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History of Clun · Historic England

Clun: 60% of homes built before 1919

Against 15% in the typical town, Clun has 4 times the share. Historic England lists 94 buildings inside Clun’s built-up area, 1,437 for every 10,000 residents. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings.

7Grade II*5on Church Street
Listed buildings
94
1,437 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
7
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
60%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures

Clun in 6 photos

Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Church of St GeorgeChurch of St GeorgeGrade II* listedClun BridgeClun BridgeGrade II* listedClun MuseumClun MuseumGrade II* listedThe VicarageThe VicarageGrade II* listedTrinity HospitalTrinity HospitalGrade II* listed+1See all photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.

The map

Where Clun’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.

Church of St George, Grade II*Clun Bridge, Grade II*Clun Museum, Grade II*The Vicarage, Grade II*Trinity Hospital, Grade II*Warden's House and Chapel Adjoining Trinity Hospital at South-East Corner, Grade II*17 and 19, High Street, Grade II*
Grade II*

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

94 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I7 Grade II*87 Grade II

Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.

Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.

Grade II*

The 7 Grade II* listed buildings in Clun

Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 6 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Walls & gates · listed 1951Clun BridgePhoto: A. R. Yeo MortimerCat · CC BY 2.5
Historic streets

Church Street has the most listed buildings

Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.

Church Street5 listed
High Street4 listed · 1 II*
Bridge Street3 listed

Of the 94 entries, 14 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.

What’s protected

The largest group of Clun’s listed buildings is churches and chapels

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Churches, chapels & priories40
Houses, terraces & villas35
Public & civic buildings7
Inns, shops & warehouses5
Walls, gates & bridges4
Street furniture2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1

35 entries (37%) are houses, terraces and villas. 40 are churches, chapels and priories.

Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.

Grade II

87 Grade II listed buildings

Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.

All 87 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Acton HouseBoundary Wall, Gatepiers, Gates and Former Mortuary to Trinity HospitalBright Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to West of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeBrown Memorial Approximately 18 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeBrown Memorial Approximately 24 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeBrown Memorial Approximately 29 Metres to West of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeBrown Morgan Memorial Approximately 30 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeCaradoc House and Coach House Adjoining to LeftCastle CottageCastle FarmhouseChest Tomb Approximately 18 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeChest Tomb Approximately 23 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeChest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeChest Tomb Aproximately 10 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeClun FarmhouseClun War MemorialCrown HouseDavies Memorial Approximately 28 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeEdwards Memorial Approximately 13 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeEdwards Memorial Approximately 14 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeEdwards Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeFord HouseFormer Coach House and Stables Approximately 10 Metres to South East of VicarageFormer Malt-House Adjoining Number 14 to EastFormer Stables and Coach House Approximately 20 Metres to South West of the Old VicarageGardener's Cottage and House to North Adjoining Trinity Hospital to South-WestGough Memorial Approximately 7 Metres to West of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeGwilliam Memorial Approximately 24 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeHamar Memorial Approximately 10 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeHamar Memorial Approximately 13 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeHamar Memorial Approximately 14 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeHarpton House and Shop Adjoining to WestHaynes Memorial Approximately 30 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeHurst and Pentrenant Vault with Railed Enclosure Approximately 20 Metres to South-West of Tower of Church of St GeorgeJones Memorial Approximately 26 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeJones Memorial Approximately 38 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeJones Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeJones Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeK6 Telephone Kiosk, The SquareLangford Memorial Approximately 19 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeLankey Memorial Approximately 16 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeLaurel CottageLower HouseLuther Memorial Approximately 27 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeLuther Memorial approximately 31 metres to north of north aisle of Church of St GeorgeLychgate Approximately 25 Metres to North of Church of St GeorgeMeyrick Memorial Approximately 19 Metres to West of Porch of Church of St GeorgeMilestone approximately 10 metres to north-west of The Old VicarageNo. 4, BRIDGE STREETNumber 10 and Outbuilding Adjoining to North-WestNumber 3 and Attached Outbuilding to WestNumbers 10, 12 (The White Horse Inn) and 14Numbers 2 (Bridge House) and 4Oakes Memorial Approximately 21 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeOld Stone CottageOutbuilding Adjoining the Old Vicarage to South WestOutbuilding approximately 10 metres to west of Castle CottageOwens Memorial Approximately 26 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgePair of Gatepiers Approximately 32 Metres to East of Church of St GeorgeParry Memorial Approximately 20 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeParry Memorial and Dislodged Finial Approximately 19 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeRutton Memorial Approximately 3 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeShip HouseSt CatherinesSun InnSun InnThe Buffalo Hotel and Former Barn Adjoining to the WestThe Old Vicarage and Railed Enclosure to North WestTilley Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St GeorgeTurnpike CottageVilla FarmhouseWaterloo House and BarnWellings Memorial Approximately 15 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St GeorgeWellings Memorial Approximately 29 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St George1-3, Little Hospital1-7, Church Street10, Church Street11, High Street12, Church Street13, Church Street14, High Street2, Bridge Street23 and 25, High Street4 and 5, Little Hospital6 and 8, Church Street6, Bridge Street8, Bridge Street
Conservation areas

1 conservation area covers 54% of Clun

Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.

Clun 198621 ha
21 hain conservation areas, of 39 ha inside the built-up area.

94 of the 94 listed buildings stand in one.

Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.

How the list grew

More than half of Clun’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1985

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1985 · 621968 · 181951 · 11
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 11 entries were listed in 1951. 62 came in 1985, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.

Homes by age

60% of Clun’s homes were built before 1919

Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).

59%
Before 1900
0.9%
1900–18
0.9%
1919–29
2.7%
1930s
3.6%
1945–54
1.8%
1955–64
3.6%
1965–72
3.6%
1973–82
5.4%
1983–92
4.5%
1993–99
8.1%
2000–08
2.7%
2009–15
3.6%
2016–25
ClunEngland & Wales

59% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 2000–08, which added 8.1% of today’s homes.

Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (15 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Clun

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Clun654940—
Bishop's Castle1,847820A+
Knighton2,911780A+
Craven Arms2,56390B−
Presteigne1,9291201A+
In brief

Clun in brief

Old houses are part of Clun’s character: 60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. In all there are 94 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1986. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1985: 62 of 94.

Questions about Clun’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Clun?

Historic England lists 94 buildings inside Clun’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 7 Grade II* and 87 Grade II.

Which street in Clun has the most listed buildings?

Church Street (5), High Street (4) and Bridge Street (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.

How many conservation areas are there in Clun?

1, covering about 21 hectares of the town. The largest is Clun.

When were Clun’s buildings listed?

The first in 1951; the most, 62, in 1985.

How old are the homes in Clun?

60% of homes were built before 1919 and 63% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).

Clun has no History Grade.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.

Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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