Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Dovaston, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dovaston 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.
| Place | Dovaston |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.781814 |
| Longitude | -2.968166 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Dovaston, a quiet corner of Shropshire, offers a gentle embrace to those who wander its lanes. It lies 10.5 km south-east of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 146°T, OS grid SJ 347 209), and is situated west-south-west of Knockin Heath village. The land here, a rich tapestry of fertile fields, yields crops under a sky that often softens the edges of the horizon with a diffused, almost contemplative light. Dovaston’s few dwellings, their brickwork mellowed by seasons past, suggest a history of patient habitation, a quiet continuity that speaks not of grand pronouncements but of enduring, humble existence. The air, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, seems to hold the quiet hum of the West Midlands’ agricultural heart.
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Explore Dovaston, 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: 52.781814, -2.968166. 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 | June 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. |