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Anchor Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands

Explore Anchor, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Anchor 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.

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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

About Anchor

Anchor occupies a high, lonely reach of the Shropshire hills where the border with Wales blurs into a singular, windswept horizon. It lies 9.5 miles west-south-west of Bishop's Castle (from Bishop's Castle: bearing 257°T, OS grid SO 173 854), and is situated west-north-west of Newcastle village. The land around Anchor rises into broad, muscular ridges, exposing the earth to a light that shifts rapidly between bruising purples and sharp, metallic silvers. To the south-south-west, the earthworks of Castell Bryn Amlwyg sit as a quiet reminder of old conflicts, their earthen banks softening under the persistent pressure of the seasons. Below these ancient ramparts, the Nant Rhuddwr traces a cold, clear path through the valley, its waters carving a rhythmic, unceasing music against the stone. Farmers here contend with thin soils and the heavy, damp breath of the Atlantic, maintaining a life dictated by the stubborn necessities of sheep and season. The horizon remains dominated by the dark, rolling mass of Black Mountain, which anchors the view and lends a sense of permanent, geological gravity to the surroundings. Every fence line and stone wall in Anchor serves as a pragmatic boundary against an expansive, indifferent sky that seems to hold more weight than the ground itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Castell Bryn Amlwyg: A Ringwork And Enclosure Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 209° SSW
Cefn Vron Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 203° SSW
Nant Rhuddwr (River) — 1.5 mi, 206° SSW
Upper Short Ditch Also In Powys: Wales (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 054° NE
Nant Medwaledd (River) — 1.6 mi, 224° SW
Black Mountain (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 137° SE
Riddings Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 079° E
Rhos Fiddle Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 097° E
Rhos Fiddle Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 094° E · 66 ha
Long Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 061° ENE
Cwmhouse Dingle (Valley) — 2.3 mi, 162° SSE
Beguildy Castle (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 163° SSE
Motte And Bailey Castle Immediately South West Of The Moat (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 162° SSE
Dolerw Park (Park) — 5.7 mi, 310° NW
Clun Castle (Castle) — 8.2 mi, 109° ESE
Town Hall (museum) (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 109° ESE
Trinity Hospital (almshouses) (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 108° ESE
Acton Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 9.2 mi, 093° E
Spy Wood & Aldress Dingle Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 9.4 mi, 044° NE · 9 ha
The House on Crutches Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 076° ENE
Bishop's Castle (remains) (Castle) — 9.5 mi, 076° ENE
Chirbury Fort (Mercian) (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 032° NNE
Bromleysmill Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 10.5 mi, 068° ENE
Chapel Lawn Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 122° ESE
Walcot (Historic Park or Garden) — 11.0 mi, 091° E · 150 ha
Hopton Castle (Castle) — 12.9 mi, 110° ESE
The Bog Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 055° NE
Cranberry Rock (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 056° NE
Borfa Green (Park) — 14.3 mi, 013° NNE
Manstone Rock (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 055° NE

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