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Eyton on Severn

Eyton on Severn
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Eyton-on-Severn
Eyton on Severn is located in Shropshire
Eyton on Severn
Eyton on Severn
Eyton on Severn shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ572062
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY5
Dialling code 01952
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
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England
Shropshire
52°39′07″N 2°37′55″W / 52.652°N 2.632°W / 52.652; -2.632Coordinates: 52°39′07″N 2°37′55″W / 52.652°N 2.632°W / 52.652; -2.632

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.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.



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