Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Butlane Head, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Butlane Head 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.
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| Place | Butlane Head |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.713372 |
| Longitude | -2.864908 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Butlane Head emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the low, insistent pull of the earth. It lies 4.6 miles west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 274°T, OS grid SJ 416 132), and is situated south-south-east of Ford village. The light here seems to hold a particular weight, catching the edges of the hedgerows in a way that suggests a landscape long familiar with the slow passage of seasons. To the north, the River Severn at Montford SSSI carves a deliberate, silver path through the meadows, providing a cool, riparian breath that tempers the warmth of the afternoon. Butlane Head itself remains a place of unpretentious lines and sturdy brickwork, anchored firmly to the surrounding fields. One might wander toward the nearby Shrawardine Castle and Settlement Remains, where the fragmented earthworks serve as a silent reminder of the ages that have washed over these plains. This proximity to such ancient, weathered stone lends the immediate surroundings a gravity that balances the openness of the arable land. Life in Butlane Head persists with a steady, rhythmic pulse, unbothered by the clamour of the busier thoroughfares to the east.
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Explore Butlane Head, 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: 52.713372, -2.864908. 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. |