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Where is Besford?

Besford is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles south-east of the town of Wem, eight miles north-east of the major town of Shrewsbury, 95 miles north of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Besford lies eight miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Besford falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Besford is Shrewsbury.

Besford on a map

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

Which county is Besford in?

Besford 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 Besford in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Besford within Shropshire
Location of Besford within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Besford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Besford is SY4 5QB.

Where is Besford in SY4?

Besford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Besford within SY4
Location of Besford within SY4

What is the post town for Besford?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Besford?

The centre of Besford is located at position 52.81844° latitude and -2.66695° longitude.

Latitude52.81844°
Longitude-2.66695°

What is the easting and northing of Besford?

The centre of Besford is located at the grid reference easting 355149 and northing 324753 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting355149
Northing324753

What are the nearest towns to Besford?

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

south-east
4m
Besford is 4 miles south-east of Wem
north-east
8m
Besford is 8 miles north-east of Shrewsbury
south-west
10m
Besford is 10 miles south-west of Market Drayton
south
10m
Besford is 10 miles south of Whitchurch
south-east
11m
Besford is 11 miles south-east of Ellesmere
west
13m
Besford is 13 miles west of Newport
north-west
13m
Besford is 13 miles north-west of Telford
north
16m
Besford is 16 miles north of Much Wenlock
north-west
16m
Besford is 16 miles north-west of Broseley
east
17m
Besford is 17 miles east of Oswestry

What are the nearest cities to Besford?

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

south-east
21m
Besford is 21 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-west
25m
Besford is 25 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
27m
Besford is 27 miles south of Chester
north-west
28m
Besford is 28 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
west
36m
Besford is 36 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
40m
Besford is 40 miles north-west of Birmingham
south
43m
Besford is 43 miles south of Liverpool
south-east
44m
Besford is 44 miles south-east of St Asaph
north-west
47m
Besford is 47 miles north-west of Worcester
south
48m
Besford is 48 miles south of Salford