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Where is Forden?

Forden is located in the county of Powys, Wales, three miles north of the town of Montgomery, 18 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 78 miles north of Cardiff, and 148 miles north-west of London. Forden lies roughly one mile west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Forden falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY21 postcode district. The post town for Forden is Welshpool.

Forden on a map

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

Which county is Forden in?

Forden 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 Forden in Powys?

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

Map showing location of Forden within Powys
Location of Forden within Powys

What is the postcode for Forden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forden is SY21 8NB.

Where is Forden in SY21?

Forden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forden within SY21
Location of Forden within SY21

What is the post town for Forden?

The post town for Forden is Welshpool. Forden is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Forden?

The centre of Forden is located at position 52.60164° latitude and -3.13514° longitude.

Latitude52.60164°
Longitude-3.13514°

What is the easting and northing of Forden?

The centre of Forden is located at the grid reference easting 323217 and northing 301033 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting323217
Northing301033

What are the nearest towns to Forden?

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

north
3m
Forden is 3 miles north of Montgomery
south
4m
Forden is 4 miles south of Welshpool
south-east
9m
Forden is 9 miles south-east of Llanfair Caereinion
north-west
9m
Forden is 9 miles north-west of Bishop's Castle
north-east
10m
Forden is 10 miles north-east of Newtown
south-east
13m
Forden is 13 miles south-east of Llanfyllin
west
14m
Forden is 14 miles west of Church Stretton
north-west
17m
Forden is 17 miles north-west of Craven Arms
south-west
18m
Forden is 18 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
18m
Forden is 18 miles north of Knighton

What are the nearest cities to Forden?

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

south
31m
Forden is 31 miles south of Wrexham
north-west
42m
Forden is 42 miles north-west of Hereford
south
42m
Forden is 42 miles south of Chester
west
42m
Forden is 42 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
47m
Forden is 47 miles south of St Asaph
north-west
48m
Forden is 48 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
50m
Forden is 50 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
53m
Forden is 53 miles west of Birmingham
west
55m
Forden is 55 miles west of Lichfield
south
56m
Forden is 56 miles south of Liverpool