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Where is Cross?

Cross is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, one mile north-west of the town of Ellesmere, 16 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 100 miles north of Cardiff, and 153 miles north-west of London. Cross lies roughly one mile south-east of the Clwyd border. Cross falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY12 postcode district. The post town for Cross is Ellesmere.

Cross on a map

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

Which county is Cross in?

Cross 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 Cross in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Cross within Shropshire
Location of Cross within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Cross?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cross is SY12 9DW.

Where is Cross in SY12?

Cross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cross within SY12
Location of Cross within SY12

What is the post town for Cross?

The post town for Cross is Ellesmere. Cross is in the SY12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ellesmere.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cross?

The centre of Cross is located at position 52.92297° latitude and -2.90688° longitude.

Latitude52.92297°
Longitude-2.90688°

What is the easting and northing of Cross?

The centre of Cross is located at the grid reference easting 339127 and northing 336559 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339127
Northing336559

What are the nearest towns to Cross?

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

north-west
1m
Cross is 1 mile north-west of Ellesmere
east
6m
Cross is 6 miles east of Chirk
north-east
8m
Cross is 8 miles north-east of Oswestry
north-west
9m
Cross is 9 miles north-west of Wem
west
10m
Cross is 10 miles west of Whitchurch
east
11m
Cross is 11 miles east of Llangollen
north-west
16m
Cross is 16 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
west
18m
Cross is 18 miles west of Market Drayton
south
18m
Cross is 18 miles south of Buckley
north-east
19m
Cross is 19 miles north-east of Llanfyllin

What are the nearest cities to Cross?

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

south
9m
Cross is 9 miles south of Wrexham
south
18m
Cross is 18 miles south of Chester
west
31m
Cross is 31 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
32m
Cross is 32 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
34m
Cross is 34 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
40m
Cross is 40 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
46m
Cross is 46 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
47m
Cross is 47 miles south-west of Manchester
west
48m
Cross is 48 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
52m
Cross is 52 miles north-west of Birmingham