Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Balmer Heath, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balmer Heath 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 Balmer Heath, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Shropshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Balmer Heath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Balmer Heath |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.906235 |
| Longitude | -2.823545 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Balmer Heath claims a modest, quiet geography where the horizon softens into the expansive, low-lying fields of the Shropshire plains. It lies 2.9 miles east of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 91°T, OS grid SJ 447 346), and is situated east of Welshampton village. Here, the light catches the moisture of the lowlands, casting long, pale shadows that seem to stretch the day well beyond its natural measure. To the northeast, the Llangollen Canal draws a silver, meditative line across the landscape, serving as a quiet artery for those drifting through the countryside on narrowboats. The earth surrounding Balmer Heath retains a damp, peat-rich quality, a direct legacy of the geological shifts that formed nearby Clarepool Moss. Centuries of agricultural toil have defined the boundaries of these fields, leaving behind a patterned terrain that mirrors the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. Ancient markers remain scattered in the vicinity, including the silent, earthen humps of long-buried barrows that watch over the modern lanes. Balmer Heath exists in a state of suspended stillness, where the rustle of wind through the hedgerows provides the only true punctuation to the silence.
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Explore Balmer Heath, 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: 52.906235, -2.823545. 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. |