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.
| Place | Alkington |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.949201 |
| Longitude | -2.699297 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alkington rests in a landscape shaped by gentle slopes and the patient work of generations. It lies 2.5 km south-south-west of Whitchurch (from Whitchurch: bearing 204°T, OS grid SJ 531 393), and is situated north-west of Tilstock village. The air here often carries the scent of fertile soil, a hint of the agricultural heartland that surrounds this small cluster of dwellings. A quiet beauty pervades the lane that leads into Alkington, where sunlight filters through the leaves of mature trees, painting shifting patterns on the verges. Though small, Alkington possesses a sense of enduring presence, a place where the land and its people are in quiet accord.
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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 | June 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. |