Lordship of Clun

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The Lordship of Clun was a medieval Marcher lordship on the Welsh–English border, centered on Clun Castle in Shropshire and notable for its strategic military and administrative role in frontier politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marcher lordship
feudal lordship
appliesLegalRegime Marcher law NERFINISHED
associatedWith Clun town NERFINISHED
borderWith England NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
centeredOn Clun Castle NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
existedAs territorial unit with special privileges
feudalSystem English feudalism
governanceCharacteristic hereditary lordship
wide seignorial jurisdiction
governedBy Marcher lord
governedFrom Clun Castle NERFINISHED
hasAdministrativeCentre Clun Castle NERFINISHED
hasCapital Clun Castle NERFINISHED
hasFunction frontier defence
local governance
military administration
hasMilitaryFeature fortified borough at Clun
stone castle
hasPart Clun NERFINISHED
surrounding manors
hasRight fiscal privileges
judicial autonomy
military autonomy
hasStrategicImportance control of routes into central Wales
hasTopographicalFeature hilly borderland terrain
historicalRole buffer zone between England and Wales
centre of frontier politics
languageUsed Latin (administration)
Middle English
locatedIn Shropshire
Welsh–English border
partOf Welsh Marches NERFINISHED
region western Shropshire
religion Latin Christianity NERFINISHED
strategicObjective control of river crossings near Clun
protection of English interior from Welsh raids
timePeriod Middle Ages
typeOfBorderLordship semi-autonomous marcher territory
usedFor administration of local justice
collection of feudal dues
military campaigns on the Welsh frontier

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Marcher lordships includesNotableExample Lordship of Clun