Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Basford, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Basford 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 | Basford |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.462776 |
| Longitude | -2.899654 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Basford's quietude is a study in the gentle persistence of rural life. It lies 5.2 km west-north-west of Craven Arms (from Craven Arms: bearing 301°T, OS grid SO 389 853), and is situated north of Hopesay village. The subtle undulation of the landscape here, where the land itself seems to breathe with a soft, verdant sigh, lends a particular grace to Basford’s humble presence. The light, when it falls across the fields, possesses a luminous quality, as if filtered through ancient, unhurried hours. Few traces remain of any grand historical enterprises; instead, Basford’s story is written in the enduring quietude of its lanes and the steady rhythm of its surrounding agriculture. The very air seems to hold a memory of seasons passed, a silent testament to the land's enduring embrace.
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Explore Basford, 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: 52.462776, -2.899654. 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. |