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Where is Ponthen?

Ponthen is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, eight miles south of the town of Oswestry, ten miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 88 miles north of Cardiff, and 148 miles north-west of London. Ponthen lies just north-east of the Powys border. Ponthen falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY10 postcode district. The post town for Ponthen is Oswestry.

Ponthen on a map

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

Which county is Ponthen in?

Ponthen 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 Ponthen in Shropshire?

Ponthen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Ponthen within Shropshire
Location of Ponthen within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Ponthen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ponthen is SY10 8PN.

Where is Ponthen in SY10?

Ponthen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ponthen within SY10
Location of Ponthen within SY10

What is the post town for Ponthen?

The post town for Ponthen is Oswestry. Ponthen is in the SY10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oswestry.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ponthen?

The centre of Ponthen is located at position 52.74905° latitude and -2.9808° longitude.

Latitude52.74905°
Longitude-2.9808°

What is the easting and northing of Ponthen?

The centre of Ponthen is located at the grid reference easting 333893 and northing 317278 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting333893
Northing317278

What are the nearest towns to Ponthen?

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

south
8m
Ponthen is 8 miles south of Oswestry
north-east
9m
Ponthen is 9 miles north-east of Welshpool
west
10m
Ponthen is 10 miles west of Shrewsbury
south
12m
Ponthen is 12 miles south of Ellesmere
east
12m
Ponthen is 12 miles east of Llanfyllin
south-west
13m
Ponthen is 13 miles south-west of Wem
south
13m
Ponthen is 13 miles south of Chirk
north-east
15m
Ponthen is 15 miles north-east of Montgomery
north-east
16m
Ponthen is 16 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
north-west
16m
Ponthen is 16 miles north-west of Church Stretton

What are the nearest cities to Ponthen?

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

south
21m
Ponthen is 21 miles south of Wrexham
south
31m
Ponthen is 31 miles south of Chester
west
37m
Ponthen is 37 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
39m
Ponthen is 39 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
40m
Ponthen is 40 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
46m
Ponthen is 46 miles south of Liverpool
west
49m
Ponthen is 49 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
49m
Ponthen is 49 miles north-west of Birmingham
north
49m
Ponthen is 49 miles north of Hereford
north-west
50m
Ponthen is 50 miles north-west of Worcester