Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Plowden, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plowden 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 Plowden, 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 | Plowden |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.483982 |
| Longitude | -2.915152 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Plowden rests within the quiet folds of the Shropshire landscape, where the earth holds the weight of centuries in its heavy, iron-rich soil. It lies 3.5 miles east of Bishop's Castle (from Bishop's Castle: bearing 100°T, OS grid SO 379 877), and is situated east-north-east of Lydbury North village. Sunlight here catches the damp, dark bark of the trees in Plowden Woods, where the air remains cool even at the height of a summer afternoon. To the west, the ancient earthworks of the Billings Ring Large Univallate Hillfort rise above the fields, a silent assertion of human presence that has watched the slow rotation of the seasons since the Iron Age. The topography is defined by these sudden, green elevations and the long, low shadows that stretch across the meadows as the sun dips behind the western ridges. Plowden maintains a stoic character, shaped by the practical demands of agriculture and the persistent, unyielding nature of the surrounding hills. The horizon is rarely empty, for the land demands attention, forcing the eye to trace the subtle lines of ridges and the deep, hollowed-out paths carved by rain. In the quiet intensity of these surroundings, the passage of time feels less like a measurement and more like the steady, rhythmic pulse of the earth itself.
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Explore Plowden, 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: 52.483982, -2.915152. 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. |