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Where is Obley?

Obley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles north-east of the town of Knighton, 24 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 64 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Obley lies three miles east of the Powys border. Obley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY7 postcode district.

Obley on a map

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

Which county is Obley in?

Obley 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 Obley in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Obley within Shropshire
Location of Obley within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Obley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Obley is SY7 0BZ.

Where is Obley in SY7?

Obley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Obley within SY7
Location of Obley within SY7

What is the latitude and longitude of Obley?

The centre of Obley is located at position 52.39357° latitude and -2.98729° longitude.

Latitude52.39357°
Longitude-2.98729°

What is the easting and northing of Obley?

The centre of Obley is located at the grid reference easting 332914 and northing 277741 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting332914
Northing277741

What are the nearest towns to Obley?

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

north-east
4m
Obley is 4 miles north-east of Knighton
south
7m
Obley is 7 miles south of Bishop's Castle
south-west
7m
Obley is 7 miles south-west of Craven Arms
north
8m
Obley is 8 miles north of Presteigne
west
11m
Obley is 11 miles west of Ludlow
south-west
13m
Obley is 13 miles south-west of Church Stretton
north
13m
Obley is 13 miles north of Kington
south-east
13m
Obley is 13 miles south-east of Montgomery
north-west
16m
Obley is 16 miles north-west of Leominster
south-east
16m
Obley is 16 miles south-east of Newtown

What are the nearest cities to Obley?

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

north-west
26m
Obley is 26 miles north-west of Hereford
north-west
35m
Obley is 35 miles north-west of Worcester
west
39m
Obley is 39 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
45m
Obley is 45 miles south of Wrexham
west
46m
Obley is 46 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
48m
Obley is 48 miles north-west of Gloucester
west
53m
Obley is 53 miles west of Lichfield
south
55m
Obley is 55 miles south of Chester
south-west
55m
Obley is 55 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north
56m
Obley is 56 miles north of Newport