Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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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 is a small hamlet situated in the rural landscape of Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border. Located at approximately 52.7491°N, -2.9808°W, it lies a few miles south-west of the market town of Oswestry and north-west of Shrewsbury. The name "Ponthen" is Welsh for "Old Bridge," hinting at its historical significance as a crossing point. As a typical Shropshire hamlet, it comprises a scattering of homes amidst agricultural land, reflecting the quiet, pastoral character of the region.
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Ponthen is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, located in the West Midlands region. It is situated at 52.749059°N, -2.980803°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Ponthen is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |