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Cleeton St Mary (or Cleeton) is a small village in south Shropshire, England.

Cleeton St Mary
The village with the church and former schoolhouse, both Victorian
Cleeton St Mary Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO610786
Civil parish	Bitterley
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIDDERMINSTER
Postcode district	DY14
Dialling code	01584
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.404°N 2.572°W / 52.404; -2.572

It lies on the northeast slope of Titterstone Clee Hill, at an elevation of 316 metres (1,037 ft) above sea level. Cleeton forms part of the civil parish of Bitterley, even though the parish largely exists on the other side of Titterstone Clee, and Cleeton is effectively detached (by road). Cleeton St Mary is a parish ward. Large areas of common land remain around the village; the countryside here is largely pasture (for grazing of sheep and horses), woodland and moorland.[1]

The church of Saint Mary (Church of England) is situated here but is relatively new, being built in the second half of the 19th century (along with the schoolhouse).[2]

Cleeton is mentioned in the Cadfael novel The Virgin in the Ice which is set in 1139.

See also

• Listed buildings in Bitterley

References

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