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Where is Stockton?

Stockton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles north-east of the town of Montgomery, 16 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 78 miles north of Cardiff, and 147 miles north-west of London. Stockton lies just north-east of the Powys border. Stockton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY21 postcode district. The post town for Stockton is Welshpool.

Stockton on a map

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

Which county is Stockton in?

Stockton 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 Stockton in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Stockton within Shropshire
Location of Stockton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Stockton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stockton is SY21 8JL.

Where is Stockton in SY21?

Stockton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stockton within SY21
Location of Stockton within SY21

What is the post town for Stockton?

The post town for Stockton is Welshpool. Stockton is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stockton?

The centre of Stockton is located at position 52.60287° latitude and -3.08658° longitude.

Latitude52.60287°
Longitude-3.08658°

What is the easting and northing of Stockton?

The centre of Stockton is located at the grid reference easting 326508 and northing 301119 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting326508
Northing301119

What are the nearest towns to Stockton?

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

north-east
4m
Stockton is 4 miles north-east of Montgomery
south-east
5m
Stockton is 5 miles south-east of Welshpool
north-west
8m
Stockton is 8 miles north-west of Bishop's Castle
east
11m
Stockton is 11 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion
north-east
11m
Stockton is 11 miles north-east of Newtown
west
13m
Stockton is 13 miles west of Church Stretton
south-east
14m
Stockton is 14 miles south-east of Llanfyllin
north-west
16m
Stockton is 16 miles north-west of Craven Arms
south-west
16m
Stockton is 16 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
south
18m
Stockton is 18 miles south of Oswestry

What are the nearest cities to Stockton?

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

south
31m
Stockton is 31 miles south of Wrexham
west
40m
Stockton is 40 miles west of Wolverhampton
north
41m
Stockton is 41 miles north of Hereford
south
41m
Stockton is 41 miles south of Chester
north-west
46m
Stockton is 46 miles north-west of Worcester
south
48m
Stockton is 48 miles south of St Asaph
south-west
48m
Stockton is 48 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
51m
Stockton is 51 miles west of Birmingham
west
53m
Stockton is 53 miles west of Lichfield
south
56m
Stockton is 56 miles south of Liverpool