Clungunford is a village and civil parish in the district of South Shropshire of Shropshire, England, located near the border with Herefordshire. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... South Shropshire is a local government district in south west Shropshire, England. ... Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop[6] or abbreviated Shrops[7], is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the similarly named county in the East of England, see Hertfordshire. ...

The name comes from the fact that this part of the Clun area was owned by the Saxon Lord Gunward and so was called "Clun Gunward". The River Clun here was forded and the name became Clungunford. Map sources for Clun at grid reference SO352801 Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England, in the district of South Shropshire. ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... River Clun can refer to a number of rivers, including: River Clun, Shropshire River Clun, South Wales This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The village includes St. Cuthbert's Church and lies between 130m and 145m above sea level. The River Clun flows nearby. There is a locally "tea rooms" greasy spoon cafe - the Bird on the Rock - which is just over the river from the village in the hamlet of Abcott. The river here is crossed by Clungunford Bridge. The village is quite close to the railway station at Hopton Heath. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... The River Clun is a river in South Shropshire which runs through the small town of Clun, as well as Newcastle upon Clun and other villages in this very rural area. ... Abcott is a village in the English county of Shropshire. ... The Battle of Hopton Heath, in Staffordshire, was a battle of the First English Civil War, fought on Sunday 19 March 1643 between Parliamentarian forces led by Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton and a Royalist force under Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton. ...

In culture

• In A Shropshire Lad, A.E. Housman wrote the verse:

See also

• Beckjay - nearby hamlet
• Shelderton - nearby hamlet
• Clungunford motte

Coordinates: 52°25′N, 2°53′W Beckjay is a hamlet in the south of the English county of Shropshire. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...