Newcastle | |
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A view over the village of Newcastle taken from the Offa's Dyke Path | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 319 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO247823 |
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Unitary authority | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CRAVEN ARMS |
Postcode district | SY7 |
Dialling code | 01588 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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 Inn").[2]