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Where is Asterton?

Asterton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles south-west of the town of Church Stretton, 14 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 73 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Asterton lies five miles north-east of the Powys border. Asterton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY7 postcode district.

Asterton on a map

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

Which county is Asterton in?

Asterton 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 Asterton in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Asterton within Shropshire
Location of Asterton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Asterton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Asterton is SY7 8BH.

Where is Asterton in SY7?

Asterton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Asterton within SY7
Location of Asterton within SY7

What is the latitude and longitude of Asterton?

The centre of Asterton is located at position 52.51524° latitude and -2.8886° longitude.

Latitude52.51524°
Longitude-2.8886°

What is the easting and northing of Asterton?

The centre of Asterton is located at the grid reference easting 339796 and northing 291189 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339796
Northing291189

What are the nearest towns to Asterton?

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

south-west
4m
Asterton is 4 miles south-west of Church Stretton
east
5m
Asterton is 5 miles east of Bishop's Castle
north-west
6m
Asterton is 6 miles north-west of Craven Arms
east
11m
Asterton is 11 miles east of Montgomery
north-west
12m
Asterton is 12 miles north-west of Ludlow
north-east
14m
Asterton is 14 miles north-east of Knighton
south-west
14m
Asterton is 14 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
south-east
15m
Asterton is 15 miles south-east of Welshpool
west
15m
Asterton is 15 miles west of Much Wenlock
north
17m
Asterton is 17 miles north of Presteigne

What are the nearest cities to Asterton?

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

west
32m
Asterton is 32 miles west of Wolverhampton
north
33m
Asterton is 33 miles north of Hereford
north-west
36m
Asterton is 36 miles north-west of Worcester
south
37m
Asterton is 37 miles south of Wrexham
west
42m
Asterton is 42 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
46m
Asterton is 46 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
46m
Asterton is 46 miles west of Lichfield
south
47m
Asterton is 47 miles south of Chester
north-west
53m
Asterton is 53 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-east
56m
Asterton is 56 miles south-east of St Asaph