Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Welsh Frankton, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Welsh Frankton 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 Welsh Frankton, 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 | Welsh Frankton |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.890235 |
| Longitude | -2.957650 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Welsh Frankton emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a collection of quiet lanes and pastoral stillness. It lies 2.9 miles west-south-west of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 246°T, OS grid SJ 356 329), and is situated south-west of Perthy village. The horizon here is dominated by the gentle rise of The Bryn, a hill that catches the low, pale light of winter afternoons and casts long shadows across the fields. Travellers passing through Welsh Frankton often note how the air carries a persistent dampness, a reminder of the proximity to the River Perry as it winds its course through the surrounding meadows. To the east, the water of Hardwick Pool holds the sky like a mirror, undisturbed by the modern pace of life that bypasses these narrow country roads. The local architecture speaks to a long agricultural heritage, where brick and timber have weathered into the muted tones of the earth itself. Every turn in the lane reveals the subtle, rhythmic patterns of a countryside that remains largely indifferent to the frantic demands of the outside world. This corner of the West Midlands retains a singular, unbothered composure, defined by the slow movement of clouds over the open, verdant expanse.
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Explore Welsh Frankton, 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: 52.890235, -2.957650. 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. |