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Lea Cross Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands

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Place	Lea Cross
Traditional County	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.668929
Longitude	-2.858307
Place Type	Hamlet

About Lea Cross

Lea Cross commands a quiet authority over the Shropshire landscape, where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened by the clamour of modern ambition. It lies 5.1 miles west-south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 238°T, OS grid SJ 420 082), and is situated north-north-west of Plealey village. The earth here holds a deep, heavy fertility, supporting fields that catch the late afternoon sun in shades of muted gold and bruised copper. Beneath the surface of the surrounding pastures, the archaeological remains of a Roman Villa 150 yards south-east of Lea Hall remind the observer that this soil has long invited human industry. To the south, the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Pontesford Brook carves a steady path through the lowlands, providing a cool contrast to the warmth of the sun-baked lanes. Lea Cross maintains a modest, utilitarian dignity, its character defined less by grand architecture than by the honest geometry of its agricultural boundaries. The light in this corner of the West Midlands possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the hedgerows and revealing the subtle, undulating contours of the terrain. Even the distant, rugged silhouette of the Earl's Hill & Habberley Valley SSSI serves to frame the horizon, grounding the existence of Lea Cross in a geography that has remained largely indifferent to the passing of centuries.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roman Villa 150Yds (140M) Se Of Lea Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 318° NW · 1 ha
Pontesford Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 201° SSW
Lingcroft Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 168° SSE
Roman Villa At Cruckton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 032° NNE · 1 ha
Nag'S Head Engine House, 230M North Of Home Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 209° SSW
Mediaeval moated farmstead (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 067° ENE
Happy Valley (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 187° S
Earl'S Hill & Habberley Valley Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 195° SSW · 64 ha
Pontesford Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 198° SSW
Earl's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 196° SSW
Oaks Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 188° S
Welbatch Pit Mound (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 077° ENE
Long Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 023° NNE
Minsterley Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 228° SW · 5 ha
Eastridge Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 211° SSW
Rad Valley Countryside Site (Park) — 4.0 mi, 053° NE
Oxon Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 031° NNE
Habberley Brook (River) — 4.1 mi, 198° SSW
The Common (Park) — 4.2 mi, 085° E
Barnes Theatre (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 060° ENE
Sabrina, Goddess of the Severn (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 057° ENE
Buzzard Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 4.8 mi, 060° ENE
Quarry Park, And Dingle Gardens Shrewsbury (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.9 mi, 061° ENE · 13 ha
War Memorial (ft. St Michael) (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 057° ENE
Wattlesborough Castle (Castle) — 4.9 mi, 303° WNW
Theatre Severn (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 056° NE
Shrewsbury Museum (The Music Hall) (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 059° ENE
Church of St Mary the Virgin (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 058° ENE
Coleham Pumping Station (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 062° ENE
Soldiers of Shropshire Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 057° ENE

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