Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Yorton, Shropshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Yorton 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 Yorton, 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 | Yorton |
| Traditional County | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.809638 |
| Longitude | -2.736576 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Yorton remains a quiet expanse of Shropshire fields where the horizon bends under the weight of an expansive, restless sky. It lies 3.2 miles south of Wem (from Wem: bearing 190°T, OS grid SJ 504 238), and is situated west-south-west of Clive village. The land here slopes with a subtle, deliberate grace towards the eastern rise of Grinshill Hill, where the sandstone catches the morning light in pale, buttery streaks. Yorton keeps a modest pace, defined more by the seasonal turn of the hedgerows than the clamour of modern industry. A short distance away, the geological history of the region is bared in the Grinshill Quarries Sssi, where the earth reveals its ancient, layered foundations to the patient observer. Further to the south-west, the terrain dips into the sheltered folds of The Glen, a corridor of greenery that holds the damp, cool air of the valley floor. Rail travellers passing through the local station catch only a fleeting glimpse of this pastoral rhythm before the tracks carry them onward. Such landscapes require no artifice to command attention, possessing a sturdiness that has endured long before the first maps were ever drawn.
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Explore Yorton, 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: 52.809638, -2.736576. 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. |