Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore The Waterwheel, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Waterwheel 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.
| Place | The Waterwheel |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.615641 |
| Longitude | -2.940567 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Waterwheel, a quiet scattering of dwellings, hums with a subtle energy in the Shropshire landscape. It lies 12.4 km north-west of Church Stretton (from Church Stretton: bearing 314°T, OS grid SJ 364 024), and is situated west of Snailbeach village. The very air here seems to carry the faint scent of damp earth and the memory of iron ore, remnants of a past where the land yielded its bounty to diligent hands. Distant hills, softened by the West Midlands haze, provide a verdant backdrop, their slopes often catching the fleeting gold of afternoon sun. A small stream, its surface a restless mirror for the passing clouds, threads its way through the hamlet, its gentle murmur a constant companion. The collective character of The Waterwheel is one of quiet resilience, a place where the echoes of industry have softened into the peaceful rhythm of rural life.
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Explore The Waterwheel, 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: 52.615641, -2.940567. 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 | June 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. |