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Where is Lea Cross?

Lea Cross is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 83 miles north of Cardiff, and 141 miles north-west of London. Lea Cross lies five miles north-east of the Powys border. Lea Cross falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Lea Cross is Shrewsbury.

Lea Cross on a map

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

Which county is Lea Cross in?

Lea 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 Lea Cross in Shropshire?

Lea Cross 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 Lea Cross within Shropshire
Location of Lea Cross within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Lea Cross?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lea Cross is SY5 8HR.

Where is Lea Cross in SY5?

Lea Cross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lea Cross within SY5
Location of Lea Cross within SY5

What is the post town for Lea Cross?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Lea Cross?

The centre of Lea Cross is located at position 52.66892° latitude and -2.8583° longitude.

Latitude52.66892°
Longitude-2.8583°

What is the easting and northing of Lea Cross?

The centre of Lea Cross is located at the grid reference easting 342055 and northing 308259 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting342055
Northing308259

What are the nearest towns to Lea Cross?

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

south-west
5m
Lea Cross is 5 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
9m
Lea Cross is 9 miles north of Church Stretton
east
12m
Lea Cross is 12 miles east of Welshpool
north-east
14m
Lea Cross is 14 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
north-west
14m
Lea Cross is 14 miles north-west of Much Wenlock
south-west
14m
Lea Cross is 14 miles south-west of Wem
north-east
14m
Lea Cross is 14 miles north-east of Montgomery
south-east
16m
Lea Cross is 16 miles south-east of Oswestry
north
16m
Lea Cross is 16 miles north of Craven Arms
west
16m
Lea Cross is 16 miles west of Broseley

What are the nearest cities to Lea Cross?

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

south
27m
Lea Cross is 27 miles south of Wrexham
west
31m
Lea Cross is 31 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
36m
Lea Cross is 36 miles south of Chester
south-west
38m
Lea Cross is 38 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
42m
Lea Cross is 42 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
43m
Lea Cross is 43 miles north-west of Worcester
north
43m
Lea Cross is 43 miles north of Hereford
west
43m
Lea Cross is 43 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
48m
Lea Cross is 48 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
51m
Lea Cross is 51 miles south of Liverpool