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Where is Criggion?

Criggion is located in the county of Powys, Wales, seven miles north-east of the town of Welshpool, 12 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 86 miles north of Cardiff, and 149 miles north-west of London. Criggion lies just north-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Criggion falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Criggion is Shrewsbury.

Criggion on a map

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

Which county is Criggion in?

Criggion is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Criggion in Powys?

Criggion is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Criggion within Powys
Location of Criggion within Powys

What is the postcode for Criggion?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Criggion is SY5 9AX.

Where is Criggion in SY5?

Criggion is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Criggion within SY5
Location of Criggion within SY5

What is the post town for Criggion?

The post town for Criggion is Shrewsbury. Criggion is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Criggion?

The centre of Criggion is located at position 52.72802° latitude and -3.03558° longitude.

Latitude52.72802°
Longitude-3.03558°

What is the easting and northing of Criggion?

The centre of Criggion is located at the grid reference easting 330162 and northing 314989 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting330162
Northing314989

What are the nearest towns to Criggion?

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

north-east
7m
Criggion is 7 miles north-east of Welshpool
south
9m
Criggion is 9 miles south of Oswestry
east
10m
Criggion is 10 miles east of Llanfyllin
west
12m
Criggion is 12 miles west of Shrewsbury
north-east
13m
Criggion is 13 miles north-east of Montgomery
north-east
13m
Criggion is 13 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
south-west
14m
Criggion is 14 miles south-west of Ellesmere
south
14m
Criggion is 14 miles south of Chirk
south-west
16m
Criggion is 16 miles south-west of Wem
north-west
16m
Criggion is 16 miles north-west of Church Stretton

What are the nearest cities to Criggion?

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

south
22m
Criggion is 22 miles south of Wrexham
south
33m
Criggion is 33 miles south of Chester
west
39m
Criggion is 39 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-east
40m
Criggion is 40 miles south-east of St Asaph
south-west
41m
Criggion is 41 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
47m
Criggion is 47 miles south of Liverpool
north
48m
Criggion is 48 miles north of Hereford
north-west
51m
Criggion is 51 miles north-west of Worcester
west
51m
Criggion is 51 miles west of Birmingham
west
51m
Criggion is 51 miles west of Lichfield