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Where is Gobowen?

Gobowen is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles north of the town of Oswestry, 18 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 98 miles north of Cardiff, and 156 miles north-west of London. Gobowen lies two miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Gobowen falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY11 postcode district. The post town for Gobowen is Oswestry.

Gobowen on a map

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

Which county is Gobowen in?

Gobowen 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 Gobowen in Shropshire?

Gobowen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Gobowen within Shropshire
Location of Gobowen within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Gobowen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gobowen is SY11 3NJ.

Where is Gobowen in SY11?

Gobowen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gobowen within SY11
Location of Gobowen within SY11

What is the post town for Gobowen?

The post town for Gobowen is Oswestry. Gobowen is in the SY11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oswestry.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gobowen?

The centre of Gobowen is located at position 52.89607° latitude and -3.03698° longitude.

Latitude52.89607°
Longitude-3.03698°

What is the easting and northing of Gobowen?

The centre of Gobowen is located at the grid reference easting 330337 and northing 333684 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting330337
Northing333684

What are the nearest towns to Gobowen?

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

north
3m
Gobowen is 3 miles north of Oswestry
south
3m
Gobowen is 3 miles south of Chirk
west
6m
Gobowen is 6 miles west of Ellesmere
south-east
8m
Gobowen is 8 miles south-east of Llangollen
north-east
13m
Gobowen is 13 miles north-east of Llanfyllin
west
13m
Gobowen is 13 miles west of Wem
west
16m
Gobowen is 16 miles west of Whitchurch
north
17m
Gobowen is 17 miles north of Welshpool
north-west
18m
Gobowen is 18 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
south
19m
Gobowen is 19 miles south of Buckley

What are the nearest cities to Gobowen?

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

south
11m
Gobowen is 11 miles south of Wrexham
south
21m
Gobowen is 21 miles south of Chester
south-east
30m
Gobowen is 30 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
36m
Gobowen is 36 miles south of Liverpool
west
37m
Gobowen is 37 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
44m
Gobowen is 44 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
51m
Gobowen is 51 miles south-west of Salford
south-east
51m
Gobowen is 51 miles south-east of Bangor
south-west
52m
Gobowen is 52 miles south-west of Manchester
west
53m
Gobowen is 53 miles west of Lichfield

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