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Where is Shrewsbury?

Shrewsbury is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, ten miles south of the town of Wem, 87 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Shrewsbury falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY1 postcode district. The post town for Shrewsbury is Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury on a map

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

Which county is Shrewsbury in?

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury in Shropshire?

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury within Shropshire
Location of Shrewsbury within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Shrewsbury?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shrewsbury is SY1 1HD.

Where is Shrewsbury in SY1?

Shrewsbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shrewsbury within SY1
Location of Shrewsbury within SY1

What is the post town for Shrewsbury?

The post town for Shrewsbury is Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury is in the SY1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shrewsbury?

The centre of Shrewsbury is located at position 52.70817° latitude and -2.75433° longitude.

Latitude52.70817°
Longitude-2.75433°

What is the easting and northing of Shrewsbury?

The centre of Shrewsbury is located at the grid reference easting 349132 and northing 312545 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349132
Northing312545

What are the nearest towns to Shrewsbury?

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

south
10m
Shrewsbury is 10 miles south of Wem
north-west
11m
Shrewsbury is 11 miles north-west of Much Wenlock
north
12m
Shrewsbury is 12 miles north of Church Stretton
west
13m
Shrewsbury is 13 miles west of Telford
north-west
13m
Shrewsbury is 13 miles north-west of Broseley
south
15m
Shrewsbury is 15 miles south of Ellesmere
west
16m
Shrewsbury is 16 miles west of Newport
south-east
16m
Shrewsbury is 16 miles south-east of Oswestry
east
17m
Shrewsbury is 17 miles east of Welshpool
south-west
18m
Shrewsbury is 18 miles south-west of Market Drayton

What are the nearest cities to Shrewsbury?

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

south
26m
Shrewsbury is 26 miles south of Wrexham
west
28m
Shrewsbury is 28 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
33m
Shrewsbury is 33 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
34m
Shrewsbury is 34 miles south of Chester
west
39m
Shrewsbury is 39 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
39m
Shrewsbury is 39 miles north-west of Birmingham
north-west
42m
Shrewsbury is 42 miles north-west of Worcester
north
45m
Shrewsbury is 45 miles north of Hereford
south-east
48m
Shrewsbury is 48 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
49m
Shrewsbury is 49 miles south of Liverpool

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