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The Rock Shropshire Map

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

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Place	The Rock
Traditional County	Shropshire
Unitary Authority	Telford and Wrekin
Region	West Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.681517
Longitude	-2.467526
Place Type	Suburban Area

About The Rock

The Rock rises as a distinct ridge of land, shaped by a legacy of coal extraction that once defined the rugged contours of the Shropshire landscape. It lies 0.9 miles west-north-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 298°T, OS grid SJ 684 094). Sunlight catches the weathered brickwork of older cottages here, casting long, sharp shadows that trace the incline of the sloping streets. To the south, the rising profile of Heath Hill anchors the horizon, its slopes offering a quiet vantage point over the industrial transition of the valley floor below. Residents often walk toward the open spaces of Newdale, where the grass grows thick and unmanicured against the encroaching suburban edge. The Rock maintains a stubborn, elevated character, turning its back on the sprawling flatness of the nearby plains to face the winds coming off the Welsh borders. Even as modern roads carve through the surrounding terrain, the high ground of The Rock retains a sense of seclusion, elevated above the hum of the nearby transit routes. This high-point geography grants the place a bracing clarity, where the air feels thinner and the evening light lingers longer against the rooftops than it does in the basin of the town.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Newdale (Park) — 0.4 mi, 258° WSW
Old Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 075° ENE
Telford (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 110° ESE
Petershill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 351° N
Heath Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 185° S
Telford Plaza Fountain (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 096° E
Ketley Dingle (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 308° NW
Reassure History Sign (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 094° E
Southwater (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 125° SE
Withy Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 134° SE
Spout Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 128° SE
Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.3 mi, 136° SE
Wonderland (Theme Park) — 1.3 mi, 133° SE
New Hadley Brickpit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 355° N
St Leonard'S Priory Immediately Adjacent To The Church Of St Mary And St Leonard, Wombridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 018° NNE
Open air theater (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 129° SE
Coal Mining Remains 350M North West And 520M North Of New Works Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 254° WSW · 13 ha
Jungleland (Theme Park) — 1.9 mi, 355° N
Limekiln Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 268° W
Churchyard Of St James'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 150° SSE
Ketley Brook (River) — 2.1 mi, 330° NNW
Sunnycroft Gardens (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 295° WNW
Sunnycroft (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 295° WNW
Lydebrook Dingle (Forest / Woodland) — 2.4 mi, 221° SW
Wellington Orbit (Cinema) — 2.5 mi, 303° WNW
Lyde Brook (River) — 2.6 mi, 210° SSW
Museum of Steel Sculpture (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 195° SSW
The Darby Houses (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 202° SSW
Orleton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.1 mi, 288° WNW · 32 ha
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 200° SSW

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