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Where is Oswestry?

Oswestry is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles south of the town of Chirk, 16 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 96 miles north of Cardiff, and 155 miles north-west of London. Oswestry lies three miles north-east of the Powys border. Oswestry falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY11 postcode district. The post town for Oswestry is Oswestry.

Oswestry on a map

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

Which county is Oswestry in?

Oswestry 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 Oswestry in Shropshire?

Oswestry is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Oswestry within Shropshire
Location of Oswestry within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Oswestry?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Oswestry is SY11 1JR.

Where is Oswestry in SY11?

Oswestry is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Oswestry within SY11
Location of Oswestry within SY11

What is the post town for Oswestry?

The post town for Oswestry is Oswestry. Oswestry is in the SY11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oswestry.

What is the latitude and longitude of Oswestry?

The centre of Oswestry is located at position 52.86061° latitude and -3.05554° longitude.

Latitude52.86061°
Longitude-3.05554°

What is the easting and northing of Oswestry?

The centre of Oswestry is located at the grid reference easting 329031 and northing 329758 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting329031
Northing329758

What are the nearest towns to Oswestry?

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

south
5m
Oswestry is 5 miles south of Chirk
south-west
7m
Oswestry is 7 miles south-west of Ellesmere
south-east
9m
Oswestry is 9 miles south-east of Llangollen
north-east
11m
Oswestry is 11 miles north-east of Llanfyllin
west
14m
Oswestry is 14 miles west of Wem
north
14m
Oswestry is 14 miles north of Welshpool
north-west
16m
Oswestry is 16 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
south-west
17m
Oswestry is 17 miles south-west of Whitchurch
north-east
19m
Oswestry is 19 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
south-east
21m
Oswestry is 21 miles south-east of Ruthin

What are the nearest cities to Oswestry?

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

south
13m
Oswestry is 13 miles south of Wrexham
south
24m
Oswestry is 24 miles south of Chester
south-east
32m
Oswestry is 32 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
38m
Oswestry is 38 miles south of Liverpool
west
39m
Oswestry is 39 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
43m
Oswestry is 43 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-east
51m
Oswestry is 51 miles south-east of Bangor
west
53m
Oswestry is 53 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
53m
Oswestry is 53 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
54m
Oswestry is 54 miles south-west of Manchester

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