(Suburban Area near Preston upon the Weald Moors)
Traditional county: Shropshire · Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Horton |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Unitary Authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.725908 |
| Longitude | -2.467557 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Horton, a quiet parish in Shropshire, breathes the gentle air of the West Midlands. It lies 5.8 km north-north-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 347°T, OS grid SJ 685 143), and is situated south-south-east of Preston upon the Weald Moors village. The fields surrounding Horton roll with a soft, verdant sweep, a landscape where the light often falls in long, golden shafts through the late afternoon. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and bramble, trace the contours of the land, hinting at centuries of cultivation and quiet persistence. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil, mingling with the subtle perfume of wildflowers that bloom unseen in the summer months.
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Explore Horton, 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: 52.725908, -2.467557. 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 | June 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. |