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Where is Brooks?

Brooks is located in the county of Powys, Wales, five miles south-east of the town of Llanfair Caereinion, 23 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 76 miles north of Cardiff, and 153 miles north-west of London. Brooks lies five miles west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Brooks falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY21 postcode district. The post town for Brooks is Welshpool.

Brooks on a map

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

Which county is Brooks in?

Brooks is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Brooks in Powys?

Brooks is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Brooks within Powys
Location of Brooks within Powys

What is the postcode for Brooks?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Brooks is SY21 8QN.

Where is Brooks in SY21?

Brooks is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Brooks within SY21
Location of Brooks within SY21

What is the post town for Brooks?

The post town for Brooks is Welshpool. Brooks is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Brooks?

The centre of Brooks is located at position 52.58318° latitude and -3.2659° longitude.

Latitude52.58318°
Longitude-3.2659°

What is the easting and northing of Brooks?

The centre of Brooks is located at the grid reference easting 314325 and northing 299127 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting314325
Northing299127

What are the nearest towns to Brooks?

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

south-east
5m
Brooks is 5 miles south-east of Llanfair Caereinion
north-east
5m
Brooks is 5 miles north-east of Newtown
west
5m
Brooks is 5 miles west of Montgomery
south-west
7m
Brooks is 7 miles south-west of Welshpool
south
13m
Brooks is 13 miles south of Llanfyllin
north-west
13m
Brooks is 13 miles north-west of Bishop's Castle
north-east
15m
Brooks is 15 miles north-east of Llanidloes
north-west
19m
Brooks is 19 miles north-west of Knighton
west
20m
Brooks is 20 miles west of Church Stretton
north-west
21m
Brooks is 21 miles north-west of Craven Arms

What are the nearest cities to Brooks?

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

south
34m
Brooks is 34 miles south of Wrexham
north-west
43m
Brooks is 43 miles north-west of Hereford
south
45m
Brooks is 45 miles south of Chester
south
47m
Brooks is 47 miles south of St Asaph
west
48m
Brooks is 48 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
52m
Brooks is 52 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
55m
Brooks is 55 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
57m
Brooks is 57 miles south-east of Bangor
west
58m
Brooks is 58 miles west of Birmingham
south
58m
Brooks is 58 miles south of Liverpool