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Where is Broughton?

Broughton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles west of the town of Kingswinford, eight miles south-west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 81 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles north-west of London. Broughton lies just south-west of the Staffordshire border. Broughton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV5 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Wolverhampton.

Broughton on a map

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

Which county is Broughton in?

Broughton 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 Broughton in Shropshire?

Broughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Broughton within Shropshire
Location of Broughton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Broughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is WV5 7AS.

Where is Broughton in WV5?

Broughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WV5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WV5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Broughton within WV5
Location of Broughton within WV5

What is the post town for Broughton?

The post town for Broughton is Wolverhampton. Broughton is in the WV5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at position 52.52174° latitude and -2.2884° longitude.

Latitude52.52174°
Longitude-2.2884°

What is the easting and northing of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 380529 and northing 291579 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting380529
Northing291579

What are the nearest towns to Broughton?

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

west
5m
Broughton is 5 miles west of Kingswinford
east
6m
Broughton is 6 miles east of Bridgnorth
west
7m
Broughton is 7 miles west of Sedgley
north-west
8m
Broughton is 8 miles north-west of Stourbridge
north-west
8m
Broughton is 8 miles north-west of Brierley Hill
west
9m
Broughton is 9 miles west of Coseley
west
9m
Broughton is 9 miles west of Dudley
west
9m
Broughton is 9 miles west of Bilston
north
9m
Broughton is 9 miles north of Kidderminster
north
10m
Broughton is 10 miles north of Bewdley

What are the nearest cities to Broughton?

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

south-west
8m
Broughton is 8 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
west
17m
Broughton is 17 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
22m
Broughton is 22 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
23m
Broughton is 23 miles north of Worcester
west
34m
Broughton is 34 miles west of Coventry
south
35m
Broughton is 35 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
37m
Broughton is 37 miles north-east of Hereford
south-west
44m
Broughton is 44 miles south-west of Derby
north
45m
Broughton is 45 miles north of Gloucester
south-east
47m
Broughton is 47 miles south-east of Wrexham