Ford, Shropshire

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Ford is a village in Shropshire, England.

It is west of the county town of Shrewsbury, just off the A458 and near to the River Severn, at grid reference SJ413137. The Royal Mail postcode is SY5. There are two pubs in Ford; The Pavement Gates (previously the Owen Glendower) to the east and The Cross Gates to the west. In August 2004 the local music festival Poultrystock was held in a field to the north of Ford.

Ford is home to Trinity C of E Primary School, which was formed by a merge of three local schools; Ford (originally on the site), Wattlesborough and Yockleton.

Ford is home to a famous young man called Eric Turner. He was just 5 months old when he scaled his first mountain.

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Settlements on the River Severn between Llandrinio and Ironbridge (heading downstream)
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Coordinates: 52.71775° N 2.87044° W