Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Croesoswallt, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Croesoswallt 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 Croesoswallt, 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 | Croesoswallt |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.860611 |
| Longitude | -3.055533 |
| Place Type | Town |
Iron-grey skies often press against the rolling borderlands that cradle Croesoswallt, where the ancient Welsh marches blur into the verdant Shropshire landscape. It lies 7.5 miles west-south-west of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 245°T, OS grid SJ 290 297), and is situated north of Morda village. Once a vital nexus for the wool trade, the place still carries the brisk, industrious chill of a heritage built upon the exchange of goods and regional commerce. Medieval fortifications like the earthworks of Oswestry Castle suggest a past defined by constant vigilance, their grass-covered mounds now softened by the passage of centuries. Today, the economy leans into a quiet resilience, maintaining its function as a mercantile hub where local farmers and independent traders sustain the steady pulse of the high street. Cae Glas Park offers a sanctuary of manicured lawns and seasonal blooms, providing a delicate, floral contrast to the rugged topography that defines the surrounding horizon. Visitors often linger near the remnants of the town wall, where the air feels heavy with the quiet gravity of a site that has seen the rise and fall of countless generations. The local cultural spirit finds its voice in the Attfield Theatre, a space where the arts mirror the dramatic intensity of the border history. Wilfred Owen, the celebrated First World War poet, spent his formative years here, and the landscape’s melancholic beauty arguably left a mark upon his verse. Croesoswallt remains a place where the echo of the past informs the present, grounding its identity in a persistent, dignified endurance.
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Explore Croesoswallt, 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: 52.860611, -3.055533. 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. |