Traditional county: Shropshire · Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin · Region: West Midlands
Explore Coalport, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Coalport 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 Coalport, 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 | Coalport |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Unitary Authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.617650 |
| Longitude | -2.447304 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Coalport marks a distinctive bend in the River Severn, where the water flows with a deliberate, heavy stillness against the steep, wooded banks of Shropshire. It lies 1.5 miles east-north-east of Broseley (from Broseley: bearing 78°T, OS grid SJ 698 023). The industrial ghosts of the eighteenth century linger here, particularly where the Coalport Inclined Plane once hauled tub-boats up the hillside to connect the upper canal to the river below. Sunlight catches the ironwork of the Coalport Bridge, a structure that spans the gorge with a quiet, rigid elegance that seems to defy the slow erosion of the valley. Beyond the river, the landscape carries the faint, lingering scent of damp earth and old minerals, a reminder of the subterranean excavations that once defined the local economy. Visitors often wander toward the Coalport China Museum, where the delicate, translucent remains of a once-thriving porcelain industry rest under high ceilings. The architecture of Coalport retains a stubborn, functional beauty, reflecting a time when the river served as a vital artery for the transport of coal and ceramics. Even now, the silence of the gorge feels heavy with the memory of the clatter and smoke that formerly occupied these slopes.
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Explore Coalport, 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: 52.617650, -2.447304. 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. |