Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Besford, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Besford 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 Besford, 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 | Besford |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.818437 |
| Longitude | -2.666955 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Besford remains a quiet parcel of Shropshire earth, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the heavy, damp scent of the surrounding fields. It lies 3.5 miles south-east of Wem (from Wem: bearing 137°T, OS grid SJ 551 247), and is situated west-north-west of Stanton upon Hine Heath village. Low-lying pastures stretch toward the horizon, where the light often catches the moisture rising from the earth to create a pale, shimmering haze. To the north-east, the silent expanse of The Bog acts as a dark, peaty reservoir for the winter rains, holding the silence of the land in its hollows. A short distance to the south-east, the jagged, red sandstone remnants of Moreton Corbet Castle break the skyline like broken teeth, marking the passage of centuries with their crumbling, sun-bleached masonry. Besford keeps its own counsel, seemingly indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its narrow, hedged lanes. The soil here is heavy and stubborn, demanding much from those who work it, yet it yields a verdant growth that hides the scars of old industry and ancient boundaries. Small birds dart through the thickets, their sudden movements the only intrusion upon the stillness that defines the character of Besford.
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Explore Besford, 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: 52.818437, -2.666955. 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. |