Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Cross, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cross 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, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Shropshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Cross and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Cross |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.922978 |
| Longitude | -2.906877 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cross remains a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the low, rolling agricultural horizon of the Shropshire plains. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 333°T, OS grid SJ 391 365), and is situated north-east of Elson village. The landscape around Cross unfolds in broad, emerald-hued fields that catch the pale light of the morning, revealing the subtle contours of the land. To the south-east, the expansive waters of The Mere act as a silver mirror to the passing clouds, anchoring the wider district in a cool, fluid stillness. North-west of the hamlet, the Trench Watercourse carves a modest, winding path through the silt, providing a rhythmic pulse to the surrounding pasture. Cross maintains a modest demeanour, favouring the slow progression of the seasons over the clamour of more populous centres. The air here holds a distinct crispness, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows across the open lanes. Every hedgerow and fence line marks a history of toil, where the labour of the plough has long been the primary devotion of the earth.
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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.
| 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. |