Traditional county: Worcestershire · District / Borough: Wyre Forest · Region: West Midlands
Explore Drakelow, Worcestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Drakelow 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.
| Place | Drakelow |
| Traditional County | Worcestershire |
| District / Borough | Wyre Forest |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.423783 |
| Longitude | -2.268800 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Drakelow, a small Worcestershire hamlet, rests in the quiet embrace of the Wyre Forest. It lies 4.2 km north-north-west of Kidderminster (from Kidderminster: bearing 341°T, OS grid SO 818 806), and is situated west-south-west of Blakeshall village. The lanes here, often canopied by ancient oaks, trace the gentle contours of the land, suggesting pathways worn smooth by centuries of passage. A sense of timelessness pervades Drakelow, as if the very air holds the faint scent of woodsmoke and damp earth from seasons long past. Though small, its presence is anchored by a quiet dignity, a reflection of its rural setting and the enduring landscape that surrounds it.
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Explore Drakelow, 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: 52.423783, -2.268800. 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 | June 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. |