Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Old Shorthill, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Shorthill 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 Old Shorthill, 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 | Old Shorthill |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.675540 |
| Longitude | -2.846605 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Old Shorthill emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, insistent light of the West Midlands. It lies 4.5 miles west-south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 240°T, OS grid SJ 428 089), and is situated west-south-west of Hanwood village. The terrain here holds a subtle, heavy stillness, where the earth retains the damp memory of long-past agricultural toil. Ancient traces of human presence linger in the soil, most notably near the Roman Villa 150Yds (140M) SE of Lea Hall, where the ground suggests a deeper, stratified history beneath the modern hedgerows. Further north, the Roman Villa at Cruckton acts as a silent sentinel, anchoring the fields in a legacy of stone and mortar that predates the current lanes. Old Shorthill remains largely sheltered from the clamour of the modern thoroughfare, allowing the seasonal cycles to dictate the pace of the day. Winter frosts often cling to the nearby Lingcroft Pool, sharpening the horizon until the water mirrors the pale, iron-grey sky. This quietude provides a sanctuary for those who value the singular character of a place that keeps its own counsel, far from the reach of urban sprawl.
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Explore Old Shorthill, 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: 52.675540, -2.846605. 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. |