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COUND, Shropshire

"COUND, a parish in the Cound division of the hundred of Condover, in the county of Salop, 5 miles N. W. of Much Wenlock, and 6 S.E, of Shrewsbury, its post town. It is situated near the river Severn, and contains the township of Cressage. Some of the inhabitants, are engaged in the collieries. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield, value with the curacy of Cressage annexed, £906, in the patronage of the Rev. H. T. Pelham. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient building, with tower, containing a good peal of bells. It contains several monuments, and a richly carved pulpit. The charities amount to £12 per annum."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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• The transcription of the section for Cound from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

[Original page by Brian Pears 21 Mar 2003 (Gaz3 v01.19)]

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