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Horton Shropshire Map

(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

About Horton

Horton emerges from the quiet Shropshire landscape as a collection of dwellings defined by the patient expansion of the West Midlands. It lies 3.6 miles 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. Broad, level fields stretch toward the horizon, where the light often catches the lingering dampness of the low-lying moorland earth. The proximity of Hoo Farm brings a rhythmic, pastoral vitality to the immediate surroundings, grounding Horton in the ancient cycle of husbandry and seasonal growth. Further afield, the silent, upright presence of Blockleys Chimney serves as a stark industrial counterpoint, marking the transition from agricultural heritage to the encroaching reach of the nearby urban landscape. The air here carries a particular clarity, unobstructed by the density of the larger towns, allowing the sky to dominate the view with its shifting grey and bruised-purple clouds. Horticulture and quiet residential life define the daily character of Horton, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of crops and the changing hues of the local hedgerows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hoo Farm (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 051° NE
Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.5 mi, 063° ENE
Jungleland (Theme Park) — 1.1 mi, 188° S
Preston Argue Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 333° NNW
Trench Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 172° S
Humber Brook (River) — 1.2 mi, 003° N
Blockleys Chimney (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 184° S
Wappenshall Canal Bridge, Shropshire Union Canal (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 275° W
Mount Pleasant Gardens (Park) — 1.6 mi, 134° SE
Middle Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 169° S
Ketley Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 221° SW
Leegomery Pools (Park) — 1.7 mi, 222° SW
New Hadley Brickpit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 184° S
St Leonard'S Priory Immediately Adjacent To The Church Of St Mary And St Leonard, Wombridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 166° SSE
Apley Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 254° WSW
Muxton Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 106° ESE · 7 ha
Wall Camp In The Weald Moors: A Large Low-Lying Multivallate Hillfort (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 354° N · 32 ha
Petershill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 183° S
Old Mine Building Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 105° ESE
Ketley Dingle (Valley) — 2.6 mi, 198° SSW
Red Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 123° ESE
Snedshill (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 157° SSE
Wellington Orbit (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 231° SW
Lilleshall Monument (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 074° ENE
Sunnycroft Gardens (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 224° SW
Sunnycroft (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 224° SW
Lilleshall Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 091° E
Telford (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 168° SSE
Orleton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.6 mi, 234° SW · 32 ha
Limekiln Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 213° SSW

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