Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Asterton, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Asterton 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 | Asterton |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.515245 |
| Longitude | -2.888598 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Asterton whispers its presence to those who seek the quieter corners of Shropshire. It lies 6.0 km west-south-west of Church Stretton (from Church Stretton: bearing 245°T, OS grid SO 397 911), and is situated south-east of Wentnor village. Here, the land begins its gentle ascent towards the dramatic contours of the Shropshire Hills, a landscape painted in broad strokes of green and gold under the expansive sky. The air itself seems to hold a particular clarity, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and distant sheep. A scattering of stone-built cottages, their roofs softened by moss and time, cluster around a modest green, a tranquil heart where the passing of days feels unhurried. The rhythm of Asterton is dictated by the seasons, by the slow turn of the agricultural year, and the quiet continuity of rural life.
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Explore Asterton, 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: 52.515245, -2.888598. 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. |