Upper Cound Shropshire Map

About Upper Cound

Upper Cound rests in a quiet pocket of Shropshire, where the land rolls with a gentle, patient grace. It lies 8.6 km north-west of Much Wenlock (from Much Wenlock: bearing 305°T, OS grid SJ 552 048), and is situated south-south-west of Coundarbour village. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of the region, and on clear days, the distant hills of Wales lend a soft, blue backdrop to the sky. Old farmsteads, their brickwork softened by the passage of seasons, stand as stoic witnesses to generations of toil and quiet living. The infrequent passing of a car on the country lanes is a momentary ripple in the prevailing stillness, a sound quickly absorbed by the surrounding fields. Here, the light seems to fall with a particular, almost luminous quality, gilding the edges of hedgerows and casting long, dancing shadows from ancient oak trees.

About This Upper Cound Map Page

Explore Upper 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: 52.639683, -2.662576. 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.