Clive, Shropshire

Clive
All Saints Church, Clive
Clive Location within Shropshire
Population	530 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ514239
Civil parish	Clive
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY4
Dialling code	01939
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°48′40″N 2°43′16″W / 52.811°N 2.721°W / 52.811; -2.721

Clive is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Clive is situated around the west side of Grinshill Hill. Grinshill sandstone, from the nearby quarry at Grinshill is used throughout the village for building material from walls and houses to the village church.

The English Restoration dramatist William Wycherley was born at Clive.^[2]

Travel

Road

Clive is situated just off the A49, and the B5476.

Rail

The village is served by Yorton railway station, located on the Welsh Marches Line between Shrewsbury and Wem. The majority of services are between Shrewsbury and Crewe, operated by Transport for Wales, as well as some additional services to Manchester Piccadilly, Hereford, Cardiff Central, Swansea and Carmarthen.

Bus

The village is served by the 511 bus route, operated by Arriva Midlands North, which runs between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch via Wem. Some services terminate in Wem and do not continue to Whitchurch.

Bus services in Clive, Shropshire

Bus operator	Route	Destination(s)	Notes
Arriva Midlands North	511	Shrewsbury → Hadnall → Wem → Prees → Whitchurch	Some services terminate in Wem.[3]

Local governance

The parish council has nine members.^[4]

The village is located in the Shawbury ward of Shropshire Council. This has been represented by Alison Williams (Liberal Democrats) since 2024.^[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Clive, Shropshire

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. Bennett, Kate (2004). "Wycherley, William (bap. 1641, d. 1716)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30120. Retrieved 4 August 2015. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
3. "Arriva Bus".
4. "Councillors - Clive Parish Council Clive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire - Clive Parish Council, Oswestry". www.cliveparishcouncil.org. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
5. "Councillor details - Alison Williams". shropshire.gov.uk. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.

External links

Media related to Clive, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons