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Where is Alderton?

Alderton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles south of the town of Wem, seven miles north of the major town of Shrewsbury, 94 miles north of Cardiff, and 143 miles north-west of London. Alderton lies six miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Alderton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Alderton is Shrewsbury.

Alderton on a map

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

Which county is Alderton in?

Alderton 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 Alderton in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Alderton within Shropshire
Location of Alderton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Alderton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alderton is SY4 3EN.

Where is Alderton in SY4?

Alderton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alderton within SY4
Location of Alderton within SY4

What is the post town for Alderton?

The post town for Alderton is Shrewsbury. Alderton is in the SY4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alderton?

The centre of Alderton is located at position 52.80999° latitude and -2.74849° longitude.

Latitude52.80999°
Longitude-2.74849°

What is the easting and northing of Alderton?

The centre of Alderton is located at the grid reference easting 349644 and northing 323867 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349644
Northing323867

What are the nearest towns to Alderton?

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

south
3m
Alderton is 3 miles south of Wem
north
7m
Alderton is 7 miles north of Shrewsbury
south-east
9m
Alderton is 9 miles south-east of Ellesmere
south
11m
Alderton is 11 miles south of Whitchurch
south-west
13m
Alderton is 13 miles south-west of Market Drayton
east
13m
Alderton is 13 miles east of Oswestry
south-east
15m
Alderton is 15 miles south-east of Chirk
north-west
16m
Alderton is 16 miles north-west of Telford
west
16m
Alderton is 16 miles west of Newport
north-west
17m
Alderton is 17 miles north-west of Much Wenlock

What are the nearest cities to Alderton?

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

south-east
19m
Alderton is 19 miles south-east of Wrexham
south
27m
Alderton is 27 miles south of Chester
south-west
28m
Alderton is 28 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
30m
Alderton is 30 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
west
40m
Alderton is 40 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
42m
Alderton is 42 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-east
42m
Alderton is 42 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
43m
Alderton is 43 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
48m
Alderton is 48 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
50m
Alderton is 50 miles south-west of Salford