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Lawley Common Shropshire Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Lawley Common, Shropshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lawley Common, 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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PlaceLawley Common
Traditional CountyShropshire
Unitary AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.671702
Longitude-2.476088
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lawley Common

Lawley Common emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet expanse where the echoes of industrial toil have long since softened into a tranquil, open terrain. It lies 1.2 miles west-south-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 257°T, OS grid SJ 679 083), and is situated east of New Works village. The land here carries a subtle, rugged character, marked by the elevation of nearby Heath Hill which rises to the east-south-east like a silent guardian of the horizon. In the crisp light of early morning, the ground around Lawley Common reveals the remnants of a working past, where the earth remembers the heavy tread of miners and the industrious pulse of earlier centuries. A short walk towards the north-west leads to the Lawley and Overdale Community Garden, where the cultivated flora offers a vibrant contrast to the wilder, scrub-brushed slopes that define the immediate vicinity. The sky above Lawley Common possesses a vast, unencumbered quality, reflecting the expansive nature of the West Midlands plateau. As evening falls, the shadows stretch long across the undulating fields, imbuing the geography with a melancholic grace that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Heath Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 120° ESE
  • Lawley and Overdale Community Garden (Park) — 0.4 mi, 312° NW
  • Lawley Village Green (Park) — 0.5 mi, 308° NW
  • Horsehay Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 205° SSW
  • Spout Mound (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 084° E
  • Coal Mining Remains 350M North West And 520M North Of New Works Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 283° WNW · 13 ha
  • Telford (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 067° ENE
  • Stirchley Pools (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 127° SE
  • Withy Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 098° E
  • Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.3 mi, 102° ESE
  • Wonderland (Theme Park) — 1.3 mi, 100° E
  • Ketley Dingle (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 341° NNW
  • Capgemini sign (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 078° ENE
  • Telford Plaza Fountain (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 065° ENE
  • Open air theater (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 097° E
  • Lydebrook Dingle (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 227° SW
  • Churchyard Of St James'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 127° SE
  • Limekiln Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 290° WNW
  • Lyde Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 211° SSW
  • Loamhole Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 204° SSW
  • Museum of Steel Sculpture (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 190° S
  • New Hadley Brickpit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 006° N
  • St Leonard'S Priory Immediately Adjacent To The Church Of St Mary And St Leonard, Wombridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 021° NNE
  • The Darby Houses (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 200° SSW
  • Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 197° SSW
  • Sunnycroft Gardens (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 314° NW
  • Enginuity (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 197° SSW
  • Sunnycroft (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 314° NW
  • Jungleland (Theme Park) — 2.6 mi, 004° N
  • Wellington Orbit (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 319° NW

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About This Lawley Common Map Page

Explore Lawley Common, 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: 52.671702, -2.476088. 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.