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Dawley Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin · Region: West Midlands

Explore Dawley, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dawley 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.

Interactive Map of Dawley, Shropshire

How to Use This Dawley, Shropshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dawley, 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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PlaceDawley
Traditional CountyShropshire
Unitary AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.660992
Longitude-2.467825
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Dawley

Dawley retains the rugged, iron-wrought character of the East Shropshire Coalfield, where the earth still remembers the deep labour of its industrial adolescence. It lies 1.3 miles south-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 219°T, OS grid SJ 684 071). Morning light often catches the high, sloping ridge of Heath Hill to the north, casting long shadows over the brickwork and Victorian terraces that define the streetscape. The terrain here rises and falls with the abruptness of a landscape scarred by past mining, yet it finds a quiet equilibrium in the pockets of water that gather in the vicinity. To the west, the still surface of Horsehay Pool mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a tranquil counterpoint to the busy, utilitarian rhythm of the local roads. Dawley serves as a robust anchor in this undulating district, its identity forged in the heat of foundries that have long since cooled into residential memory. Residents pass through the centre where the architecture remains stubbornly functional, favouring red brick and slate over the ornamental fripperies of more affluent districts. This environment demands a certain resilience, a grounded quality reflected in the people who navigate its steep, winding paths every day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Heath Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 354° N
  • Horsehay Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 278° W
  • Stirchley Pools (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 096° E
  • Castle Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 154° SSE
  • Holywell Meadow (Park) — 0.9 mi, 213° SSW
  • Woodlands Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 232° SW
  • Churchyard Of St James'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 106° ESE
  • Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.0 mi, 063° ENE
  • Spout Mound (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 040° NE
  • Wonderland (Theme Park) — 1.1 mi, 062° ENE
  • Open air theater (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 062° ENE
  • The Dingle (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 219° SW
  • Capgemini sign (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 044° NE
  • Telford (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 030° NNE
  • Lyde Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 237° WSW
  • Museum of Steel Sculpture (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 209° SSW
  • Lydebrook Dingle Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 250° WSW · 21 ha
  • Loamhole Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 227° SW
  • Telford Plaza Fountain (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 034° NE
  • Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (Furnaces, Forehearths And Blowing House Areas) (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 214° SW
  • Coal Mining Remains 350M North West And 520M North Of New Works Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 305° NW · 13 ha
  • Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 215° SW
  • The Darby Houses (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 219° SW
  • Enginuity (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 214° SSW
  • Lincoln Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 203° SSW · 5 ha
  • Blists Hill Victorian Town (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 162° SSE
  • The Rotunda (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 205° SSW
  • Limekiln Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.4 mi, 303° WNW
  • Original Free Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 185° S
  • Benthall Edge Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 202° SSW

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About This Dawley Map Page

Explore Dawley, 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: 52.660992, -2.467825. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.