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 is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.
Ceremonial County | Powys |
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Historic County | Montgomeryshire |
Administrative County | Powys - Powys |
Brooks is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Brooks is SY21 8QN.
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.
The post town for Brooks is Welshpool. Brooks is in the SY21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welshpool.
The centre of Brooks is located at position 52.58318° latitude and -3.2659° longitude.
Latitude | 52.58318° |
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Longitude | -3.2659° |
The centre of Brooks is located at the grid reference easting 314325 and northing 299127 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 314325 |
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Northing | 299127 |
Position of Brooks relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brooks to the centre of the town.
Position of Brooks relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brooks to the centre of the city.