Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Preston Brockhurst, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston Brockhurst 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.
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| Place | Preston Brockhurst |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.816684 |
| Longitude | -2.685831 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Preston Brockhurst emerges from the Shropshire plain as a gathering of quiet dwellings where the hedgerows hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed the sky. It lies 3.1 miles south-south-east of Wem (from Wem: bearing 150°T, OS grid SJ 538 245), and is situated east-north-east of Grinshill village. The landscape here is defined by a subtle transition from the solid, red-sandstone earth of the nearby Grinshill Quarries SSSi to the softer, water-fed lowlands that define the local topography. To the east, the hidden marshes of The Bog catch the light in a way that turns the surface of the wetland into a silver mirror reflecting the vast, shifting clouds of the West Midlands. Preston Brockhurst maintains an understated character, marked by the steady passage of agricultural life and the occasional echo of history carried on the wind from the ruins of Moreton Corbet Castle. The stone of the region, once hewn from the earth to build the grander houses of the county, remains an enduring presence in the garden walls and foundations that anchor Preston Brockhurst to the soil. A particular clarity of light falls across these fields, illuminating the sharp geometry of the hedgerows and the deep, silent green of the pastures. Through every season, the place remains observant and still, holding its own rhythm against the wider churn of the modern world.
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Explore Preston Brockhurst, 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: 52.816684, -2.685831. 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. |