Abdon is an upland village and civil parish in the Clee Hills

Clee Hills

The Clee Hills are a range of hills in Shropshire, England near Ludlow, consisting of Brown Clee Hill , the highest peak in Shropshire, and Titterstone Clee Hill...

 area of English

England

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 county of Shropshire

Shropshire

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Clee Hills

Abdon is an inaccessible rural

Rural

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 hamlet

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 on the slopes of the Brown Clee Hill

Brown Clee Hill

Brown Clee Hill is the highest hill in the rural English county of Shropshire, at 540 metres above sea level. It is one of the Clee Hills, and is in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.-Geography:...

. The population currently stands at approx. 28 dwellings. The hamlet includes a parish church

Parish church

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 (St Margaret's), village hall

Village hall

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 and the remains of a deserted medieval village

Deserted medieval village

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. The hamlet is very close to the remains of an Iron Age

Iron Age

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 hill fort

Hill fort

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 now known as Nordy Bank

Nordy Bank

For the children's novel by Sheena Porter, please see Nordy Bank .Nordy Bank is an Iron Age hill fort on Brown Clee Hill in the Shropshire Hills AONB in South Shropshire, England.- Location :The nearest village is Clee St...

, situated on the southern end of the Brown Clee. Abdon has a lively community, with regular events at the village hall. It is a very nice place.

The Abdon parish registers begin in the 1560s but are only complete from 1614 on, with a gap from 1641-9.

External links

• Abandoned Communities ... Deserted villages of Shropshire, including Abdon