Besford is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles south-east of the town of Wem, eight miles north-east of the major town of Shrewsbury, 95 miles north of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Besford lies eight miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Besford falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Besford is Shrewsbury.
Besford 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 |
Besford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Besford is SY4 5QB.
Besford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district.
The post town for Besford is Shrewsbury. Besford is in the SY4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.
The centre of Besford is located at position 52.81844° latitude and -2.66695° longitude.
Latitude | 52.81844° |
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Longitude | -2.66695° |
The centre of Besford is located at the grid reference easting 355149 and northing 324753 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 355149 |
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Northing | 324753 |
Position of Besford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Besford to the centre of the town.
Position of Besford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Besford to the centre of the city.