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Where is Longford?

Longford is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, one mile west of the town of Newport, six miles north of the major town of Telford, 94 miles north of Cardiff, and 130 miles north-west of London. Longford lies two miles south-west of the Staffordshire border. Longford falls within the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin. It is in the TF10 postcode district. The post town for Longford is Newport.

Longford on a map

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

Which county is Longford in?

Longford is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Telford and Wrekin.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyTelford and Wrekin

Where is Longford in Shropshire?

Longford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Longford within Shropshire
Location of Longford within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Longford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longford is TF10 8LW.

Where is Longford in TF10?

Longford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TF10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TF10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Longford within TF10
Location of Longford within TF10

What is the post town for Longford?

The post town for Longford is Newport. Longford is in the TF10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Longford?

The centre of Longford is located at position 52.76221° latitude and -2.40581° longitude.

Latitude52.76221°
Longitude-2.40581°

What is the easting and northing of Longford?

The centre of Longford is located at the grid reference easting 372713 and northing 318367 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting372713
Northing318367

What are the nearest towns to Longford?

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

west
1m
Longford is 1 mile west of Newport
north
6m
Longford is 6 miles north of Telford
south-west
9m
Longford is 9 miles south-west of Eccleshall
south
10m
Longford is 10 miles south of Market Drayton
north
11m
Longford is 11 miles north of Broseley
west
12m
Longford is 12 miles west of Stafford
west
13m
Longford is 13 miles west of Penkridge
north-east
13m
Longford is 13 miles north-east of Much Wenlock
south-west
15m
Longford is 15 miles south-west of Stone
south-east
15m
Longford is 15 miles south-east of Wem

What are the nearest cities to Longford?

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

north-west
17m
Longford is 17 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
20m
Longford is 20 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
25m
Longford is 25 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
29m
Longford is 29 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-east
32m
Longford is 32 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-east
36m
Longford is 36 miles south-east of Chester
north
40m
Longford is 40 miles north of Worcester
west
40m
Longford is 40 miles west of Derby
north-west
45m
Longford is 45 miles north-west of Coventry
south
50m
Longford is 50 miles south of Salford