Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Northwood, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Northwood 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 Northwood, 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 | Northwood |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.894382 |
| Longitude | -2.796520 |
| Place Type | Village |
Northwood shifts under the wide, restless skies of Shropshire, where the horizon feels pressed thin against the rolling, agricultural horizon. It lies 4.0 miles north-west of Wem (from Wem: bearing 311°T, OS grid SJ 465 332), and is situated east of Lyneal village. The earth here holds a quiet, damp history, marked by the slow, meandering pulse of the River Roden less than a mile to the south. Beyond the hedgerows, the land hums with a stillness that suggests the deep, peat-rich memory of the nearby Wem Moss. This expansive nature reserve acts as a dark, sunken lung for the landscape, keeping the air cool and heavy with the scent of ancient, sodden flora. Northwood remains defined by these low-lying margins, where the fields meet the water in a muted, unending dialogue of shadow and growth. The persistent light of late afternoon catches the tall, swaying grasses, revealing a geography that values endurance over spectacle. Every lane leading toward the periphery seems to narrow, drawing the traveller into a terrain that resists the hurried pace of modern life.
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Explore Northwood, 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: 52.894382, -2.796520. 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. |