(Hamlet near Oreton)
Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Prescott |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.427398 |
| Longitude | -2.496216 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Prescott, a quiet hamlet in the Shropshire Marches, breathes the soft air of the West Midlands. It lies 5.5 km north of Cleobury Mortimer (from Cleobury Mortimer: bearing 351°T, OS grid SO 663 811), and is situated east-north-east of Oreton village. The surrounding countryside, a gentle swell of fields and hedgerows, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that lends a honeyed hue to the stone of its older dwellings. Though small, Prescott carries the quiet dignity of places that have seen generations of quiet lives unfold, their labours etched into the very contours of the land. The nearby River Rea, a silver thread through the green, whispers tales of ancient routes and the steady turning of seasons.
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Explore Prescott, 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: 52.427398, -2.496216. 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 | June 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. |