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Where is Woolston?

Woolston is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles north of the town of Craven Arms, 16 miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 71 miles north of Cardiff, and 134 miles north-west of London. Woolston lies six miles north of the Herefordshire border. Woolston falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY6 postcode district. The post town for Woolston is Church Stretton.

Woolston on a map

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

Which county is Woolston in?

Woolston 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 Woolston in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Woolston within Shropshire
Location of Woolston within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Woolston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Woolston is SY6 6QD.

Where is Woolston in SY6?

Woolston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Woolston within SY6
Location of Woolston within SY6

What is the post town for Woolston?

The post town for Woolston is Church Stretton. Woolston is in the SY6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Church Stretton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Woolston?

The centre of Woolston is located at position 52.4799° latitude and -2.8491° longitude.

Latitude52.4799°
Longitude-2.8491°

What is the easting and northing of Woolston?

The centre of Woolston is located at the grid reference easting 342430 and northing 287225 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting342430
Northing287225

What are the nearest towns to Woolston?

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

north
3m
Woolston is 3 miles north of Craven Arms
south-west
4m
Woolston is 4 miles south-west of Church Stretton
east
6m
Woolston is 6 miles east of Bishop's Castle
north-west
10m
Woolston is 10 miles north-west of Ludlow
north-east
13m
Woolston is 13 miles north-east of Knighton
south-east
14m
Woolston is 14 miles south-east of Montgomery
south-west
15m
Woolston is 15 miles south-west of Much Wenlock
north-east
16m
Woolston is 16 miles north-east of Presteigne
north-west
16m
Woolston is 16 miles north-west of Tenbury Wells
south
16m
Woolston is 16 miles south of Shrewsbury

What are the nearest cities to Woolston?

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

north
30m
Woolston is 30 miles north of Hereford
west
31m
Woolston is 31 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
33m
Woolston is 33 miles north-west of Worcester
south
40m
Woolston is 40 miles south of Wrexham
west
40m
Woolston is 40 miles west of Birmingham
west
45m
Woolston is 45 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
47m
Woolston is 47 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
49m
Woolston is 49 miles south of Chester
north-west
50m
Woolston is 50 miles north-west of Gloucester
west
57m
Woolston is 57 miles west of Coventry