GetTheData logo

Where is Ruckley?

Ruckley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles west of the town of Much Wenlock, eight miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 80 miles north of Cardiff, and 132 miles north-west of London. Ruckley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Ruckley is Shrewsbury.

Ruckley on a map

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

Which county is Ruckley in?

Ruckley 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 Ruckley in Shropshire?

Ruckley 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 Ruckley within Shropshire
Location of Ruckley within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Ruckley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ruckley is SY5 7HR.

Where is Ruckley in SY5?

Ruckley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ruckley within SY5
Location of Ruckley within SY5

What is the post town for Ruckley?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Ruckley?

The centre of Ruckley is located at position 52.59695° latitude and -2.68961° longitude.

Latitude52.59695°
Longitude-2.68961°

What is the easting and northing of Ruckley?

The centre of Ruckley is located at the grid reference easting 353386 and northing 300129 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353386
Northing300129

What are the nearest towns to Ruckley?

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

west
6m
Ruckley is 6 miles west of Much Wenlock
north-east
6m
Ruckley is 6 miles north-east of Church Stretton
south
8m
Ruckley is 8 miles south of Shrewsbury
west
9m
Ruckley is 9 miles west of Broseley
south-west
11m
Ruckley is 11 miles south-west of Telford
west
12m
Ruckley is 12 miles west of Bridgnorth
north-east
12m
Ruckley is 12 miles north-east of Craven Arms
north-east
15m
Ruckley is 15 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
north
16m
Ruckley is 16 miles north of Ludlow
north-west
17m
Ruckley is 17 miles north-west of Cleobury Mortimer

What are the nearest cities to Ruckley?

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

west
24m
Ruckley is 24 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
34m
Ruckley is 34 miles south of Wrexham
west
34m
Ruckley is 34 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
34m
Ruckley is 34 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
36m
Ruckley is 36 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
37m
Ruckley is 37 miles west of Lichfield
north
37m
Ruckley is 37 miles north of Hereford
south
42m
Ruckley is 42 miles south of Chester
west
52m
Ruckley is 52 miles west of Coventry
north
54m
Ruckley is 54 miles north of Gloucester