the Normans, although much reworking was undertaken by the Victorians.
	www.shropshirestar.com /show_article.php?aID=16702 (234 words)

	A guide to Clun Castle in Shropshire from TourUK
		This romantic ruined castle was one of many fortresses built by the Normans in the Welsh borderland or 'Marches'.
		Standing on a rocky outcrop, the Marcher castle was originally constructed of wood and was intended to keep the unruly Welsh under Norman control.
		After the castle was beseiged and burnt by the Welsh in 1196, it became the property of the Fitzalan family who replaced the timber with stone and created the present form of the castle.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_clun.htm (244 words)

	Castles on the Web: Castle Tours : Wales
		Conwy Castle is a masterpiece of medieval military architecture and is associated with one of the greatest circuits of town walls to be found anywhere in Europe, more than three quarters of a mile in length, with 22 towers and three original gateways!
		The Welsh castle at Criccieth is a marvelous sight to behold, sitting as it does so high and majestic atop a rocky promontory which juts dramatically out into Tremadog Bay.
		Crickhowell Castle, also known as Alisby's castle, is a conspicuous feature of the small market town and occupies a vantage point with commanding views along the Usk valley.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /search/Castle_Tours/Wales/more7.html (398 words)

	5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Restoration Appeal,Vintage Trains, Tyseley Locomotive Works
		Production of the “Castle” class locomotives started in 1923, and in March 1936 number 5043 “Earl of Mount Edgcumbe” was out shopped from Swindon works at a cost of £4,848 for the locomotive and £953 for the Collett designed 4000 gallon tender.
		Bearing the name “Barbury Castle”, after an iron age hilltop fort, five miles south of Swindon, she frequently hauled the “fastest train in the world”, the “Cheltenham Flyer”.
		In September 1973 7029 Clun Castle Limited, owners of 7029 Clun Castle and (at that time) 7027 Thornbury Castle, purchased it and it was moved to Tyseley.
	www.vintagetrains.co.uk /tlw_5043_history.htm (1173 words)

	Clun, Shropshire, Tourist Board, Tourism, Information, Accommodation, Atttractions, Events, Where to Stay
		Leave the castle by the path at the side of the bowling green.
		In August, the Clun Carnival and Show incorporates a week long series of events and in October, the annual Beer Festival is a great crowd puller.
		Clun Heritage Trail - an easy to carry guide to the places you want to see - leaflets at local shops can be downloaded by clicking here.
	www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk /clun.htm (1016 words)

	Children of the Wheel
		Owen of Clun waited for his prisoner to give some response, but she simply bowed her head and tightened the clasp of the hands in her lap.
		Clun did his best to hide his disappointment over her lack of interest in his news, which was something he didn't do well.
		Robin grimaced as he was reminded of Clun's fate: killed under the spikes of his own portcullis as it hurtled down at him.
	nasty_knight.tripod.com /part14.html (2341 words)

	Acton Burnell, Clun Castle, Stokesay Castle, & Wigmore Castle - Easter 2005
		Debbie and the vorpal bunny in the remains of Clun Castle.
		Clun Castle from the bottom of the hill.
		After leaving Clun, we headed to Stokesay Castle with its 17th century gatehouse and standing next to a parish church.
	www.greydragon.org /trips/Easter2005/index5.html (289 words)

	Ludlow Castle and Ludlow Cathedral - Easter 2005
		The round church and main hall of Ludlow castle.
		A view of the round chapel from the tower on Ludlow castle.
		The view of the Severn River from the tower of Ludlow castle.
	www.greydragon.org /trips/Easter2005/index6.html (355 words)

	Bishops Castle, Shropshire, Tourist Board, Tourism Information, Accommodation, Attractions and Events
		The Carrolls are founder members of the Bishop’s Castle and Clun Valley Real Furniture and Craft Group, where you will also find ceramics,leather, musical instruments and other beautifully made furniture from talented local craftsmen.
		Bishop’s Castle is a medieval town with a fascinating architectural mixture.
		A E Housman and the Clun Valley are practically synonymous.
	www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk /bishops-castle.htm (1096 words)

	Bishop's Castle Round and About Walk
		Drinks are available from regular checkpoints approximately 3-4 miles apart and lunch is provided for all walkers in Clun but you may wish to take additional snacks to munch along the way.
		Walkers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have written permission from a parent or guardian.
		Children under 10 may only walk the first 12 miles from Bishop's Castle to Clun or the last 10 miles from Clun.
	www.bishops-castle.co.uk /walking/aroundabout.htm (243 words)

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