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Where is Loughton?

Loughton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles north-west of the town of Cleobury Mortimer, 17 miles south of the major town of Telford, 72 miles north of Cardiff, and 122 miles north-west of London. Loughton lies seven miles north-west of the Worcestershire border. Loughton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV16 postcode district. The post town for Loughton is Bridgnorth.

Loughton on a map

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

Which county is Loughton in?

Loughton 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 Loughton in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Loughton within Shropshire
Location of Loughton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Loughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Loughton is WV16 6QP.

Where is Loughton in WV16?

Loughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WV16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WV16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Loughton within WV16
Location of Loughton within WV16

What is the post town for Loughton?

The post town for Loughton is Bridgnorth. Loughton is in the WV16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgnorth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Loughton?

The centre of Loughton is located at position 52.44428° latitude and -2.56726° longitude.

Latitude52.44428°
Longitude-2.56726°

What is the easting and northing of Loughton?

The centre of Loughton is located at the grid reference easting 361540 and northing 283075 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361540
Northing283075

What are the nearest towns to Loughton?

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

north-west
6m
Loughton is 6 miles north-west of Cleobury Mortimer
north-east
8m
Loughton is 8 miles north-east of Ludlow
south-west
9m
Loughton is 9 miles south-west of Bridgnorth
north
9m
Loughton is 9 miles north of Tenbury Wells
south
10m
Loughton is 10 miles south of Much Wenlock
east
11m
Loughton is 11 miles east of Craven Arms
north-west
12m
Loughton is 12 miles north-west of Bewdley
south-east
12m
Loughton is 12 miles south-east of Church Stretton
south
12m
Loughton is 12 miles south of Broseley
west
14m
Loughton is 14 miles west of Kidderminster

What are the nearest cities to Loughton?

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

south-west
21m
Loughton is 21 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north-west
23m
Loughton is 23 miles north-west of Worcester
north
28m
Loughton is 28 miles north of Hereford
west
28m
Loughton is 28 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
35m
Loughton is 35 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
42m
Loughton is 42 miles north of Gloucester
south-west
43m
Loughton is 43 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
45m
Loughton is 45 miles west of Coventry
south-east
45m
Loughton is 45 miles south-east of Wrexham
south
53m
Loughton is 53 miles south of Chester