Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Barkers Green, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barkers Green 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 Barkers Green, 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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| Place | Barkers Green |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.848358 |
| Longitude | -2.703674 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Barkers Green emerges from the flat, heavy clay soils of northern Shropshire as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low horizons of the Severn Plain. It lies 1.0 miles east-south-east of Wem (from Wem: bearing 121°T, OS grid SJ 527 281), and is situated west of Aston village. The light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the damp edges of the hedgerows before dissolving into the vast, open skies that stretch toward the distant hills. Ancient earthworks remain as subtle swellings in the fields, including the nearby motte of Wem Castle, where the silence of the grass belies a long-severed history of timber and stone. Barkers Green maintains a steadfast connection to the rhythm of the surrounding agricultural land, where the seasonal turning of the soil dictates the pace of the day. To the north-east, the remnants of the Soulton moated site linger in the damp earth, a ghost of medieval planning that still shapes the local drainage and field boundaries. The air carries a faint, sharp scent of livestock and turned loam, grounding the hamlet in a physical reality that rejects artifice. Winter mornings often bring a thick, clingy fog that dampens the sound of distant traffic, leaving the lanes to the slow movement of the wind. Barkers Green survives as a place of quiet endurance, holding its place in the landscape with a stubborn, unremarkable grace.
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Explore Barkers Green, 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: 52.848358, -2.703674. 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. |