Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Alderton, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alderton 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alderton, Shropshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Shropshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Alderton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Alderton |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.809986 |
| Longitude | -2.748495 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alderton remains a quiet pocket of the Shropshire landscape where the horizon is defined by the slow, deliberate work of seasonal agriculture. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-west of Wem (from Wem: bearing 198°T, OS grid SJ 496 238), and is situated north-north-east of Harmer Hill village. The terrain here holds a persistent, muted stillness, broken only by the low hum of distant mechanical harvesters or the sudden, sharp movement of a bird across the fields. To the east, the sandstone heights of Grinshill Hill rise with a quiet, geological authority, casting long, softening shadows over the surrounding pastures as the afternoon wanes. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Alderton, the land dips toward the sheltered greenery of The Glen, where the air feels cooler and heavier with the scent of damp earth and moss. The architecture remains functional and unpretentious, reflecting a long history of land management that prioritises utility over ornamentation. Small lanes wind through the periphery, connecting the scattered farmsteads with a rhythm dictated by the turning of the soil rather than the haste of modern transit. Alderton exists as a series of deliberate, honest spaces where the sky seems to occupy more of the world than the buildings themselves.
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Explore Alderton, 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: 52.809986, -2.748495. 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. |