Bishop's Castle is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, eight miles south-east of the town of Montgomery, 18 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 70 miles north of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Bishop's Castle lies roughly one mile north-east of the Powys border. Bishop's Castle falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY9 postcode district. The post town for Bishop's Castle is Bishops Castle.
Bishop's Castle 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 |
Bishop's Castle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bishop's Castle is SY9 5AH.
Bishop's Castle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district.
The post town for Bishop's Castle is Bishops Castle. Bishop's Castle is in the SY9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishops Castle.
The centre of Bishop's Castle is located at position 52.493° latitude and -2.99782° longitude.
Latitude | 52.493° |
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Longitude | -2.99782° |
The centre of Bishop's Castle is located at the grid reference easting 332350 and northing 288812 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332350 |
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Northing | 288812 |
Position of Bishop's Castle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishop's Castle to the centre of the town.
Position of Bishop's Castle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishop's Castle to the centre of the city.