(Hamlet near Plealey)
Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Lea |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.671482 |
| Longitude | -2.865767 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lea, a quiet hamlet in Shropshire, breathes the soft air of England's West Midlands. It lies 8.5 km west-south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 242°T, OS grid SJ 415 085), and is situated north-north-west of Plealey village. Here, the land rolls with a gentle, patient cadence, hinting at the farming traditions that have shaped its contours for centuries. The light often falls in a diffused, almost contemplative manner, softening the edges of the modest dwellings and illuminating the occasional glint of a well-tended garden. Lea’s history is not one of grand pronouncements but of quiet persistence, a story told in the enduring stone of older farmsteads and the hushed conversations carried on the breeze that whispers through the surrounding fields. It is a place where the passage of time feels less like a rush and more like a slow, steady tide, each season leaving its own subtle mark.
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Explore Lea, 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: 52.671482, -2.865767. 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. |