Sundorne

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Sundorne is a suburb of the town of Shrewsbury, county town of Shropshire. It is located 2 km north of the town centre. The B5062 road begins at Heathgates Roundabout and is called Sundorne Road in the Sundorne area, before crossing the Shrewsbury by-pass (the A49) at Sundorne Roundabout and heading east towards Newport.

It is a Shrewsbury and Atcham borough ward, returning two councillors to the Borough Council, and an electoral division of Shropshire County Council, returning a councillor there too. The suburb has its own library/community centre and also now has the main sports centre for the town (the Shrewsbury Sports Village). There is a pub on Sundorne Road, called the Coracle and another pub at Heathgates Roundabout, called the Heathgates.

The Perkins social club is also located in Sundorne, which is home of Perkins CCC, a local cricket side.

One of Shrewsbury's two TA centres is in Sundorne, the other being in Copthorne. The now disused Shrewsbury and Newport Canal runs through woodland in the southern part of the area. The River Severn forms the southern boundary of Sundorne.

Population (2001 census): 5123.

[edit] See also

Harlescott, Ditherington (neighbouring suburbs) and Uffington (nearby village).