Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Ponthen, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ponthen 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 Ponthen, 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 | Ponthen |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.749059 |
| Longitude | -2.980803 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ponthen exhales a quiet, low-lying stillness across the pastoral reaches of western Shropshire. It lies 8.3 miles south-south-east of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 158°T, OS grid SJ 338 172), and is situated south-west of Edgerley village. The horizon here is defined by the modest, persistent heave of the land, where the Afon Efyrnwy winds its silver thread through the fields just 0.8 miles to the west-south-west. Moisture clings to the heavy, clay-rich soil, lending an emerald depth to the pastures that surround the modest dwellings of Ponthen. To the east, the rhythmic, seasonal rise of Dunkett Brook marks the boundary of the local water table, subtly dictating the pace of the agricultural calendar. A short distance to the north, the earth rises into the forgotten elevation of the Belan Bank Motte and Bailey, a relic that watches over the flat expanse with the patience of stone. The air possesses a particular clarity, often sharpened by the cool drafts descending from the distant height of Bulthy Hill. Here, the landscape does not clamour for attention, preferring instead to hold its own history in the slow, deliberate growth of the hedgerows.
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Explore Ponthen, 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: 52.749059, -2.980803. 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. |