Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Great Ness, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Ness 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 Great Ness, 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 | Great Ness |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.764269 |
| Longitude | -2.894416 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Great Ness reveals a landscape where the Shropshire plain yields to the sudden, rugged elevation of sandstone ridges. It lies 7.0 miles west-north-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 304°T, OS grid SJ 397 188), and is situated south-west of Little Ness village. Ancient stone anchors the local identity, most prominently at the Churchyard Cross near St Andrew’s Church, where the weathering of centuries has softened the hard lines of the masonry. From this vantage, the light often catches the horizon with a pale, silver clarity that highlights the proximity of Nesscliffe Hill Country Park. The earth here holds a quiet gravity, shaped by the geological legacy of the nearby multivallate hillfort that commands the surrounding heights. Great Ness maintains a character defined by this intersection of pastoral fields and the stark, enduring presence of the older rock. The proximity of such elevated ground offers a perspective over the county that feels both expansive and deeply rooted in the physical reality of the terrain.
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Explore Great Ness, 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: 52.764269, -2.894416. 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. |