Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Alkington, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alkington 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 Alkington, 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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| Place | Alkington |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.949201 |
| Longitude | -2.699297 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alkington emerges from the quiet Shropshire expanse as a collection of fields and dwellings bound by the slow rotation of the seasons. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-west of Whitchurch (from Whitchurch: bearing 204°T, OS grid SJ 531 393), and is situated north-west of Tilstock village. The land here holds the light with a pale, silver clarity, reflecting the damp earth and the heavy, moisture-laden skies characteristic of the West Midlands. To the north-north-west, the earth rises in a subtle, ancient mound where the ruins of Pan Castle remain as a silent sentinel over the surrounding pastures. Alkington retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, where the only movement is the wind bending the tall grasses. A short distance to the east, the waters of Alderford Lake catch the shifting clouds, offering a glassy surface that mirrors the transition from afternoon to dusk. The agricultural heritage of the region lingers in the boundary hedges and the deep, furrowed tracks that criss-cross the damp loam. Through the long, quiet evenings, the air remains still, carrying only the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle from the neighbouring farms.
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Explore Alkington, 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: 52.949201, -2.699297. 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. |