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Horsehay Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin · Region: West Midlands

Explore Horsehay, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horsehay 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.

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PlaceHorsehay
Traditional CountyShropshire
Unitary AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.656044
Longitude-2.490849
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Horsehay

Horsehay reveals the remnants of a heavy, iron-forged past where the earth still holds the memory of furnace heat and clattering steel. It lies 2.2 miles south-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 233°T, OS grid SJ 668 065), and is situated south-south-east of New Works village. The landscape bears the deep incisions of industrial ambition, yet nature has reclaimed the hollows with a slow, insistent grace. Much of Horsehay resides within the Lydebrook Dingle Sssi, where the woodland floor catches the light in fractured shards between the ancient, moss-slicked trees. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Horsehay Pool act as a mirror for the shifting Shropshire sky, undisturbed by the clamour that once defined this valley. Footpaths wind through the terrain, tracing the ghosts of old tramways that once carried the wealth of the mines toward distant markets. Today, the air carries only the scent of damp loam and the sudden, sharp call of a bird navigating the canopy. These slopes provide a sanctuary where the silence is heavy, pressing against the skin like the weight of the iron ore that once shaped the local horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lydebrook Dingle Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 21 ha
  • Woodlands Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Horsehay Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 037° NE
  • Croppings Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 147° SSE
  • Lyde Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 214° SW
  • The Dingle (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 168° SSE
  • Loamhole Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 194° SSW
  • Loamhole (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 203° SSW
  • The Darby Houses (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 187° S
  • Museum of Steel Sculpture (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 164° SSE
  • New Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 165° SSE
  • Darby Ironworks, Coalbrookdale (Furnaces, Forehearths And Blowing House Areas) (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 181° S
  • Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 183° S
  • The Dandy (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 108° ESE
  • Enginuity (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 183° S
  • Heath Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 044° NE
  • Braggers Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 257° WSW
  • Coal Mining Remains 350M North West And 520M North Of New Works Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 340° NNW · 13 ha
  • Lincoln Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 177° S · 5 ha
  • The Rotunda (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 181° S
  • The Merrythought Teddy Bear Shop & Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 184° S
  • Limekiln Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 328° NNW
  • Group Of Round Barrows At Willowmoor (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 302° WNW
  • Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.0 mi, 067° ENE
  • Benthall Edge Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 180° S
  • Wonderland (Theme Park) — 2.1 mi, 066° ENE
  • Buildwas Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 228° SW
  • Original Free Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 160° SSE
  • Telford (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 047° NE
  • Open air theater (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 066° ENE

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About This Horsehay Map Page

Explore Horsehay, 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: 52.656044, -2.490849. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.