Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore The Wood, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Wood 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Wood, 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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| Place | The Wood |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.790876 |
| Longitude | -3.029998 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shropshire’s low-lying fields hold The Wood in a quiet embrace, where the horizon remains wide and open to the shifting moods of the western sky. It lies 4.9 miles south-south-east of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 168°T, OS grid SJ 306 219), and is situated north-east of Maesbrook village. Thin ribbons of water define the character of the surrounding terrain, as the nearby Plas Cerrig Brook carves a reflective path through the damp, alluvial earth. The air here carries a heavy, fertile scent, sharpened occasionally by the brisk winds that travel across the flat pastures. Not far to the north-west, the still waters of Morton Pool and Pasture SSSI offer a sanctuary for waterfowl, mirroring the pale clouds in a glass-like surface. The Wood remains a place of subtle shifts, where the light catches the dew on long grasses and illuminates the stark, unadorned beauty of the agricultural grid. History lingers in the distance, marked by the earthen ramparts of the nearby motte and bailey castle at Knockin, which watches over the quiet lanes with a fading, ancient authority. Every gate and hedgerow in The Wood speaks to a life lived in accordance with the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
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Explore The Wood, 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: 52.790876, -3.029998. 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 | August 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. |