Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Lightwood, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lightwood 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 | Lightwood |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.859386 |
| Longitude | -2.453352 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lightwood rests in the gentle embrace of Shropshire's undulating countryside. It lies 5.4 km south-south-east of Market Drayton (from Market Drayton: bearing 158°T, OS grid SJ 695 291), and is situated west-south-west of Cheswardine village. The air here carries a quiet scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that clings to the low-lying fields. A sense of enduring stillness pervades Lightwood, as if the very sunlight itself falls with a softer, more contemplative quality upon its scattered dwellings and the green expanse of its fields. Though small, Lightwood holds a timeless resonance, a place where the passage of seasons feels more keenly observed.
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Explore Lightwood, 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: 52.859386, -2.453352. 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. |