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Where is Cound?

Cound is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles north-west of the town of Much Wenlock, six miles south-east of the major town of Shrewsbury, 83 miles north of Cardiff, and 133 miles north-west of London. Cound falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Cound is Shrewsbury.

Cound on a map

Map showing extent of Cound as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Cound
Map showing location of Cound within the UK
Location of Cound within the UK

Which county is Cound in?

Cound is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Cound in Shropshire?

Cound is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Cound within Shropshire
Location of Cound within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Cound?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cound is SY5 6EW.

Where is Cound in SY5?

Cound is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cound within SY5
Location of Cound within SY5

What is the post town for Cound?

The post town for Cound is Shrewsbury. Cound is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cound?

The centre of Cound is located at position 52.64042° latitude and -2.65439° longitude.

Latitude52.64042°
Longitude-2.65439°

What is the easting and northing of Cound?

The centre of Cound is located at the grid reference easting 355816 and northing 304943 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting355816
Northing304943

What are the nearest towns to Cound?

Position of Cound relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cound to the centre of the town.

north-west
5m
Cound is 5 miles north-west of Much Wenlock
south-east
6m
Cound is 6 miles south-east of Shrewsbury
west
7m
Cound is 7 miles west of Broseley
west
9m
Cound is 9 miles west of Telford
north-east
10m
Cound is 10 miles north-east of Church Stretton
north-west
12m
Cound is 12 miles north-west of Bridgnorth
south-west
15m
Cound is 15 miles south-west of Newport
south
15m
Cound is 15 miles south of Wem
north-east
16m
Cound is 16 miles north-east of Craven Arms
north-east
18m
Cound is 18 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle

What are the nearest cities to Cound?

Position of Cound relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cound to the centre of the city.

west
22m
Cound is 22 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-east
32m
Cound is 32 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-west
33m
Cound is 33 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
34m
Cound is 34 miles west of Birmingham
west
35m
Cound is 35 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
36m
Cound is 36 miles north-west of Worcester
south
39m
Cound is 39 miles south of Chester
north
40m
Cound is 40 miles north of Hereford
west
51m
Cound is 51 miles west of Coventry
west
53m
Cound is 53 miles west of Derby