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Where is Pontesbury?

Pontesbury is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, seven miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 82 miles north of Cardiff, and 141 miles north-west of London. Pontesbury lies six miles north-east of the Powys border. Pontesbury falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Pontesbury is Shrewsbury.

Pontesbury on a map

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

Which county is Pontesbury in?

Pontesbury 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 Pontesbury in Shropshire?

Pontesbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Pontesbury within Shropshire
Location of Pontesbury within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Pontesbury?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pontesbury is SY5 0PP.

Where is Pontesbury in SY5?

Pontesbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pontesbury within SY5
Location of Pontesbury within SY5

What is the post town for Pontesbury?

The post town for Pontesbury is Shrewsbury. Pontesbury is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pontesbury?

The centre of Pontesbury is located at position 52.64885° latitude and -2.88965° longitude.

Latitude52.64885°
Longitude-2.88965°

What is the easting and northing of Pontesbury?

The centre of Pontesbury is located at the grid reference easting 339908 and northing 306051 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339908
Northing306051

What are the nearest towns to Pontesbury?

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

south-west
7m
Pontesbury is 7 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north-west
8m
Pontesbury is 8 miles north-west of Church Stretton
east
11m
Pontesbury is 11 miles east of Welshpool
north-east
12m
Pontesbury is 12 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
north-east
12m
Pontesbury is 12 miles north-east of Montgomery
west
14m
Pontesbury is 14 miles west of Much Wenlock
north
15m
Pontesbury is 15 miles north of Craven Arms
south-west
16m
Pontesbury is 16 miles south-west of Wem
south-east
16m
Pontesbury is 16 miles south-east of Oswestry
west
17m
Pontesbury is 17 miles west of Broseley

What are the nearest cities to Pontesbury?

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

south
28m
Pontesbury is 28 miles south of Wrexham
west
32m
Pontesbury is 32 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
37m
Pontesbury is 37 miles south of Chester
south-west
40m
Pontesbury is 40 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north
42m
Pontesbury is 42 miles north of Hereford
north-west
42m
Pontesbury is 42 miles north-west of Worcester
west
43m
Pontesbury is 43 miles west of Birmingham
west
45m
Pontesbury is 45 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
48m
Pontesbury is 48 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
53m
Pontesbury is 53 miles south of Liverpool

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