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Where is Longden?

Longden is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 82 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Longden lies seven miles north-east of the Powys border. Longden falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Longden is Shrewsbury.

Longden on a map

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

Which county is Longden in?

Longden 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 Longden in Shropshire?

Longden 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 Longden within Shropshire
Location of Longden within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Longden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longden is SY5 8EU.

Where is Longden in SY5?

Longden 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 Longden within SY5
Location of Longden within SY5

What is the post town for Longden?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Longden?

The centre of Longden is located at position 52.65312° latitude and -2.82455° longitude.

Latitude52.65312°
Longitude-2.82455°

What is the easting and northing of Longden?

The centre of Longden is located at the grid reference easting 344318 and northing 306473 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344318
Northing306473

What are the nearest towns to Longden?

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

south-west
5m
Longden is 5 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
8m
Longden is 8 miles north of Church Stretton
west
12m
Longden is 12 miles west of Much Wenlock
north-east
13m
Longden is 13 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
east
14m
Longden is 14 miles east of Welshpool
south
15m
Longden is 15 miles south of Wem
west
15m
Longden is 15 miles west of Broseley
north
15m
Longden is 15 miles north of Craven Arms
north-east
15m
Longden is 15 miles north-east of Montgomery
west
16m
Longden is 16 miles west of Telford

What are the nearest cities to Longden?

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

south
28m
Longden is 28 miles south of Wrexham
west
30m
Longden is 30 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
37m
Longden is 37 miles south of Chester
south-west
37m
Longden is 37 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
41m
Longden is 41 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
41m
Longden is 41 miles north-west of Worcester
north
42m
Longden is 42 miles north of Hereford
west
42m
Longden is 42 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
49m
Longden is 49 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
53m
Longden is 53 miles south of Liverpool