Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Harlescott, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harlescott 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 Harlescott, 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 | Harlescott |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.734547 |
| Longitude | -2.726305 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Harlescott serves as a purposeful northern extension of the Shropshire landscape, balancing industrial utility with a quiet, residential periphery. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 33°T, OS grid SJ 510 154), and is situated north-west of Uffington village. The ground here holds the memory of medieval skirmishes, as the fields stretching toward the north remain linked to the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury, where the soil once drank the history of a fractured crown. Beyond the suburban rows, the waters of Battlefield Brook trace a slow, silver line through the low-lying meadows, indifferent to the engines of the nearby commercial depots. Harlescott maintains a distinct character where the hum of modern logistics meets the ancient, damp stillness of the countryside. To the west, the Harlescott Grange Moated Site hides under a quiet mantle of grass, a sunken relic that speaks of older, more guarded ways of living. The light across these flat expanses often turns pale and thin in the late afternoon, casting long shadows that sharpen the edges of the brickwork and the turning gears of local trade. It is a place where the present day is constantly measured against the weight of the horizon, maintaining a steady, functional pace in the shadow of its own past.
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Explore Harlescott, 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: 52.734547, -2.726305. 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. |