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[[File:BritainFromAbove Cound.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An aerial view of Cound in 1936, looking towards Shrewsbury. The halt is located by the kink in the river at bottom leftright, by the group of buildings including the Riverside Inn. Image from [http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw051431 Britain from Above] ]]

The village of Cound is situated approximately halfway between [[Cressage]] and [[Berrington]], on the banks of the River Severn. Cound Halt was opened on 4 August 1934, one of a number of halts opened by the GWR in the 1930s in a bid to attract more local custom. It consisted of a simple wooden platform with a small wooden shelter, although it was electrically lit.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] figs. 106-108.</ref>

The approach to the halt included a sign giving information for fishermen, and it is probable that more fishermen than local inhabitants made use of the halt.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] fig. 107.</ref>

==ReferencesHistoric Maps of Cound Halt==Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith (2007), ''Country Railway Routes, Kidderminster *1961 map showing Cound Halt with Cressage station approximately 1.4 miles to Shrewsbury''the south east <gallery>File: OS_Cound_1961.jpg | 1961</gallery>

*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership# Map of the Route and Nearby Railways | The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]*[[Maps#Schematic_maps_of_the_preMap 1 -closure_SVR Shrewsbury to Hartlebury | Pre-1963 map1965 Map]]*[[Shropshire Historic Environment Record]] ==References==<references />{{StationNavbox}}