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Poynton Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin · Region: West Midlands

Explore Poynton, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Poynton 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.

Interactive Map of Poynton, Shropshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Poynton, 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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PlacePoynton
Traditional CountyShropshire
Unitary AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.756946
Longitude-2.637891
Place TypeHamlet

About Poynton

Poynton maintains a quiet, unassuming presence amidst the flat, working fields of the Shropshire plain. It lies 5.9 miles north-east of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 55°T, OS grid SJ 570 178), and is situated north-north-west of Roden village. The land here possesses a steady, unadorned gravity, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a pale, expansive clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the hedgerows. A short distance to the west, the ancient earthworks of the slight univallate hillfort on Ebury Hill rise as a silent sentinel, marking a geography shaped by long-forgotten territorial ambitions. Poynton feels distinctly removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, favouring instead the slow, methodical pace of agricultural cycles. To the south-west, the medieval fishpond reservoir near Haughmond Abbey reflects the shifting clouds in dark, still waters, a remnant of a monastic landscape that once defined these reaches. The low-lying pastures surrounding Poynton are broken only by the occasional stand of trees or the precise lines of drainage ditches, creating a landscape of functional, muted beauty. Here, the passage of time is measured not by monuments, but by the subtle change in the quality of light as it glides over the open, furrowed earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Medieval Fishpond Reservoir Ne Of Haughmond Abbey And Sw Of The Hamlet Of Haughton (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 224° SW
  • Standing Cross In The Churchyard Of St Michael And All Angels' Church, High Ercall (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 104° ESE
  • Slight Univallate Hillfort And A World War Ii Vehicle Testing Station On The Summit Of Ebury Hill, 550M West Of Haughton Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 237° WSW · 7 ha
  • Shawbury Heath (Forest / Woodland) — 2.2 mi, 307° NW
  • Lakemoor Brook (River) — 2.2 mi, 049° NE
  • Osbaston Pools (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 062° ENE
  • Haughmond Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Westland Wessex XR516 (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 342° NNW
  • Sunderton Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 249° WSW
  • Quarry View (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 217° SW
  • Sundorne Castle (Castle) — 3.1 mi, 237° WSW
  • Haughmond Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.2 mi, 210° SSW
  • Gatehouse (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 350° N
  • Sundorne Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 233° SW
  • Nancy's Seat (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 213° SSW
  • Battlefield Farm (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 266° W
  • Battle of Shrewsbury Exhibition (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 265° W
  • Allscott Settling Ponds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 149° SSE · 43 ha
  • River Strine (River) — 3.7 mi, 091° E
  • Battle Of Shrewsbury 1403 (Registered Battlefield) — 3.8 mi, 263° W · 108 ha
  • Blakeley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.1 mi, 006° N
  • Grinshill Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.6 mi, 322° NW · 10 ha
  • The Bog (Wetland) — 4.7 mi, 349° N
  • The Berwick Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 191° S
  • Attingham Park (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 194° SSW
  • The Dingle (Valley) — 4.9 mi, 140° SE
  • Longner Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.9 mi, 207° SSW · 118 ha
  • Home Farm Attingham Open Farm (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 199° SSW
  • The Mill Exhibition (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 240° WSW
  • Ditherington Flax Mill (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 240° WSW

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About This Poynton Map Page

Explore Poynton, 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: 52.756946, -2.637891. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.