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Shropshire village, 10 miles E of Ludlow.
This village is notable for a church with crooked spire.
Simon Evans (1895-1940) came to live here after the First World War and used Cleobury Mortimer and the surrounding area in his stories.
William Langland (1331?-1400) was possibly born here - the church has a plaque and memorial window to the author of Piers Plowman.
The poet John Moultrie (1799-1874) spent his childhood here at Vicarage House, which he recalled in Book I of his Dream of Life.
Henry Treece (1911-1966) taught at The College, Cleobury Mortimer during 1935. His future wife, Mary Woodman, was a geography teacher at the school.
Location map of Cleobury Mortimer courtesy of Streetmap.co.uk
Page created 1 October 2002 and last updated
8 October 2002
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