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Where is Shipley?

Shipley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles east of the town of Bridgnorth, seven miles west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 84 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles north-west of London. Shipley lies just south-west of the Staffordshire border. Shipley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV6 postcode district. The post town for Shipley is Wolverhampton.

Shipley on a map

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

Which county is Shipley in?

Shipley 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 Shipley in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Shipley within Shropshire
Location of Shipley within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Shipley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shipley is WV6 7EQ.

Where is Shipley in WV6?

Shipley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WV6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WV6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shipley within WV6
Location of Shipley within WV6

What is the post town for Shipley?

The post town for Shipley is Wolverhampton. Shipley is in the WV6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shipley?

The centre of Shipley is located at position 52.56039° latitude and -2.28414° longitude.

Latitude52.56039°
Longitude-2.28414°

What is the easting and northing of Shipley?

The centre of Shipley is located at the grid reference easting 380835 and northing 295877 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting380835
Northing295877

What are the nearest towns to Shipley?

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

east
6m
Shipley is 6 miles east of Bridgnorth
north-west
7m
Shipley is 7 miles north-west of Kingswinford
west
7m
Shipley is 7 miles west of Sedgley
west
8m
Shipley is 8 miles west of Coseley
west
9m
Shipley is 9 miles west of Bilston
south-east
9m
Shipley is 9 miles south-east of Broseley
west
9m
Shipley is 9 miles west of Dudley
north-west
9m
Shipley is 9 miles north-west of Stourbridge
north-west
10m
Shipley is 10 miles north-west of Brierley Hill
west
10m
Shipley is 10 miles west of Willenhall

What are the nearest cities to Shipley?

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

west
7m
Shipley is 7 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
17m
Shipley is 17 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
21m
Shipley is 21 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
26m
Shipley is 26 miles north of Worcester
south
32m
Shipley is 32 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
west
34m
Shipley is 34 miles west of Coventry
north-east
39m
Shipley is 39 miles north-east of Hereford
south-west
42m
Shipley is 42 miles south-west of Derby
south-east
45m
Shipley is 45 miles south-east of Wrexham
north
48m
Shipley is 48 miles north of Gloucester