Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore The Shoe, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Shoe 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 The Shoe, Wiltshire, 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 | The Shoe |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.466926 |
| Longitude | -2.277645 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Shoe emerges from the limestone folds of Wiltshire as a quiet collection of stone dwellings, seemingly anchored to the earth by the weight of its own quietude. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Corsham (from Corsham: bearing 300°T, OS grid ST 808 742), and is situated south-west of North Wraxall village. Sunlight here possesses a thin, pale clarity, catching the sharp edges of Cotswold stone and illuminating the moss that clings to ancient boundary walls. To the south-east, the dense canopy of North Wood acts as a dark, silent sentinel against the prevailing winds, its shadows lengthening across the fields as the afternoon wanes. A short distance away, the hidden hollow of Doncombe Bottom cradles a deeper stillness, where the air grows damp and heavy with the scent of wet earth and decaying leaves. The Shoe maintains a modest, unassuming presence, defined more by the shifting textures of the surrounding fields than by any grand architectural ambition. Even the distant, earth-bound ridges of the landscape seem to lean toward the hamlet, as if drawn by the gravity of its isolation. Here, the passage of time is measured not in hours, but in the slow, rhythmic transformation of the sky above the open Wiltshire plateaus.
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Explore The Shoe, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.466926, -2.277645. 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. |