Clungunford
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Clungunford is a village and civil parish in the district of South Shropshire of Shropshire, England.
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.
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 famous "tea rooms" 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 border with Herefordshire is nearby and so is the railway station at Hopton Heath.
[edit] In Poetry
Clunton and Clunbury,
Clungunford and Clun,
Are the quietest places
Under the sun.
[edit] See also
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