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Where is Leighton?

Leighton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles north of the town of Much Wenlock, six miles west of the major town of Telford, 85 miles north of Cardiff, and 130 miles north-west of London. Leighton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Leighton is Shrewsbury.

Leighton on a map

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

Which county is Leighton in?

Leighton 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 Leighton in Shropshire?

Leighton 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 Leighton within Shropshire
Location of Leighton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Leighton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Leighton is SY5 6RS.

Where is Leighton in SY5?

Leighton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Leighton within SY5
Location of Leighton within SY5

What is the post town for Leighton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Leighton?

The centre of Leighton is located at position 52.64512° latitude and -2.57197° longitude.

Latitude52.64512°
Longitude-2.57197°

What is the easting and northing of Leighton?

The centre of Leighton is located at the grid reference easting 361397 and northing 305419 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361397
Northing305419

What are the nearest towns to Leighton?

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

north
4m
Leighton is 4 miles north of Much Wenlock
north-west
4m
Leighton is 4 miles north-west of Broseley
west
6m
Leighton is 6 miles west of Telford
south-east
9m
Leighton is 9 miles south-east of Shrewsbury
north-west
10m
Leighton is 10 miles north-west of Bridgnorth
south-west
12m
Leighton is 12 miles south-west of Newport
north-east
12m
Leighton is 12 miles north-east of Church Stretton
south-east
16m
Leighton is 16 miles south-east of Wem
north-east
18m
Leighton is 18 miles north-east of Craven Arms
south
18m
Leighton is 18 miles south of Market Drayton

What are the nearest cities to Leighton?

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

west
19m
Leighton is 19 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
30m
Leighton is 30 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
31m
Leighton is 31 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
31m
Leighton is 31 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
33m
Leighton is 33 miles south-east of Wrexham
north-west
35m
Leighton is 35 miles north-west of Worcester
south
40m
Leighton is 40 miles south of Chester
north
41m
Leighton is 41 miles north of Hereford
west
48m
Leighton is 48 miles west of Coventry
south-west
50m
Leighton is 50 miles south-west of Derby