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The Humbers Shropshire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Humbers, 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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PlaceThe Humbers
Traditional CountyShropshire
Unitary AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.732452
Longitude-2.471996
Place TypeSuburban Area

About The Humbers

The Humbers emerges as a quiet expanse of Shropshire landscape where the horizon broadens into a pale, wide-reaching sky. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 346°T, OS grid SJ 682 150), and is situated south-south-east of Preston upon the Weald Moors village. Low-lying fields stretch out in a muted palette of greens and greys, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the nearby Humber Brook as it navigates the damp earth. The air here carries a persistent, earthy freshness, often stirred by the distant, rhythmic calls of animals drifting over from the enclosures of Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World. Trees huddled in the Preston Argue Plantation act as a dark, irregular rampart against the prevailing winds, providing a stark silhouette against the shifting light of the afternoon. A stillness lingers over the lanes of The Humbers, unburdened by the clamour of more frantic districts, allowing the subtle shifts in the weather to dictate the pace of the day. The geography remains largely indifferent to human industry, favouring instead the slow accumulation of seasonal silt and the quiet encroachment of wild grasses. One senses that the identity of The Humbers is tied less to stone or monument than to the patient, recurring cycle of the water and the field.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hoo Farm (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 101° E
  • Preston Argue Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 329° NNW
  • Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.7 mi, 108° ESE
  • Humber Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 017° NNE
  • Wall Brook (River) — 1.2 mi, 003° N
  • Wappenshall Canal Bridge, Shropshire Union Canal (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 254° WSW
  • Jungleland (Theme Park) — 1.6 mi, 179° S
  • Trench Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 168° SSE
  • Wall Camp In The Weald Moors: A Large Low-Lying Multivallate Hillfort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 359° N · 32 ha
  • Blockleys Chimney (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 177° S
  • Apley Castle Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 230° SW
  • Apley Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 239° WSW
  • Leegomery Pools (Park) — 2.0 mi, 209° SSW
  • New Hadley Brickpit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 178° S
  • Middle Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 167° SSE
  • St Leonard'S Priory Immediately Adjacent To The Church Of St Mary And St Leonard, Wombridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 164° SSE
  • Muxton Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 115° ESE · 7 ha
  • Petershill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 179° S
  • Old Mine Building Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 114° ESE
  • Lilleshall Monument (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 083° E
  • Wellington Orbit (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 222° SW
  • Lilleshall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 083° E
  • Ketley Dingle (Valley) — 3.0 mi, 192° SSW
  • Snedshill (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 157° SSE
  • Sunnycroft Gardens (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 216° SW
  • Sunnycroft (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 216° SW
  • Orleton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 227° SW · 32 ha
  • Telford (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 167° SSE
  • Limekiln Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.0 mi, 207° SSW
  • Open air theater (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 164° SSE

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About This The Humbers Map Page

Explore The Humbers, 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: 52.732452, -2.471996. 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.