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Purslow Shropshire Map

Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands

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

How to Use This Purslow, Shropshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Purslow, 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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PlacePurslow
Traditional CountyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.422796
Longitude-2.942265
Place TypeHamlet

About Purslow

Purslow emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a collection of quiet stone and brick, defined by the slow, deliberate pace of the rural West Midlands. It lies 4.7 miles west-south-west of Craven Arms (from Craven Arms: bearing 256°T, OS grid SO 360 809), and is situated west-north-west of Clunbury village. The terrain here holds a particular, austere weight, where the earth rises to meet the sky in long, unadorned slopes that change colour with the passing of the sun. Just a short distance away, the ancient earthwork of the Bowl Barrow 100M North West Of Purslow Hall marks the horizon, a silent, grassy reminder of those who walked these fields centuries before. The light often catches the edges of the nearby Clunton Coppice Sssi, sharpening the silhouettes of the trees against the pale, expansive sky. Purslow maintains a tether to the land, where the rhythms of agriculture dictate the day far more effectively than any clock. The stillness of the afternoon is frequently punctuated by the sharp, sudden movement of a bird or the shifting shadow of a cloud crossing the valley floor. History here is not a monument to be visited, but a layer of soil beneath the boots, grounding Purslow in a geography that feels both permanent and remarkably indifferent to the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bowl Barrow 100M North West Of Purslow Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 235° SW
  • Purslow Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 196° SSW
  • Clunton Coppice Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 255° WSW · 23 ha
  • Clunbury Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 135° SE
  • Beeches Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 041° NE
  • Clunton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 316° NW
  • Gainham Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 023° NNE
  • Coston Farm Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 101° ESE
  • Small Multivallate Hillfort At Burrow, 750M Wsw Of St Mary'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 047° NE · 10 ha
  • Hopton Castle (Castle) — 1.9 mi, 167° SSE
  • Hopton Castle Tower Keep Castle With Outer Bailey 150M North West Of Park Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 166° SSE · 2 ha
  • Sowdley Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Walcot (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 346° NNW · 150 ha
  • Perry Gutter (Valley) — 2.6 mi, 061° ENE
  • Walcot Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 350° N
  • Clungunford Motte (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 121° ESE
  • River Kemp (River) — 3.3 mi, 324° NW
  • Trinity Hospital (almshouses) (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 271° W
  • River Clun (River) — 3.7 mi, 267° W
  • Town Hall (museum) (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 269° W
  • Clun Castle (Castle) — 3.8 mi, 269° W
  • Chapel Lawn Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 223° SW
  • Alexandra Park (Park) — 4.4 mi, 074° ENE
  • Land of Lost Content (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 076° ENE
  • Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 078° ENE
  • Stokesay Castle (Castle) — 4.7 mi, 084° E
  • The Green (Park) — 5.3 mi, 172° S
  • The House on Crutches Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 335° NNW
  • Downton Gorge (National Nature Reserve) — 6.7 mi, 131° SE · 49 ha
  • Flounders' Folly (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 067° ENE

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About This Purslow Map Page

Explore Purslow, 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: 52.422796, -2.942265. 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.