Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Defford, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Defford 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 Defford, 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 | Defford |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.510524 |
| Longitude | -2.484436 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Defford holds the quiet dignity of a place where the Shropshire landscape stretches out in long, unhurried folds of pasture and hedge. It lies 3.2 miles west-south-west of Bridgnorth (from Bridgnorth: bearing 237°T, OS grid SO 672 904), and is situated east of Chetton village. Low sunlight often catches the moisture clinging to the lanes here, turning the damp tarmac into ribbons of polished pewter. A short walk to the south-west leads one into the secluded stillness of Spring Dingle, where the trees lean inward as if guarding the secrets of the valley floor. To the west, the weathered stone of the Medieval Cross in St Giles' Churchyard marks the passage of centuries, its form softened by lichen and the slow erosion of the seasons. Defford remains a place defined by its proximity to the rhythms of the earth, where the air possesses a crisp, persistent clarity. The horizon is shaped by the subtle rise of distant hills, providing a constant, muted backdrop to the daily business of the farms. Such terrain demands a sturdy patience from those who work the land, mirroring the endurance of the stone structures that have stood watch over these fields for generations.
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Explore Defford, 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: 52.510524, -2.484436. 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. |