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Where is Lea?

Lea 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 lies five miles north-east of the Powys border. Lea falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Lea is Shrewsbury.

Lea on a map

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

Which county is Lea in?

Lea 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 in Shropshire?

Lea 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 within Shropshire
Location of Lea within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Lea?

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

Where is Lea in SY5?

Lea 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 within SY5
Location of Lea within SY5

What is the post town for Lea?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Lea?

The centre of Lea is located at position 52.67148° latitude and -2.86576° longitude.

Latitude52.67148°
Longitude-2.86576°

What is the easting and northing of Lea?

The centre of Lea is located at the grid reference easting 341554 and northing 308549 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341554
Northing308549

What are the nearest towns to Lea?

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

south-west
5m
Lea is 5 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
10m
Lea is 10 miles north of Church Stretton
east
12m
Lea is 12 miles east of Welshpool
north-east
14m
Lea is 14 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
north-west
14m
Lea is 14 miles north-west of Much Wenlock
south-west
14m
Lea is 14 miles south-west of Wem
north-east
14m
Lea is 14 miles north-east of Montgomery
south-east
15m
Lea is 15 miles south-east of Oswestry
north
16m
Lea is 16 miles north of Craven Arms
south
16m
Lea is 16 miles south of Ellesmere

What are the nearest cities to Lea?

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

south
27m
Lea is 27 miles south of Wrexham
west
32m
Lea is 32 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
36m
Lea is 36 miles south of Chester
south-west
38m
Lea is 38 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
43m
Lea is 43 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
43m
Lea is 43 miles north-west of Worcester
north
43m
Lea is 43 miles north of Hereford
west
44m
Lea is 44 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
47m
Lea is 47 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
51m
Lea is 51 miles south of Liverpool