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Where is Stowe?

Stowe is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles north-east of the town of Knighton, 27 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 61 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Stowe lies just east of the Powys border. Stowe falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the LD7 postcode district. The post town for Stowe is Knighton.

Stowe on a map

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

Which county is Stowe in?

Stowe 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 Stowe in Shropshire?

Stowe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Stowe within Shropshire
Location of Stowe within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Stowe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stowe is LD7 1NB.

Where is Stowe in LD7?

Stowe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LD7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LD7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stowe within LD7
Location of Stowe within LD7

What is the post town for Stowe?

The post town for Stowe is Knighton. Stowe is in the LD7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knighton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stowe?

The centre of Stowe is located at position 52.35562° latitude and -3.01318° longitude.

Latitude52.35562°
Longitude-3.01318°

What is the easting and northing of Stowe?

The centre of Stowe is located at the grid reference easting 331093 and northing 273545 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331093
Northing273545

What are the nearest towns to Stowe?

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

north-east
2m
Stowe is 2 miles north-east of Knighton
north
6m
Stowe is 6 miles north of Presteigne
south
10m
Stowe is 10 miles south of Bishop's Castle
south-west
10m
Stowe is 10 miles south-west of Craven Arms
north
11m
Stowe is 11 miles north of Kington
west
12m
Stowe is 12 miles west of Ludlow
north-west
15m
Stowe is 15 miles north-west of Leominster
south
15m
Stowe is 15 miles south of Montgomery
south-west
15m
Stowe is 15 miles south-west of Church Stretton
south-east
17m
Stowe is 17 miles south-east of Newtown

What are the nearest cities to Stowe?

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

north-west
24m
Stowe is 24 miles north-west of Hereford
west
35m
Stowe is 35 miles west of Worcester
south-west
41m
Stowe is 41 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north-west
47m
Stowe is 47 miles north-west of Gloucester
west
48m
Stowe is 48 miles west of Birmingham
south
48m
Stowe is 48 miles south of Wrexham
north
53m
Stowe is 53 miles north of Newport
south-west
55m
Stowe is 55 miles south-west of Lichfield
south
58m
Stowe is 58 miles south of Chester
south-west
58m
Stowe is 58 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent