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Where is Rowley?

Rowley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles east of the town of Welshpool, 12 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 81 miles north of Cardiff, and 146 miles north-west of London. Rowley lies just north-east of the Powys border. Rowley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Rowley is Shrewsbury.

Rowley on a map

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

Which county is Rowley in?

Rowley 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 Rowley in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Rowley within Shropshire
Location of Rowley within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Rowley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rowley is SY5 9RZ.

Where is Rowley in SY5?

Rowley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rowley within SY5
Location of Rowley within SY5

What is the post town for Rowley?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Rowley?

The centre of Rowley is located at position 52.65245° latitude and -3.02631° longitude.

Latitude52.65245°
Longitude-3.02631°

What is the easting and northing of Rowley?

The centre of Rowley is located at the grid reference easting 330668 and northing 306575 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting330668
Northing306575

What are the nearest towns to Rowley?

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

east
5m
Rowley is 5 miles east of Welshpool
north-east
8m
Rowley is 8 miles north-east of Montgomery
north
11m
Rowley is 11 miles north of Bishop's Castle
west
12m
Rowley is 12 miles west of Shrewsbury
north-west
12m
Rowley is 12 miles north-west of Church Stretton
east
13m
Rowley is 13 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion
south-east
13m
Rowley is 13 miles south-east of Llanfyllin
south
14m
Rowley is 14 miles south of Oswestry
north-east
15m
Rowley is 15 miles north-east of Newtown
north-west
17m
Rowley is 17 miles north-west of Craven Arms

What are the nearest cities to Rowley?

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

south
27m
Rowley is 27 miles south of Wrexham
south
38m
Rowley is 38 miles south of Chester
west
38m
Rowley is 38 miles west of Wolverhampton
north
43m
Rowley is 43 miles north of Hereford
south-west
44m
Rowley is 44 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
45m
Rowley is 45 miles south of St Asaph
north-west
47m
Rowley is 47 miles north-west of Worcester
west
49m
Rowley is 49 miles west of Birmingham
west
50m
Rowley is 50 miles west of Lichfield
south
52m
Rowley is 52 miles south of Liverpool