Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Hortonlane, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hortonlane 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.
| Place | Hortonlane |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.696975 |
| Longitude | -2.828345 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hortonlane breathes a quiet air of permanence, a scattering of dwellings touched by the soft Shropshire light. It lies 5.1 km west-south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 256°T, OS grid SJ 441 113), and is situated north-west of Hanwood Bank village. The lanes here, often bordered by hedgerows that hold the scent of damp earth and wild roses, wind with a gentle purpose, leading the eye towards the subtle rise and fall of the surrounding fields. A sense of patient cultivation pervades the landscape, the land itself seeming to remember the touch of generations who have worked its soil. The distant hum of agricultural machinery occasionally drifts on the breeze, a reminder of the quiet industry that continues to sustain Hortonlane. Even the sky here, often a vast canvas of shifting greys and blues, seems to possess a particular clarity, reflecting the unpretentious beauty of this West Midlands hamlet.
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Explore Hortonlane, 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: 52.696975, -2.828345. 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. |