Richards Castle is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, three miles south of the town of Ludlow, 24 miles west of the major city of Worcester, 61 miles north of Cardiff, and 125 miles north-west of London. Richards Castle lies just south of the Shropshire border. Richards Castle falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the SY8 postcode district. The post town for Richards Castle is Ludlow.
Richards Castle is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.
Ceremonial County | Herefordshire |
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Historic County | Herefordshire |
Administrative County | County of Herefordshire |
Richards Castle is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Richards Castle is SY8 4EZ.
Richards Castle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY8 postcode district.
The post town for Richards Castle is Ludlow. Richards Castle is in the SY8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ludlow.
The centre of Richards Castle is located at position 52.32283° latitude and -2.74428° longitude.
Latitude | 52.32283° |
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Longitude | -2.74428° |
The centre of Richards Castle is located at the grid reference easting 349369 and northing 269675 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349369 |
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Northing | 269675 |
Position of Richards Castle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Richards Castle to the centre of the town.
Position of Richards Castle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Richards Castle to the centre of the city.