Aston is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles north-west of the town of Kingswinford, seven miles south-west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 82 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles north-west of London. Aston lies just south-west of the Staffordshire border. Aston falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV5 postcode district. The post town for Aston is Wolverhampton.
Aston is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.
Ceremonial County | Shropshire |
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Historic County | Shropshire |
Administrative County | Shropshire |
Aston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Aston is WV5 7DZ.
Aston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WV5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WV5 postcode district.
The post town for Aston is Wolverhampton. Aston is in the WV5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.
The centre of Aston is located at position 52.53846° latitude and -2.28355° longitude.
Latitude | 52.53846° |
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Longitude | -2.28355° |
The centre of Aston is located at the grid reference easting 380865 and northing 293438 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380865 |
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Northing | 293438 |
Position of Aston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Aston to the centre of the town.
Position of Aston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Aston to the centre of the city.