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Where is Aston?

Aston is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, one mile south-east of the town of Wem, ten miles north of the major town of Shrewsbury, 97 miles north of Cardiff, and 143 miles north-west of London. Aston lies five miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Aston falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Aston is Shrewsbury.

Aston on a map

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

Which county is Aston in?

Aston 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 Aston in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Aston within Shropshire
Location of Aston within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Aston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Aston is SY4 5QJ.

Where is Aston in SY4?

Aston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Aston within SY4
Location of Aston within SY4

What is the post town for Aston?

The post town for Aston is Shrewsbury. Aston is in the SY4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Aston?

The centre of Aston is located at position 52.84824° latitude and -2.69387° longitude.

Latitude52.84824°
Longitude-2.69387°

What is the easting and northing of Aston?

The centre of Aston is located at the grid reference easting 353367 and northing 328085 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353367
Northing328085

What are the nearest towns to Aston?

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

south-east
1m
Aston is 1 mile south-east of Wem
south
8m
Aston is 8 miles south of Whitchurch
south-east
9m
Aston is 9 miles south-east of Ellesmere
south-west
10m
Aston is 10 miles south-west of Market Drayton
north
10m
Aston is 10 miles north of Shrewsbury
north-west
14m
Aston is 14 miles north-west of Newport
east
15m
Aston is 15 miles east of Oswestry
north-west
16m
Aston is 16 miles north-west of Telford
east
16m
Aston is 16 miles east of Chirk
south-west
17m
Aston is 17 miles south-west of Nantwich

What are the nearest cities to Aston?

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

south-east
19m
Aston is 19 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-west
25m
Aston is 25 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
25m
Aston is 25 miles south of Chester
north-west
30m
Aston is 30 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
west
38m
Aston is 38 miles west of Lichfield
south
41m
Aston is 41 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
42m
Aston is 42 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-east
42m
Aston is 42 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
47m
Aston is 47 miles south of Salford
south-west
47m
Aston is 47 miles south-west of Manchester