Enter your search query in the box below.

Rowton Shropshire Map

(Hamlet near Heath Lanes)

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

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

PlaceRowton
Traditional CountyShropshire
Unitary AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.775482
Longitude-2.574746
Place TypeHamlet

About Rowton

Rowton breathes the quietude of the Shropshire countryside. It lies 13.2 km west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 273°T, OS grid SJ 613 199), and is situated south-south-west of Heath Lanes village. The land around Rowton, a gentle sweep of fields, seems to hold the pale gold of late afternoon light even on a cloudy day, a subtle richness that speaks of generations of careful husbandry. Here, ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, weave a verdant tapestry through pastures where sheep graze, their fleeces catching the diffused sunlight. The air carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a comforting perfume of rural persistence. Rowton itself is a collection of homes, their brickwork warmed by the seasons, gathered around a modest green, a quiet heart to this unassuming corner of England.

Latest News: Rowton

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

BBC World News

Loading news-world…

About This Rowton Map Page

Explore Rowton, 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: 52.775482, -2.574746. 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 builtJune 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.