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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dovaston, 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 | Dovaston |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.781814 |
| Longitude | -2.968166 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Dovaston holds the quiet, low-lying character of the Shropshire plains, where the horizon stretches wide under a restless, pale sky. It lies 6.6 miles 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 around Dovaston remains defined by the patient work of agriculture, marked by hedgerows that catch the shifting light of the West Midlands. To the south-west, the earth rises slightly toward the overgrown, earthen remnants of the Belan Bank Motte and Bailey, where silence now replaces the medieval clamour of iron and stone. Further afield, the distant, steady flow of the Weir Brook carves its path through the meadows, feeding the damp, rich soils that sustain the local rhythm of the seasons. Dovaston retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the sharp edges of modern industry, preferring the slow turning of the seasons over the haste of busier thoroughfares. Sunlight often lingers here, gilding the flat fields in a golden, autumnal haze that turns simple pastures into something momentarily profound. Every path near Dovaston seems to echo with the weight of centuries, yet the air remains crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, cooling breath of the Welsh borderlands.
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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 | 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. |