Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Ball, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ball 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 Ball, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Shropshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Ball and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Ball |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.832972 |
| Longitude | -3.031484 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ball emerges from the flat, industrious Shropshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the unassuming rhythm of the surrounding fields. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 152°T, OS grid SJ 306 266), and is situated north of Maesbury village. The horizon here is low and wide, allowing a pale, searching light to brush across the hedgerows and the heavy, fertile earth. To the north-north-west, the earthworks of Wat’s Dyke remain as a faint, historical ripple in the topography, marking a boundary that has long since lost its original purpose. Ball sits within this terrain of historical memory, where the proximity of the Motte Castle at Hisland suggests an ancient preoccupation with visibility and command. The local pace is dictated by the seasonal shifts in the pastures, where the damp, cool air holds the scent of turned soil and distant rain. Life in Ball operates with a deliberate modesty, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The solitude of the nearby pools provides a mirror to the sky, reflecting a stillness that seems to have settled permanently over the land.
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Explore Ball, 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: 52.832972, -3.031484. 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. |