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Ironically, the
poet Housman called Clun one of the quietest
places under the sun. It may seem peaceful today
but clun has seen many battles
in its time. It was here that the British
chieftain Caractacus made a brave stand against
the Romans, and here that Welsh raiders frequently
terrorised the locals. Lying in the gorgeous Clun
Valley, it is overlooked by the ruins of a Norman
castle and is close to an Iron Age fort. Aston on
Clun has an annual tree dressing which records the
flight of Charles l after the Battle of Worcester.
He spent some of his time hiding up a tree. The
history of the town is recorded in the museum in
the 18th century Town Hall. Nearby the 8th century
defensive earthwork Offa's Dyke can be seen.
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