Sarah Like, by will, 1725, left £60, and directed that the interest thereof should be expended in teaching 15 poor children to read English.
William and Elizabeth Stirchley, by indenture, dated 1730, bequeathed nine acres of land at Hopebendrid township, in this parish, in trust, to apply the rents and profits thereof for the benefit of the poor inhabitants of Clun, to be distributed to them every Sunday in bread.
Francis Brown, who died in 1795, left £100 for the benefit of the poor of Clun, the interest thereof to be distributed in bread every Sunday. There is a sum of money in the hands of the present vicar amounting to £80, the origin of which is unknown, but it is probable that the sums of £50 stated in the returns of 1786 to have been given by Peter Meredith, and £20 by William Acton, form part of it. Interest is paid for this sum at the rate of five per cent., and what is not required for the weekly supply of bread, is given away in clothing. Randle Tonna, who died in 1799, left £100, and directed the interest thereof to be distributed among twenty poor people, in such sums as the vicar and churchwardens should appoint.
Bickton and Weston is a township in Clun parish, one and a half mile N.W. by N. of that place, which in 1841 had seven houses and forty persons. It contains 1,787a. 1r. 25p. of land, the rateable value of which is £1,138. 18s. 4d., and gross estimated rental, £1,208. The rent charge of this township paid to the vicar is £79. 1s. 2d., and to the lay impropriators £6. 15s. 9d. The Earl of Powis is lord of the manor and the principal landowner.
Edicliff is a township two miles north of Clun, containing 1,028a. 2r. 9p. of land, the rateable value of which is £944. 10s., and gross estimated rental £1,037. 5s. At the census of 1841 there were 35 houses and 157 persons. The principal landowners are the Earl of Powis, John and Thomas Price, Esqrs., and Mr. John Luther.
Guilder Down is a small township, one mile north of Clun, containing 919a. 2r. 10p. of land, the rateable value of which is £944. 10s. The Earl of Powis is sole landowner. The rent charge paid to the vicar is £37. 8s. In 1841 here were eight houses and fifty persons.
Hopebendrid is a township, four miles south of Clun, containing 1,727a. 2r. 35p. of land, the rent charge of which is £53. 11s. 8d. paid to the vicar, and £29. 16s. 6d. to the lay impropriators. At the census of 1841 here were 25 houses and 138 persons. The principal landowners are Mrs. Middleton, Mr. John Hamer, and Mr. Thomas Galliers. In this township is the village of Chapel Lawn, where stands a chapel of ease to Clun, which was erected in the year 1844. There are 232 sittings, of which 162 are declared free and unappropriated for ever, in consequence of a grant from the incorporated society. The chapel is in the early English style of architecture. In the chancel is a richly stained glass window representing the Crucifixion.
Manutton is a township, one mile and a half south-west by west of Clun, containing 302a. 2r. 37p. of land, the rent charge on which is £37. 11s. 8d. The principal landowners are Mr. Thomas Jones and Mr. William Edwards. In 1841 this township contained 10 houses and 39 persons.
Newcastle is a village, three miles and a half south-west by west of Clun, which contained in 1841, 32 houses and 176 inhabitants. The township has 2,989 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £1,066. 6s. 8d. The rent charge paid to the vicar amounts to £85. 12s. 8d., and that to the lay impropriators £22. 13s. 1d. The principal landowners are John Oakes, Esq.; the Earl of Powis; Mrs. Beaumond; Mrs. Ann Richards; and Mr. Thomas Owen. There is a Chapel of Ease here annexed to Clun parish.
Obarris is a township in the parish of Clun, contains 622a. 2r. 32p. of land, the rateable value of which is £308. 10s. Rent charge paid to the vicar, £19. 16s., and that to the lay impropriators is £16. 12s. 3d. In 1841 here were 17 houses and 67 inhabitants. The principal landowners are William Hamer, Esq.; Thomas Whettall, Esq.; and Mr. Thomas Middleton.