(Hamlet near Knockin)
Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Osbaston |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.798670 |
| Longitude | -3.006956 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Osbaston remains a quiet anchor of the Shropshire landscape, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across its pastoral fields. It lies 4.7 miles south-south-east of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 155°T, OS grid SJ 322 228), and is situated west-north-west of Knockin village. The earth here holds a heavy, fertile patience, stretching toward the modest rise of Bryn-y-wystyn which breaks the horizon to the north-east with a gentle, enduring geometry. Not far away, the waters of Oswestry Brook carve a silver thread through the lowlands, their movement offering a soft, constant percussion against the stillness of the fields. Osbaston itself retains a singular, unadorned character, where the architecture of farm and fence seems to have grown out of the soil by necessity rather than design. To the east, the earth remembers the medieval weight of Knockin Castle, where the shadows of ancient motte and bailey earthworks still define the shape of the land. Sunlight in this corner of the West Midlands often seems to linger, casting long, amber glimmers across the pasture that make the familiar hedgerows appear gilded for a brief, fleeting moment each evening.
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Explore Osbaston, 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: 52.798670, -3.006956. 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. |