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Where is Alkington?

Alkington is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles south-west of the town of Whitchurch, 17 miles north of the major town of Shrewsbury, 104 miles north of Cardiff, and 147 miles north-west of London. Alkington lies roughly one mile east of the Clwyd border. Alkington falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY13 postcode district. The post town for Alkington is Whitchurch.

Alkington on a map

Map showing extent of Alkington as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Alkington
Map showing location of Alkington within the UK
Location of Alkington within the UK

Which county is Alkington in?

Alkington is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Alkington in Shropshire?

Alkington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Alkington within Shropshire
Location of Alkington within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Alkington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alkington is SY13 3NF.

Where is Alkington in SY13?

Alkington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alkington within SY13
Location of Alkington within SY13

What is the post town for Alkington?

The post town for Alkington is Whitchurch. Alkington is in the SY13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitchurch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alkington?

The centre of Alkington is located at position 52.9492° latitude and -2.69929° longitude.

Latitude52.9492°
Longitude-2.69929°

What is the easting and northing of Alkington?

The centre of Alkington is located at the grid reference easting 353111 and northing 339320 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353111
Northing339320

What are the nearest towns to Alkington?

Position of Alkington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alkington to the centre of the town.

south-west
2m
Alkington is 2 miles south-west of Whitchurch
north
7m
Alkington is 7 miles north of Wem
east
9m
Alkington is 9 miles east of Ellesmere
west
10m
Alkington is 10 miles west of Market Drayton
south-west
11m
Alkington is 11 miles south-west of Nantwich
south-west
15m
Alkington is 15 miles south-west of Crewe
east
15m
Alkington is 15 miles east of Chirk
west
15m
Alkington is 15 miles west of Madeley
east
16m
Alkington is 16 miles east of Oswestry
north
17m
Alkington is 17 miles north of Shrewsbury

What are the nearest cities to Alkington?

Position of Alkington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alkington to the centre of the city.

south-east
14m
Alkington is 14 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-east
18m
Alkington is 18 miles south-east of Chester
west
23m
Alkington is 23 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
34m
Alkington is 34 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
35m
Alkington is 35 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-east
38m
Alkington is 38 miles south-east of St Asaph
south-west
40m
Alkington is 40 miles south-west of Salford
north-west
41m
Alkington is 41 miles north-west of Lichfield
south-west
41m
Alkington is 41 miles south-west of Manchester
north-west
47m
Alkington is 47 miles north-west of Birmingham