Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Lower Down, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Down 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 Lower Down, 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 | Lower Down |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.455747 |
| Longitude | -2.976522 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lower Down occupies a quiet fold of the Shropshire landscape, where the earth seems to hold its breath beneath a shifting, pearlescent sky. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-east of Bishop's Castle (from Bishop's Castle: bearing 161°T, OS grid SO 337 846), and is situated south-west of Lydbury North village. The horizon here is defined by the earthworks of the Motte Castle and associated settlement remains, which rise from the fields near the farm like a lingering memory of a more turbulent age. This pastoral solitude is punctuated by the steady, unassuming progress of the River Kemp, which traces a silver line through the pastures a short distance to the north-west. The light in this corner of the county possesses a particular clarity, catching the textures of stone walls and ancient hedgerows with the precision of a master’s brush. Beyond the immediate fields, the slopes of Sunnyhill rise up to host the ancient ramparts of Bury Ditches, a silent sentinel overlooking the valley’s slow, agricultural rhythm. Life in Lower Down moves with the seasons, guided by the turning of the soil and the persistent, quiet grace of a landscape that has long outlived its own history.
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Explore Lower Down, 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: 52.455747, -2.976522. 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. |