Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Whitcot, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitcot 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 Whitcot, 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 | Whitcot |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.518190 |
| Longitude | -2.916231 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whitcot remains a quiet cluster of dwellings where the Shropshire landscape softens into a series of rhythmic, green-backed ridges. It lies 3.8 miles east-north-east of Bishop's Castle (from Bishop's Castle: bearing 63°T, OS grid SO 379 915), and is situated south-south-west of Wentnor village. The light here often gathers in long, slanted pools across the fields, illuminating the ancient, uneven earthworks of the Hardwick Castle Motte and Bailey that rise silently just to the south-west. Below these remnants of feudal ambition, the land drains toward the modest, winding course of Criftin Brook, which marks the southern boundary of the local topography. Whitcot draws its character from the surrounding folds of the Shropshire Hills, an expanse of designated natural beauty that defines the horizon with an uncompromising, weathered grandeur. Farmers here have long worked the heavy, stubborn soil, maintaining a tradition of husbandry that respects the seasonal shifts of the valley floor. The air possesses a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the uplands and the absence of urban clamour. Time in Whitcot moves with the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, mirroring the patient endurance of the hills themselves.
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Explore Whitcot, 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: 52.518190, -2.916231. 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. |