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Where is Lower Down?

Lower Down is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles south of the town of Bishop's Castle, 20 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 68 miles north of Cardiff, and 138 miles north-west of London. Lower Down lies four miles north-east of the Powys border. Lower Down falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY7 postcode district.

Lower Down on a map

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

Which county is Lower Down in?

Lower Down 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 Lower Down in Shropshire?

Lower Down is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Lower Down within Shropshire
Location of Lower Down within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Lower Down?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lower Down is SY7 8BB.

Where is Lower Down in SY7?

Lower Down is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lower Down within SY7
Location of Lower Down within SY7

What is the latitude and longitude of Lower Down?

The centre of Lower Down is located at position 52.45575° latitude and -2.97652° longitude.

Latitude52.45575°
Longitude-2.97652°

What is the easting and northing of Lower Down?

The centre of Lower Down is located at the grid reference easting 333740 and northing 284648 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting333740
Northing284648

What are the nearest towns to Lower Down?

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

south
3m
Lower Down is 3 miles south of Bishop's Castle
west
6m
Lower Down is 6 miles west of Craven Arms
north-east
8m
Lower Down is 8 miles north-east of Knighton
south-west
9m
Lower Down is 9 miles south-west of Church Stretton
south-east
10m
Lower Down is 10 miles south-east of Montgomery
north-west
12m
Lower Down is 12 miles north-west of Ludlow
north
13m
Lower Down is 13 miles north of Presteigne
east
15m
Lower Down is 15 miles east of Newtown
south-east
16m
Lower Down is 16 miles south-east of Welshpool
north
18m
Lower Down is 18 miles north of Kington

What are the nearest cities to Lower Down?

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

north
30m
Lower Down is 30 miles north of Hereford
north-west
37m
Lower Down is 37 miles north-west of Worcester
west
37m
Lower Down is 37 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
41m
Lower Down is 41 miles south of Wrexham
west
45m
Lower Down is 45 miles west of Birmingham
west
51m
Lower Down is 51 miles west of Lichfield
south
51m
Lower Down is 51 miles south of Chester
north-west
51m
Lower Down is 51 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-west
52m
Lower Down is 52 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
59m
Lower Down is 59 miles south of St Asaph