Clive, Shrewsbury, SY4 3JT

Clive, Shropshire, is a locality situated within the larger town of Shrewsbury. The name derives from Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, also known as Clive of India, who was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive’s early career began as a writer for the East India Company in 1744, and he later rose through the ranks of the company’s private army. He is most famously credited with establishing Company rule in Bengal by winning the Battle of Plassey in 1757. In return for supporting the Nawab Mir Jafar as ruler of Bengal, Clive was granted a jagir of £90,000 per year, the rent the company would otherwise pay to the Nawab for their tax‑farming concession. When Clive left India in January 1767 he had a fortune of £401,102, which he remitted through the Dutch East India Company. The locality carries this historical legacy in its name and offers residents a quiet, historically resonant environment within the broader Shrewsbury area.