Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Gobowen, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gobowen 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 Gobowen, 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 | Gobowen |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.896068 |
| Longitude | -3.036981 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gobowen serves as a vital junction of rail and road where the Shropshire landscape begins its slow transition toward the Welsh border. It lies 2.6 miles north-north-east of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 18°T, OS grid SJ 303 336), and is situated south-south-west of Rhewl village. The earth here retains the deep, quiet secrets of the past, most notably where a section of Wat’s Dyke remains undisturbed near the Preeshenlle United Reformed Church, casting long, thoughtful shadows across the fields in the late afternoon. This ancient earthen rampart continues its silent vigil further south, where another significant stretch of the dyke marks the landscape just a short distance from the railway station. Sunlight often catches the iron-rich soil of the surrounding pastures, lending a burnished, copper hue to the horizon that defines the local character. Gobowen maintains a steady, functional pace, defined by the rhythmic arrival of trains and the practical movement of people through its thoroughfares. The air carries a crisp, open clarity, unburdened by the clamour of larger hubs, allowing the quiet hum of rural industry to persist without interruption. Through these fields, the history of the borderlands is written not in ink, but in the enduring contours of the ground itself.
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Explore Gobowen, 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: 52.896068, -3.036981. 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. |