Cound Shropshire Map

About Cound

Cound lies cradled by gentle Shropshire hills, a place where the land itself seems to hum with quiet endurance. It lies 8.2 km north-west of Much Wenlock (from Much Wenlock: bearing 308°T, OS grid SJ 558 049), and is situated east of Upper Cound village. The fields around Cound are a patchwork of greens and golds, often catching the low afternoon sun in a way that makes the ancient hedgerows seem to glow. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a constant reminder of the agricultural pulse that has long sustained this corner of the West Midlands. The parish church, St. Peter's, with its sturdy Norman tower, stands as a silent sentinel, its stones worn smooth by centuries of wind and rain. Life in Cound moves at a pace dictated by seasons rather than clocks, a place where the slow unfolding of days is as much a part of the landscape as the rolling terrain.

About This Cound Map Page

Explore Cound, Shropshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.640420, -2.654385. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.