Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Anchor |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.461161 |
| Longitude | -3.217614 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Anchor is a small, rural hamlet located in the western part of Shropshire, England, very close to the border with Wales. It lies approximately south-west of the market town of Bishop's Castle and north-west of Knighton, which is situated just over the border in Powys, Wales. Characterized by its remote setting amidst the rolling hills and valleys, Anchor is part of a sparsely populated agricultural landscape within the wider Shropshire Hills area, reflecting the quiet, pastoral nature of the Welsh Marches.
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Anchor is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, located in the West Midlands region. It is situated at 52.461161°N, -3.217614°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Anchor is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |