Eyton on Severn

Eyton on Severn

Eyton-on-Severn
Eyton on Severn
 Eyton on Severn shown within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ572062
Civil parishWroxeter and Uppington
Unitary authorityShropshire
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY5
Dialling code 01952
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentShrewsbury and Atcham
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Coordinates: 52°39′07″N 2°37′55″W / 52.652°N 2.632°W / 52.652; -2.632

The octagonal tower

Eyton on Severn (pronounced: Eye-ton on Severn) is a small village in the English county of Shropshire, east of Shrewsbury. It is located on a ridge above the northern bank of the River Severn. The significant tributory of the Cound Brook joins the Severn at Eyton, albeit on the opposite bank.

There is a historical octagonal tower here, built in 1607 as the summerhouse of a mansion then belonging to the Newport family of High Ercall. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, whose mother was a Newport, was born there in 1583 and lived there till the age of nine.[1] Wroxeter, the village located at a ruined Roman city, is only a mile north-west of the village. The hamlet of Dryton is just east of Eyton. All lie in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington.

There is also a racecourse, with point-to-point races held mainly on bank holidays and other special occasions.

References

  1. Dickins, Gordon (1987). An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire. Shropshire Libraries. pp. 38, 96. ISBN 0-903802-37-6.

External links

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