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Where is Plowden?

Plowden is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles east of the town of Bishop's Castle, 17 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 70 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Plowden lies four miles north-east of the Powys border. Plowden falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY7 postcode district.

Plowden on a map

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

Which county is Plowden in?

Plowden 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 Plowden in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Plowden within Shropshire
Location of Plowden within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Plowden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Plowden is SY7 8AG.

Where is Plowden in SY7?

Plowden 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 Plowden within SY7
Location of Plowden within SY7

What is the latitude and longitude of Plowden?

The centre of Plowden is located at position 52.48399° latitude and -2.91515° longitude.

Latitude52.48399°
Longitude-2.91515°

What is the easting and northing of Plowden?

The centre of Plowden is located at the grid reference easting 337950 and northing 287734 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337950
Northing287734

What are the nearest towns to Plowden?

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

east
4m
Plowden is 4 miles east of Bishop's Castle
north-west
5m
Plowden is 5 miles north-west of Craven Arms
south-west
6m
Plowden is 6 miles south-west of Church Stretton
south-east
11m
Plowden is 11 miles south-east of Montgomery
north-east
11m
Plowden is 11 miles north-east of Knighton
north-west
12m
Plowden is 12 miles north-west of Ludlow
north
15m
Plowden is 15 miles north of Presteigne
south-east
16m
Plowden is 16 miles south-east of Welshpool
south-west
17m
Plowden is 17 miles south-west of Much Wenlock
south-west
17m
Plowden is 17 miles south-west of Shrewsbury

What are the nearest cities to Plowden?

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

north
31m
Plowden is 31 miles north of Hereford
west
34m
Plowden is 34 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
36m
Plowden is 36 miles north-west of Worcester
south
39m
Plowden is 39 miles south of Wrexham
west
43m
Plowden is 43 miles west of Birmingham
west
48m
Plowden is 48 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
49m
Plowden is 49 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
49m
Plowden is 49 miles south of Chester
north-west
51m
Plowden is 51 miles north-west of Gloucester
south
58m
Plowden is 58 miles south of St Asaph