Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Pontesford, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pontesford 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 Pontesford, 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 | Pontesford |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.652303 |
| Longitude | -2.873606 |
| Place Type | Village |
Pontesford rises from the Shropshire landscape as a collection of stone and timber that seems to hold the morning light with peculiar clarity. It lies 6.3 miles south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 232°T, OS grid SJ 409 064), and is situated east-north-east of Pontesbury village. The water of Pontesford Brook moves with a persistent, low-frequency hum, carving its path through the land with a cold and steady indifference. Beyond the immediate gardens, the terrain tilts sharply upward toward the volcanic crags of Pontesford Hill, where the air grows thin and the wind tastes of heather. Traces of industrial ambition linger at the Nag’s Head Engine House, a skeletal brick reminder of the days when coal and iron dictated the pace of local life. These structures stand against a backdrop of ancient earthworks, where the ramparts of a small multivallate hillfort remain etched into the skyline as silent, grass-covered ribs. Pontesford maintains a quiet dignity, refusing to trade its rugged, agricultural bones for the softer aesthetic of a commuter outpost. The shadows here are long and sharp, cast by the steep slopes that shield the houses from the wider, flatter reaches of the county.
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Explore Pontesford, 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: 52.652303, -2.873606. 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. |