(Village near Berrington)
Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Cross Houses |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.663511 |
| Longitude | -2.685426 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cross Houses emerges from the flat, green expanse of the Shropshire landscape with a quiet, functional composure. It lies 4.2 miles south-east of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 137°T, OS grid SJ 537 075), and is situated east-north-east of Berrington village. The horizon here is dominated by an expansive, pale sky that seems to push the light down onto the tarmac, turning the late afternoon shadows into long, thin ink-strokes across the road. To the west, the reed-fringed waters of Berrington Pool catch the silver of the clouds, offering a cool, still counterpoint to the steady passage of traffic through Cross Houses. A short distance to the north-east, the grandeur of Attingham Park stretches across the terrain, its ancient oaks anchoring the earth while the deer move like ghosts through the distant bracken. The architecture of Cross Houses remains modest, defined by the practical needs of those who navigate the busy thoroughfare connecting the county town to the wider world. Life here is measured by the shifting intensity of the sun on brickwork and the subtle, seasonal changes in the surrounding fields of winter wheat. Even in the bustle of transit, Cross Houses retains a sense of seclusion, defined by the quiet depth of the nearby pools and the vast, unobstructed reach of the Shropshire air.
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Explore Cross Houses, 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: 52.663511, -2.685426. 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. |