Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Catherton, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Catherton 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 | Catherton |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.402590 |
| Longitude | -2.510033 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Catherton dreams softly in the Shropshire landscape, a quiet gathering of dwellings. It lies 3.2 km north-north-west of Cleobury Mortimer (from Cleobury Mortimer: bearing 327°T, OS grid SO 653 784), and is situated south of Oreton village. The earth here, a rich loam, seems to hold the memory of countless seasons, nurturing fields that stretch towards the horizon under skies that shift from pearly dawn to the deep indigo of twilight. The air, often carrying the scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, whispers tales of generations who have walked these lanes, their lives as much a part of the land as the ancient hedgerows. Though no grand monuments mark its passing, the enduring quietude of Catherton speaks of a resilience, a gentle persistence against the ceaseless march of time. Here, the very quality of the light, filtering through the leaves of mature oaks, casts a serene luminescence upon the modest buildings, lending them an almost ethereal grace.
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Explore Catherton, 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: 52.402590, -2.510033. 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. |