Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Ploxgreen, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ploxgreen 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 | Ploxgreen |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.627152 |
| Longitude | -2.937874 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ploxgreen emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the rugged, lingering memory of industrial endeavour. It lies 8.2 miles north-west of Church Stretton (from Church Stretton: bearing 319°T, OS grid SJ 366 036), and is situated north-north-west of Snailbeach village. The air here carries a thin, metallic clarity, a vestige of the mineral wealth that once defined the surrounding hills. To the south-east, the remains of the Snailbeach New Smeltmill stand as a stoic reminder of the labour that hollowed out these slopes long ago. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the high, brooding silhouette of Resting Hill commands the horizon, casting long, contemplative shadows over the fields as the sun dips low. Ploxgreen maintains a stoic independence, its lanes winding through topography that has been shaped as much by the pickaxe as by the slow passage of rain and wind. The nearby Snailbeach Lead Mine serves as a silent monument to the subterranean ambition that once thrived in this corner of the West Midlands. Here, the earth feels heavy with its own history, yet the sky remains wide and indifferent to the relics of industry left below.
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Explore Ploxgreen, 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: 52.627152, -2.937874. 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. |