(Village near Wilcott)
Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Pentre |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.753748 |
| Longitude | -2.941273 |
| Place Type | Village |
Pentre reveals itself through a low-slung horizon where the Shropshire landscape stretches towards the Welsh border in muted shades of ochre and slate. It lies 8.4 miles west-north-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 292°T, OS grid SJ 365 177), and is situated south-west of Wilcott village. The light here catches the damp limestone of the earth, illuminating the fields where the quiet passage of Dunkett Brook carves a slow, silver arc through the heavy clay soil. Travellers passing through Pentre might note how the morning fog clings to the hedgerows, obscuring the distant rise of the Nesscliffe Hill Camp where ancient earthworks mark the high ground. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that speaks of the open uplands, far removed from the soot and clamour of industrial centres. Beyond the immediate pastures, the rugged silhouette of Oliver's Point looms in the northeast, offering a firm anchor to the sky. Life in Pentre follows the turning of the seasons, dictated by the rhythm of the rains and the stubborn persistence of the local flora. Each evening, the shadows lengthen across the lanes, grounding the geography in a stillness that feels as permanent as the bedrock beneath the fields.
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Explore Pentre, 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: 52.753748, -2.941273. 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. |