Newcastle, Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°26′02″N 3°06′25″W / 52.434°N 3.107°W / 52.434; -3.107

Newcastle
A view over the village of Newcastle taken from the Offa's Dyke Path
Newcastle  Newcastle shown within Shropshire
Parish	Newcastle on Clun
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRAVEN ARMS
Postcode district	SY7
Dialling code	01588
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places: UK • England • Shropshire

Newcastle is a village in the rural south west of Shropshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Clun and the Folly Brook, 3 miles west of the small town of Clun. The B4368 runs through the village, on its way between Craven Arms in Shropshire to Newtown in Powys.

The village has a community hall, a campsite (Clun Valley Camping), a church and a pub (the "Crown").^[1]

Newcastle A.F.C.

An association football club exists in the village, called Newcastle A.F.C. or Newcastle Football Club, whose home ground is the Mill Field, situated to the southwest of the village between the B-road and the Folly Brook.^[2] They play in the Mid Wales South League^[3] and finished 2nd in the 2010-11 season.^[4]

The parish

Newcastle on Clun is a parish^[5] which covers the village and surrounding countryside, reaching the border with Wales to the north. It is part of the remote and very rural Clun Forest, part of the Shropshire Hills AONB. Offa's Dyke runs through the area. It forms part of the Clun electoral division of Shropshire Council.

References

1. ^ "The Crown at Newcastle". http://www.crown-newcastle.com. Retrieved 1 February 2008. 
2. ^ Google Maps Mill Ground
3. ^ BBC Wales Mid Wales South League
4. ^ BBC Wales Mid Wales South League - 2010-11 table
5. ^ "Newcastle Parish Council". http://www.newcastleparishcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2008. 

External links

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