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  1. Oldbury

Where is Oldbury?

Oldbury is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, one mile south-west of the town of Bridgnorth, ten miles south of the major town of Telford, 79 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 120 miles north-west of London. Oldbury lies five miles south-west of the Staffordshire border. Oldbury falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV16 postcode district. The post town for Oldbury is Bridgnorth.

Oldbury on a map

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

Which county is Oldbury in?

Oldbury 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 Oldbury in Shropshire?

Oldbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Oldbury within Shropshire
Location of Oldbury within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Oldbury?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Oldbury is WV16 5EZ.

Where is Oldbury in WV16?

Oldbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WV16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WV16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Oldbury within WV16
Location of Oldbury within WV16

What is the post town for Oldbury?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Oldbury?

The centre of Oldbury is located at position 52.52464° latitude and -2.42817° longitude.

Latitude52.52464°
Longitude-2.42817°

What is the easting and northing of Oldbury?

The centre of Oldbury is located at the grid reference easting 371047 and northing 291949 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting371047
Northing291949

What are the nearest towns to Oldbury?

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

south-west
1m
Oldbury is 1 mile south-west of Bridgnorth
south
7m
Oldbury is 7 miles south of Broseley
south-east
7m
Oldbury is 7 miles south-east of Much Wenlock
north
10m
Oldbury is 10 miles north of Cleobury Mortimer
south
10m
Oldbury is 10 miles south of Telford
west
11m
Oldbury is 11 miles west of Kingswinford
north-west
11m
Oldbury is 11 miles north-west of Bewdley
north-west
12m
Oldbury is 12 miles north-west of Kidderminster
west
13m
Oldbury is 13 miles west of Stourbridge
west
13m
Oldbury is 13 miles west of Sedgley

What are the nearest cities to Oldbury?

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

west
13m
Oldbury is 13 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
22m
Oldbury is 22 miles west of Birmingham
north
25m
Oldbury is 25 miles north of Worcester
south-west
28m
Oldbury is 28 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
35m
Oldbury is 35 miles north of Hereford
south
36m
Oldbury is 36 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
west
40m
Oldbury is 40 miles west of Coventry
south-east
43m
Oldbury is 43 miles south-east of Wrexham
north
46m
Oldbury is 46 miles north of Gloucester
south-west
49m
Oldbury is 49 miles south-west of Derby

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