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Where is Aston?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Aston in?

Aston 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 Aston in Shropshire?

Aston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Aston within Shropshire
Location of Aston within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Aston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Aston is WV5 7DZ.

Where is Aston in WV5?

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.

Map showing location of Aston within WV5
Location of Aston within WV5

What is the post town for Aston?

The post town for Aston is Wolverhampton. Aston is in the WV5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Aston?

The centre of Aston is located at position 52.53846° latitude and -2.28355° longitude.

Latitude52.53846°
Longitude-2.28355°

What is the easting and northing of Aston?

The centre of Aston is located at the grid reference easting 380865 and northing 293438 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting380865
Northing293438

What are the nearest towns to Aston?

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

north-west
6m
Aston is 6 miles north-west of Kingswinford
east
6m
Aston is 6 miles east of Bridgnorth
west
7m
Aston is 7 miles west of Sedgley
north-west
8m
Aston is 8 miles north-west of Stourbridge
west
8m
Aston is 8 miles west of Coseley
west
9m
Aston is 9 miles west of Dudley
west
9m
Aston is 9 miles west of Bilston
north-west
9m
Aston is 9 miles north-west of Brierley Hill
south-east
10m
Aston is 10 miles south-east of Broseley
west
10m
Aston is 10 miles west of Willenhall

What are the nearest cities to Aston?

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

south-west
7m
Aston is 7 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
west
17m
Aston is 17 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
22m
Aston is 22 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
24m
Aston is 24 miles north of Worcester
south
34m
Aston is 34 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
west
34m
Aston is 34 miles west of Coventry
north-east
38m
Aston is 38 miles north-east of Hereford
south-west
43m
Aston is 43 miles south-west of Derby
south-east
46m
Aston is 46 miles south-east of Wrexham
north
47m
Aston is 47 miles north of Gloucester