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Commonwood Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands

Explore Commonwood, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Commonwood 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.

Interactive Map of Commonwood, Shropshire

How to Use This Commonwood, Shropshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Commonwood, 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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PlaceCommonwood
Traditional CountyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.847058
Longitude-2.761383
Place TypeHamlet

About Commonwood

Commonwood emerges from the flat, verdant Shropshire plains as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the sky. It lies 1.7 miles west-south-west of Wem (from Wem: bearing 249°T, OS grid SJ 488 280), and is situated south-east of Loppington village. Low hedges trace the boundaries of fields that have long surrendered to the patient work of the plough, while the horizon remains wide and unobstructed. To the east, the fragile ecosystem of Ruewood Pastures SSSI supports a quiet, thriving biodiversity that remains largely undisturbed by the modern world. Nearby, the waters of Sleap Brook carve a silver, meandering path through the earth, reflecting the pale, watery light of an English afternoon. Commonwood retains a singular stillness, where the rustle of wind through ancient hedgerows provides the only true punctuation to the day. These rural lanes offer a stark, honest beauty, far removed from the clamour of the industrial centres that once defined the wider West Midlands. Each farmhouse and lane corner feels anchored to a landscape that asks for nothing more than the seasonal cycle of growth and harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ruewood Pastures Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 092° E · 2 ha
  • Sleap Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 199° SSW
  • Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 195° SSW
  • Sundial In Parish Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 307° NW
  • Wem Castle: A Motte Castle Immediately South West Of St Peter And St Paul'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 072° ENE
  • Wackley Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 252° WSW
  • Stage Door Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 069° ENE
  • Northwood Hall Double Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 009° N · 1 ha
  • Brownheath Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 307° NW · 5 ha
  • Shropshire Falconry (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.5 mi, 019° NNE
  • Myddle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 203° SSW
  • Myddle (Park) — 2.9 mi, 202° SSW
  • Grinshill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 143° SE
  • Sweat Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 297° WNW
  • Marton Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 220° SW
  • Crose Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 293° WNW
  • The Glen (Valley) — 3.9 mi, 171° S
  • Wem Moss (National Nature Reserve) — 4.0 mi, 347° NNW · 29 ha
  • Colemere (Park) — 4.6 mi, 313° NW
  • The Bog (Wetland) — 4.6 mi, 111° ESE
  • Inclinometer (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 002° N
  • Red Castle (Castle) — 5.2 mi, 079° E
  • Fenn'S, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses (National Nature Reserve) — 5.3 mi, 359° N · 765 ha
  • Gothic Arch (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 078° ENE
  • Baschurch Millennium Stone (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 226° SW
  • Gatehouse (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 123° ESE
  • Bagley Marsh (Wetland) — 5.9 mi, 267° W
  • Shawbury Heath (Forest / Woodland) — 6.0 mi, 145° SE
  • Hawkstone (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 6.2 mi, 078° ENE · 563 ha
  • Terrace Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 6.6 mi, 084° E

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About This Commonwood Map Page

Explore Commonwood, 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: 52.847058, -2.761383. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.