Shirlett occupies a high, quiet ridge of Shropshire land where the air tastes of ancient woodland and persistent rain. It lies 1.9 miles east-south-east of Much Wenlock (from Much Wenlock: bearing 113°T, OS grid SO 651 986). The landscape here tilts toward the Severn, defined by the brooding, dark timber of Shirlett High Park that guards the eastern horizon. Below this canopy, the light thins and stretches, catching the stillness of the nearby pools that gather water from the surrounding clay. Paths wind away from the road, leading into the shadows of Park Dingle where the ground remains damp and heavy with the scent of crushed fern. Shirlett holds a sparse, scattered character, preferring the solitude of dispersed farmsteads over the tight geometry of a formal centre. Stone walls, bleached by years of exposure, mark the boundaries where the fields begin to falter against the rising ground. In this corner of the world, Shirlett remains a place of long, unbroken silences that define the passage of the seasons.
Flight conditions near Shirlett. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shirlett and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shirlett, Shropshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Shirlett includes coordinates 52.584386, -2.51626, in the county of Shropshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Shirlett is available on the Shirlett map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Shropshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.