Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Whiston Cross, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whiston Cross 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 Whiston Cross, 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 | Whiston Cross |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.629862 |
| Longitude | -2.304560 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whiston Cross marks a quiet junction where the low-lying fields of Shropshire meet the persistent hum of modern transit. It lies 6.8 miles east-south-east of Telford (from Telford: bearing 117°T, OS grid SJ 794 036), and is situated west-south-west of Albrighton village. The landscape here retains a measured, open character, defined by flat pastures that catch the pale, horizontal light of the waning afternoon. A short distance to the north-west, the waters of Albrighton Brook trace a narrow, shaded path through the hedge-rows, their movement barely audible against the distant drone of traffic. Further to the north-east, the historic grounds surrounding the moated site near Humphreston Hall preserve a stillness that contrasts with the nearby activity of the RAF Museum Midlands. Whiston Cross serves as a modest gateway, its character shaped less by grand architecture than by the simple intersection of ancient rural lanes and the evolving reach of the Midlands. The earth here is firm and dark, holding the memory of long-standing agricultural cycles that persist beneath the veneer of contemporary travel.
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Explore Whiston Cross, 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: 52.629862, -2.304560. 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. |