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Cleobury Mortimer (/ ˈ k l ɪ b r i /, KLIH-bree) [2] is a market town and civil parish in south-east Shropshire, England, which had a population of 3,036 at the 2011 census. It was granted a market charter by King Henry III in 1226.
The presence of a priest in Cleobury Mortimer is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and it is likely that there was a Saxon church on the site of the current church, but there are no residual signs of such a church. The earliest structure in the present church is the tower, which dates from the 12th century.
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The Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway once ran to the village and during (and for a period after) the Second World War there was a major military armaments depot near the village because of the village's remote, rural location and the railway link.
Castle Toot, or Cleobury Castle, was a motte castle by the River Rea in the town of Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire. It is a scheduled monument, first listed in 1951. [1] The castle was built in the early 12th century and owned by the Mortimer family. Hugh de Mortimer rebelled against Henry II and as a result the castle was destroyed in 1155.
Hugh and Maud's son Roger Mortimer of Wigmore succeeded his father as Lord of Wigmore. Hugh and Maud had three other sons, Hugh (killed in a tournament), Ralph, and William. Hugh may have died 26 Feb 1180/81 in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England, and was buried at Wigmore.
History; Original company: Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway: Pre-grouping: Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway: Post-grouping: Great Western Railway: Key dates; 21 November 1908: Opened [1] 26 September 1938: Closed to passengers [1] 11 September 1939: Closed to goods [2]
Neen Savage is a civil parish and a hamlet in south east Shropshire, England.It is situated north of the small market town of Cleobury Mortimer.The River Rea, which was historically known as the River Neen, [1] flows past the hamlet, and a notable ford exists.