Newcastle, Shropshire

Newcastle
A view over the village of Newcastle taken from the Offa's Dyke Path
Newcastle is located in Shropshire
Newcastle
Newcastle
Location within Shropshire
Population319 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO247823
Civil parish
  • Newcastle on Clun
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAVEN ARMS
Postcode districtSY7
Dialling code01588
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°26′02″N 3°06′25″W / 52.434°N 3.107°W / 52.434; -3.107

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]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. ^ "The Crown at Newcastle". Retrieved 1 February 2008.