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Where is Alcaston?

Alcaston is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles north-east of the town of Craven Arms, 16 miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 71 miles north of Cardiff, and 132 miles north-west of London. Alcaston lies six miles north of the Herefordshire border. Alcaston falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY6 postcode district. The post town for Alcaston is Church Stretton.

Alcaston on a map

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

Which county is Alcaston in?

Alcaston 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 Alcaston in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Alcaston within Shropshire
Location of Alcaston within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Alcaston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alcaston is SY6 6RP.

Where is Alcaston in SY6?

Alcaston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alcaston within SY6
Location of Alcaston within SY6

What is the post town for Alcaston?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Alcaston?

The centre of Alcaston is located at position 52.4796° latitude and -2.80127° longitude.

Latitude52.4796°
Longitude-2.80127°

What is the easting and northing of Alcaston?

The centre of Alcaston is located at the grid reference easting 345678 and northing 287154 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345678
Northing287154

What are the nearest towns to Alcaston?

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

north-east
3m
Alcaston is 3 miles north-east of Craven Arms
south
4m
Alcaston is 4 miles south of Church Stretton
east
8m
Alcaston is 8 miles east of Bishop's Castle
north-west
8m
Alcaston is 8 miles north-west of Ludlow
south-west
13m
Alcaston is 13 miles south-west of Much Wenlock
north-east
14m
Alcaston is 14 miles north-east of Knighton
north-west
15m
Alcaston is 15 miles north-west of Tenbury Wells
north-west
15m
Alcaston is 15 miles north-west of Cleobury Mortimer
east
16m
Alcaston is 16 miles east of Montgomery
south
16m
Alcaston is 16 miles south of Shrewsbury

What are the nearest cities to Alcaston?

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

west
29m
Alcaston is 29 miles west of Wolverhampton
north
30m
Alcaston is 30 miles north of Hereford
north-west
32m
Alcaston is 32 miles north-west of Worcester
west
38m
Alcaston is 38 miles west of Birmingham
south
40m
Alcaston is 40 miles south of Wrexham
west
43m
Alcaston is 43 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
46m
Alcaston is 46 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
49m
Alcaston is 49 miles north-west of Gloucester
south
49m
Alcaston is 49 miles south of Chester
west
55m
Alcaston is 55 miles west of Coventry