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Where is Telford?

Telford is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles north of the town of Broseley, 88 miles north of Cardiff, and 127 miles north-west of London. Telford lies six miles south-west of the Staffordshire border. Telford falls within the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin. It is in the TF3 postcode district. The post town for Telford is Telford.

Telford on a map

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

Which county is Telford in?

Telford is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Telford and Wrekin.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyTelford and Wrekin

Where is Telford in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Telford within Shropshire
Location of Telford within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Telford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Telford is TF3 4BL.

Where is Telford in TF3?

Telford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TF3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TF3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Telford within TF3
Location of Telford within TF3

What is the post town for Telford?

The post town for Telford is Telford. Telford is in the TF3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Telford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Telford?

The centre of Telford is located at position 52.6754° latitude and -2.44875° longitude.

Latitude52.6754°
Longitude-2.44875°

What is the easting and northing of Telford?

The centre of Telford is located at the grid reference easting 369755 and northing 308728 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting369755
Northing308728

What are the nearest towns to Telford?

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

north
5m
Telford is 5 miles north of Broseley
south-west
7m
Telford is 7 miles south-west of Newport
north-east
7m
Telford is 7 miles north-east of Much Wenlock
north
10m
Telford is 10 miles north of Bridgnorth
east
13m
Telford is 13 miles east of Shrewsbury
west
15m
Telford is 15 miles west of Penkridge
south-west
15m
Telford is 15 miles south-west of Eccleshall
south
16m
Telford is 16 miles south of Market Drayton
north-west
17m
Telford is 17 miles north-west of Sedgley
south-west
17m
Telford is 17 miles south-west of Stafford

What are the nearest cities to Telford?

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

north-west
15m
Telford is 15 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
west
26m
Telford is 26 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
27m
Telford is 27 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
27m
Telford is 27 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-east
34m
Telford is 34 miles south-east of Wrexham
north
35m
Telford is 35 miles north of Worcester
south-east
40m
Telford is 40 miles south-east of Chester
north-west
44m
Telford is 44 miles north-west of Coventry
south-west
44m
Telford is 44 miles south-west of Derby
north
44m
Telford is 44 miles north of Hereford

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