Alcaston Shropshire Map

About Alcaston

Alcaston breathes the quiet air of Shropshire's rolling countryside, a place where hedgerows hold ancient secrets and the distant bleating of sheep is a constant, gentle song. It lies 5.0 km north-north-east of Craven Arms (from Craven Arms: bearing 26°T, OS grid SO 456 871), and is situated east of Bushmoor village. Here, the land slopes with a subtle grace, catching the late afternoon sun in washes of amber and gold that lend an almost ethereal quality to the scattered farmsteads and ancient field boundaries. The very earth of Alcaston seems to hold the memory of seasons past, its fields a patchwork quilt under a sky that often wears a bruised, dramatic hue before clearing to reveal an astonishing depth of blue. There is a stillness here, a profound quietude that allows the finer details of the landscape to come into sharp focus, from the moss clinging to weathered stone walls to the swift flight of swallows against the horizon.

About This Alcaston Map Page

Explore Alcaston, 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: 52.479594, -2.801270. 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.