Cound
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Cound is a village and civil parish on the west bank of the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It is south east of Shrewsbury.
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29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Parish area
- History
- Prehistoric and Roman
- A medieval forest
- Iron bridges
- Cound Hall
- A river port and railway
- Cound today
- Governance
- Parish
- County
- Westminster
- Geography
- Waterway
- Geology
- Sandstone quarrying and gravel sink holes
- Education
- Primary
- Secondary
- Religious sites
- War memorial
- Sport
- Cound Cricket Club
- Cound in the media
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Cound is a village and civil parish on the west bank of the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It is south east of Shrewsbury.
==Etymology== Locally the village name is pronounced "COOnd" (rhymes with spooned or crooned) although those local residents who have Cound as their surname usually pronounce it as "COWnd" (rhymes with pound or hound.)
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