Broughton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles west of the town of Kingswinford, eight miles south-west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 81 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles north-west of London. Broughton lies just south-west of the Staffordshire border. Broughton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV5 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Wolverhampton.
Broughton 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 |
Broughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is WV5 7AS.
Broughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WV5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the WV5 postcode district.
The post town for Broughton is Wolverhampton. Broughton is in the WV5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.
The centre of Broughton is located at position 52.52174° latitude and -2.2884° longitude.
Latitude | 52.52174° |
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Longitude | -2.2884° |
The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 380529 and northing 291579 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380529 |
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Northing | 291579 |
Position of Broughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the town.
Position of Broughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the city.