Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Upper Forge, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Forge 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.
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| Place | Upper Forge |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.506041 |
| Longitude | -2.404947 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Upper Forge retains a quiet gravity, its character defined by the lingering echoes of the iron-working industry that once harnessed the local water power. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Bridgnorth (from Bridgnorth: bearing 163°T, OS grid SO 726 898), and is situated south-south-east of Eardington village. The landscape here is shaped by the Severn Valley, where the sunlight catches the damp earth in a way that reveals the ancient, industrial scars of the riverbank. To the east, the historic site of the Motte and Bailey Castle near St Mary Magdalene’s Church watches over the horizon, a silent sentinel of stone that has long outlasted the forge fires. Nearby, the still, dark waters of Dudmaston Big Pool reflect the shifting clouds, offering a stark contrast to the industrious, grinding history of the valley floor. Upper Forge occupies a sliver of land where the hum of the modern world fades, replaced by the persistent, rhythmic passage of water through the sluices. The air carries a slight, metallic sharpness on cold mornings, a ghost of the trade that gave the hamlet its name. Here, the geography remains stubbornly practical, favouring the functional flow of the landscape over any ornamental display.
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Explore Upper Forge, 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: 52.506041, -2.404947. 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. |