Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Oaks, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oaks 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.
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| Place | Oaks |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.636906 |
| Longitude | -2.853469 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Oaks emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the surrounding hills. It lies 6.4 miles south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 220°T, OS grid SJ 423 046), and is situated west of Longden Common village. The horizon here is dominated by the ancient, rugged spine of Earl's Hill, which casts a long, thoughtful shadow over the fields as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Oaks maintains a deliberate stillness, where the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth and the distant rustle of leaves from nearby Oaks Wood. This patch of woodland serves as a dark, verdant anchor, providing a stark contrast to the open agricultural pastures that stretch toward the horizon. The light in this corner of the county possesses a particular clarity, catching the grey stone of the older buildings and imbuing them with a momentary, silvered brilliance. Residents of Oaks look out toward the rugged slopes of the nearby hillforts, reminders of a time when the geography dictated the movements and defenses of those who first walked these ridges. In this quiet geography, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual shifting of shadows across the green slopes of Broom Hill.
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Explore Oaks, 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: 52.636906, -2.853469. 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. |