Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Forton Heath, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forton Heath 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 Forton Heath, 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 | Forton Heath |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.753113 |
| Longitude | -2.832729 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Forton Heath emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a collection of quiet dwellings framed by the slow, deliberate turn of rural life. It lies 4.5 miles north-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 313°T, OS grid SJ 438 176), and is situated south-south-east of Grafton village. The terrain here holds a subtle tension, where the flat, fertile earth gives way to the modest elevation of Allens Hill rising to the south-south-west. Moisture lingers in the low-lying pockets of the soil, feeding the reeds and grasses that define the local character. To the west, the waters of Cottage Pool reflect the pale, shifting sky, providing a stark, glassy contrast to the dense hedges that border the narrow lanes. Time at Forton Heath feels measured not by the clock, but by the gradual encroachment of shadow across the fields as the sun tracks toward the horizon. Such silence allows one to hear the wind moving through the hedgerows, a sound as constant and ancient as the geography itself. Those who traverse these paths find a landscape that remains indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world, preferring instead the steady, rhythmic pulse of the seasons.
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Explore Forton Heath, 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: 52.753113, -2.832729. 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. |