Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Acton Round, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acton Round map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Acton Round |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.556774 |
| Longitude | -2.537426 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Acton Round reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and timber, anchored firmly within the rolling agricultural tapestry of the Shropshire countryside. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-east of Much Wenlock (from Much Wenlock: bearing 161°T, OS grid SO 636 955), and is situated north-north-east of Monkhopton village. The land here slopes with a subtle, rhythmic grace toward the low-lying fields where the waters of Beggarhill Brook trace a silver line through the silt. To the south, the profile of Beacon Hill rises against the horizon, providing a constant, shadowed landmark that watches over the slow rotation of the seasons. Ancient hedgerows and low-slung barns define the character of Acton Round, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke during the shortening days of autumn. Centuries of pastoral labour have worn smooth the lanes that connect these scattered dwellings, leaving them to weather under the shifting grey skies of the West Midlands. A short distance away, the secluded expanse of The Dingle offers a sheltered hollow where the light filters down in thin, pale shafts through the canopy of mature trees. This quiet corner of the county remains defined by its isolation and the deep, persistent silence that follows the passage of the wind across the pastures.
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Explore Acton Round, Shropshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.556774, -2.537426. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |