Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Black Marsh, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Black Marsh 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 Black Marsh, 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 | Black Marsh |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.588211 |
| Longitude | -2.998846 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Black Marsh emerges from the undulating Shropshire landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the high, exposed ridges of the border country. It lies 6.6 miles north of Bishop's Castle (from Bishop's Castle: bearing 360°T, OS grid SO 324 994), and is situated south-south-west of Bentlawnt village. Ancient horizons press inward here, where the slopes of Shelve Hill rise to the south-east like a muted, slumbering giant. The light in Black Marsh often possesses a silvery, translucent quality, catching the damp earth and the remnants of a harder, industrial past. Not far to the north-west, the Hoarstone Stone Circle And Two Round Cairns remain as weathered sentinels, their grey surfaces etched by centuries of rain and wind. The terrain holds a persistent memory of lead mining, with the landscape bearing the scars of extraction that once dictated the pulse of these hills. Beneath the expansive sky, the air carries a crispness that suggests the proximity of higher ground and the changing moods of the weather. Black Marsh maintains a solitude that feels entirely its own, indifferent to the busier world beyond the valley’s rim.
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Explore Black Marsh, 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: 52.588211, -2.998846. 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. |