Eyton on Severn is a small village in the English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 county of Shropshire

Shropshire

Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...

. It is located on a ridge above the northern bank of the River Severn

River Severn

The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...

. The significant tributory of the Cound Brook

Cound Brook

Cound Brook is a tributary of the River Severn in Shropshire, England, running to south of the county town Shrewsbury. The Cound Brook rises in the Stretton Hills and discharges into the River Severn at Eyton on Severn after winding its way for across the southern Shropshire-Severn plains.The flow...

 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. Wroxeter

Wroxeter

Wroxeter is a village in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington and is located in the Severn Valley about south-east of Shrewsbury.-History:...

, the village located at a ruined Roman

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....

 city, is only a mile NW of the village. The hamlet of Dryton is just E of Eyton. All lie in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington

Wroxeter and Uppington

Wroxeter and Uppington is a civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. It lies mainly between the River Severn and the old A5 and stretches from Atcham to The Wrekin.The main villages are Wroxeter and Uppington...

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There is also a horse racing track, with races held mainly on bank holidays and other special occasions.