Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Cross Lanes, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cross Lanes 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 Lanes, 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 Lanes |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.931017 |
| Longitude | -2.958118 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Cross Lanes emerges as a quiet convergence of rural lanes in the Shropshire countryside, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an often bruised, slate-grey sky. It lies 3.1 miles west-north-west of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 301°T, OS grid SJ 356 374), and is situated west-north-west of Dudleston Heath village. The land here holds a damp, patient quality, shaped by the slow movement of water through the nearby Bryndaniel Brook, which marks the northern boundary of the local topography. Ancient stone markers persist in the vicinity, including the medieval cross in St Mary’s churchyard, which remains a silent witness to centuries of passing weather. Winters in Cross Lanes bring a particular clarity to the air, sharpening the silhouettes of distant hedgerows against the pale light of late afternoon. Further afield, the verdant basin of Castle Dingle offers a dramatic shift in the terrain, suggesting a history deeper than the current agricultural patchwork implies. These lanes serve as a modest artery for the surrounding farms, maintaining a steady, functional existence away from the busier thoroughfares of the region. Through every season, Cross Lanes retains a stoic composure, defined more by the quality of the soil and the shifting clouds than by any singular architectural monument.
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Explore Cross Lanes, 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: 52.931017, -2.958118. 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. |