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Croesau Bach Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands

Explore Croesau Bach, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Croesau Bach 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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PlaceCroesau Bach
Traditional CountyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.845635
Longitude-3.122061
Place TypeHamlet

About Croesau Bach

Croesau Bach maintains a quiet, sequestered existence amidst the rugged, rising contours of the Shropshire borderlands. It lies 3.0 miles west-south-west of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 250°T, OS grid SJ 245 281), and is situated north-west of Trefonen village. The landscape surrounding Croesau Bach is defined by the sharp, imposing ascent of Mynydd Myfyr to the south, which casts long, cooling shadows across the lower pastures as the afternoon wanes. To the west, the dark, reflective waters of Llyn Rhuddwyn catch the pale clarity of the sky, offering a stark contrast to the verdant, broken limestone ridges that ripple toward the Welsh border. Traces of ancient human endeavour persist in the form of earthen mounds and forgotten boundaries, marking a terrain where the earth itself feels heavy with the accumulation of centuries. Croesau Bach remains apart from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, its lanes barely wide enough for the local agricultural machinery that occasionally disturbs the stillness. The atmosphere here is one of damp stone and persistent wind, where the thin, clear air carries the scent of peat and wet gorse from the higher moorland slopes. Every hedgerow and wall in Croesau Bach serves as a silent witness to a slow, unyielding connection between the inhabitants and the stubborn, unforgiving soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mynydd Myfyr (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 183° S
  • Offa'S Dyke: Section One Mile 1000Yds (2520M) Long, N Of Llanforda Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 061° ENE · 8 ha
  • Llyn Rhuddwyn (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 295° WNW
  • Craig-y-rhiw (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 302° WNW
  • Coed-Y-Gaer Hillfort (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 302° WNW · 2 ha
  • Trefonen Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 172° S · 9 ha
  • Trefarclawdd Colliery Remains Immediately North Of Pottery Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 109° ESE · 10 ha
  • Grand Stand (remains) (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 027° NNE
  • Craig Sychtyn Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 205° SSW · 6 ha
  • Cynllaith (River) — 2.2 mi, 336° NNW
  • Oswald's Well (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 072° ENE
  • Tanat Valley Light Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 166° SSE
  • Afon Morda (River) — 2.6 mi, 357° N
  • Cae Glas Park (Park) — 2.8 mi, 072° ENE
  • Brogyntyn (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 046° NE · 230 ha
  • Artillery Gun (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 072° ENE
  • Wilfred Owen Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 072° ENE
  • Oswestry Town Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 069° ENE
  • Attfield Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 070° ENE
  • Oswestry Castle (Castle) — 3.0 mi, 069° ENE
  • Cambrian Railways Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 071° ENE
  • Cefn Coch (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 346° NNW
  • Mill Dingle (Valley) — 3.2 mi, 039° NE
  • Weston Pools (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 095° E
  • Blodwel Quarry (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 164° SSE
  • The Green (Park) — 3.4 mi, 076° ENE
  • Selattyn Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 009° N
  • WWII Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 059° ENE
  • Park Hall Farm (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 058° ENE
  • The Holroyd Community Theatre (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 033° NNE

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About This Croesau Bach Map Page

Explore Croesau Bach, 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: 52.845635, -3.122061. 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.