Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Cross Lane Head, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cross Lane Head 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 Cross Lane Head, 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 | Cross Lane Head |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.555210 |
| Longitude | -2.432008 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cross Lane Head retains a quiet, stoic composure amidst the rolling pastoral rhythms of the Shropshire countryside. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Bridgnorth (from Bridgnorth: bearing 339°T, OS grid SO 708 953), and is situated south of Astley Abbotts village. The terrain here rises in measured increments, where the light often catches the damp, heavy clay of the fields before slipping away toward the horizon. To the south-south-west, the verdant basin of The Hook Dingle draws the eye, its shadows deepening as the afternoon wanes into a muted, silver grey. A short distance to the north-east, the still surface of Brick Kiln Pool mirrors the sky, anchoring the landscape with its deliberate, unmoving depth. Cross Lane Head serves as a waypoint for those traversing the lanes that link the high ground to the deeper valleys. The air here carries a distinct, sharp clarity, untainted by the clamour of the neighbouring market town, yet never entirely severed from its influence. These lanes, worn into the earth by generations of agricultural passage, offer a steady perspective on a landscape that remains stubbornly, beautifully indifferent to the haste of the modern world.
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Explore Cross Lane Head, 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: 52.555210, -2.432008. 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. |