The Rea Brook flows close by to the north with the village itself nestling on the northern edge of the Shropshire Hills AONB.

Shropshire Council in their 2015 Place Plan detail the development strategy and refer to Pontesbury and neighbouring Minsterley as towns.

[6] An application for outline planning permission has been granted for demolition of The Horseshoes Pub on Minsterley Road to make way for the erection of four houses.

[10] A planning application was submitted in January 2021 for the development of 38 new houses on land opposite the Horseshoes Pub, to be known as Lawrence Park.

[13] On 25 August 2022 workers on the Shropshire Homes development uncovered 24 World War II bombs that had previously been safely beneath the plough soil.

[14] The site is listed in the Defence of Britain archive as a defensive location for the 4th Salop Home Guard as a place to attack tanks.

The land, along with Young's Piece and Lawrence Park, formed part of a nineteenth century lead smelting works, resulting in contamination.

[18] Areas currently being focused on include local food and community growing, increasing biodiversity, and encouraging people to use carbon footprint tools to raise awareness.

Earl's Hill is PreCambrian in origin, being formed approximately 650 million years ago as a result of volcanic activity along the Pontesford-Linley fault.