Cross Shropshire Map

About Cross

The quietude of Cross hums with the gentle turning of seasons. It lies 2.0 km north-north-west of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 333°T, OS grid SJ 391 365), and is situated north-east of Elson village. Here, the landscape unfolds in subtle, rolling contours, a soft green quilt stitched with hedgerows and punctuated by the deep, patient hues of ancient oaks, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often holds a pearly luminescence. The air, particularly in the early mornings, carries a faint, earthy perfume from the surrounding fields, a scent that speaks of fertile soil and the quiet industry of generations. Though small, Cross possesses a palpable sense of its own enduring presence, a place where the passage of time feels less like a relentless march and more like a slow, deliberate unfolding, much like the unfurling of a fern in the dappled shade of a woodland clearing.

About This Cross Map Page

Explore Cross, 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: 52.922978, -2.906877. 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.