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Where is Forton Heath?

Forton Heath is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 89 miles north of Cardiff, and 143 miles north-west of London. Forton Heath lies six miles north-east of the Powys border. Forton Heath falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Forton Heath is Shrewsbury.

Forton Heath on a map

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

Which county is Forton Heath in?

Forton Heath 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 Forton Heath in Shropshire?

Forton Heath is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Forton Heath within Shropshire
Location of Forton Heath within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Forton Heath?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forton Heath is SY4 1EZ.

Where is Forton Heath in SY4?

Forton Heath is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forton Heath within SY4
Location of Forton Heath within SY4

What is the post town for Forton Heath?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Forton Heath?

The centre of Forton Heath is located at position 52.75312° latitude and -2.83273° longitude.

Latitude52.75312°
Longitude-2.83273°

What is the easting and northing of Forton Heath?

The centre of Forton Heath is located at the grid reference easting 343893 and northing 317603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting343893
Northing317603

What are the nearest towns to Forton Heath?

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

north-west
5m
Forton Heath is 5 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
south-west
8m
Forton Heath is 8 miles south-west of Wem
south
11m
Forton Heath is 11 miles south of Ellesmere
south-east
12m
Forton Heath is 12 miles south-east of Oswestry
north-east
15m
Forton Heath is 15 miles north-east of Welshpool
north
15m
Forton Heath is 15 miles north of Church Stretton
south-east
16m
Forton Heath is 16 miles south-east of Chirk
north-west
16m
Forton Heath is 16 miles north-west of Much Wenlock
south-west
16m
Forton Heath is 16 miles south-west of Whitchurch
west
17m
Forton Heath is 17 miles west of Telford

What are the nearest cities to Forton Heath?

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

south
21m
Forton Heath is 21 miles south of Wrexham
south
30m
Forton Heath is 30 miles south of Chester
west
32m
Forton Heath is 32 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
33m
Forton Heath is 33 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
42m
Forton Heath is 42 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
43m
Forton Heath is 43 miles south-east of St Asaph
north-west
43m
Forton Heath is 43 miles north-west of Birmingham
south
46m
Forton Heath is 46 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
47m
Forton Heath is 47 miles north-west of Worcester
north
48m
Forton Heath is 48 miles north of Hereford