Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Wigwig, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wigwig 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 Wigwig, 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 | Wigwig |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.611584 |
| Longitude | -2.579508 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Wigwig reveals itself through the quiet persistence of Shropshire soil and the low, heavy light that clings to its hedgerows. It lies 1.4 miles north-west of Much Wenlock (from Much Wenlock: bearing 323°T, OS grid SJ 608 016), and is situated west of Homer village. The land here holds the memory of ancient industry, marked by the nearby moated site and an associated raised earthen platform north of Mill Farm, where the earth still keeps its secrets in rigid, geometric silence. To the east, the cool, rhythmic pulse of Sheinton Brook carves a path through the fields, feeding the damp, rich life that thrives in the heavy clay. Wigwig remains a place of subtle shifts, where the shadows of the past are measured not by monuments, but by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons upon the fields. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the dense canopy of Whitwell Coppice SSSI provides a dark, verdant counterpoint to the open, working pastures that define the horizon. The atmosphere carries a weight of solitude, inviting one to observe how the sky meets the earth without the intrusion of restless crowds. Here, the landscape does not offer itself up in grand gestures, but remains a steady, grounded presence in the West Midlands.
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Explore Wigwig, 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: 52.611584, -2.579508. 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. |