Traditional county: Worcestershire · District / Borough: Wyre Forest · Region: West Midlands
Explore Cross Bank, Worcestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cross Bank 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 Cross Bank, Worcestershire, 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 | Cross Bank |
| Traditional County | Worcestershire |
| District / Borough | Wyre Forest |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.355844 |
| Longitude | -2.369141 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cross Bank emerges from the quiet, undulating topography of the Wyre Forest district as a modest collection of habitations defined by the surrounding woodland. It lies 2.7 miles west-south-west of Bewdley (from Bewdley: bearing 239°T, OS grid SO 749 731), and is situated north-north-east of Bliss Gate village. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of Gladder Brook, which meanders just to the west and provides a constant, low-frequency hum of moving water against the stillness. To the north, the elevation rises toward the slopes of Callow Hill, where the light shifts across the landscape in long, amber-hued fingers during the late afternoon. Cross Bank sits in close proximity to the fragile, protected grasslands of Bliss Gate Pastures Sssi, where the soil maintains a rare, ancient fertility that has escaped the reach of modern intensive agriculture. The character of Cross Bank remains tied to this rigorous natural boundary, favouring a life governed by the seasonal cycles of the forest rather than the bustle of nearby trading centres. Narrow lanes connect the houses, flanked by hedgerows that seem to thicken and darken as they approach the deeper reaches of the woods. Residents often look toward the northern horizon, where the expansive canopy of the Wyre Forest dictates the weather and provides a permanent, silent backdrop to daily life.
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Explore Cross Bank, Worcestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.355844, -2.369141. 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. |