Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Knowbury, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knowbury 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 Knowbury, 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 | Knowbury |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.369251 |
| Longitude | -2.624916 |
| Place Type | Village |
Knowbury occupies a high, windswept ridge where the Shropshire sky feels expansive and restless against the horizon. It lies 4.0 miles east of Ludlow (from Ludlow: bearing 88°T, OS grid SO 575 747), and is situated south-south-west of Farden village. The landscape surrounding Knowbury retains a sturdy, industrial memory, marked by the proximity of the Clee Hill Quarries SSSI, where the earth still bears the jagged scars of past stone extraction. Beneath this elevation, the quiet progress of Benson’s Brook traces a path through the lower ground, softening the rigid lines of the hills with its persistent, rhythmic flow. Houses here are constructed from local materials that seem to have emerged from the very geology they overlook, turning a muted, weathered grey when the afternoon light fades. The air carries a sharp, clean quality, untainted by the congestion of larger hubs, which gives the residents an outlook defined by the immediate terrain rather than distant concerns. Historic remnants, such as the ancient stone of the local churchyard cross, offer a silent anchor to the centuries that have already passed over these slopes. Knowbury maintains a character forged by this austere geography, standing firm against the elements that sweep across the West Midlands.
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Explore Knowbury, 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: 52.369251, -2.624916. 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. |