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Where is Cardington?

Cardington is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles east of the town of Church Stretton, 11 miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 77 miles north of Cardiff, and 132 miles north-west of London. Cardington falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY6 postcode district. The post town for Cardington is Church Stretton.

Cardington on a map

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

Which county is Cardington in?

Cardington is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Cardington in Shropshire?

Cardington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Cardington within Shropshire
Location of Cardington within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Cardington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cardington is SY6 7JZ.

Where is Cardington in SY6?

Cardington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cardington within SY6
Location of Cardington within SY6

What is the post town for Cardington?

The post town for Cardington is Church Stretton. Cardington is in the SY6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Church Stretton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cardington?

The centre of Cardington is located at position 52.55336° latitude and -2.72963° longitude.

Latitude52.55336°
Longitude-2.72963°

What is the easting and northing of Cardington?

The centre of Cardington is located at the grid reference easting 350627 and northing 295308 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350627
Northing295308

What are the nearest towns to Cardington?

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

east
3m
Cardington is 3 miles east of Church Stretton
west
8m
Cardington is 8 miles west of Much Wenlock
north-east
9m
Cardington is 9 miles north-east of Craven Arms
south
11m
Cardington is 11 miles south of Shrewsbury
west
11m
Cardington is 11 miles west of Broseley
east
12m
Cardington is 12 miles east of Bishop's Castle
north
13m
Cardington is 13 miles north of Ludlow
west
13m
Cardington is 13 miles west of Bridgnorth
south-west
15m
Cardington is 15 miles south-west of Telford
north-west
16m
Cardington is 16 miles north-west of Cleobury Mortimer

What are the nearest cities to Cardington?

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

west
25m
Cardington is 25 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
33m
Cardington is 33 miles north-west of Worcester
north
34m
Cardington is 34 miles north of Hereford
west
35m
Cardington is 35 miles west of Birmingham
south
36m
Cardington is 36 miles south of Wrexham
west
39m
Cardington is 39 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
40m
Cardington is 40 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
45m
Cardington is 45 miles south of Chester
north-west
52m
Cardington is 52 miles north-west of Gloucester
west
53m
Cardington is 53 miles west of Coventry