Dorrington is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles south-west of the town of Madeley, eight miles south-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 108 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Dorrington lies just north-west of the Staffordshire border. Dorrington falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the CW3 postcode district. The post town for Dorrington is Crewe.
Dorrington 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 |
Dorrington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dorrington is CW3 9RR.
Dorrington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CW3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CW3 postcode district.
The post town for Dorrington is Crewe. Dorrington is in the CW3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crewe.
The centre of Dorrington is located at position 52.9644° latitude and -2.40075° longitude.
Latitude | 52.9644° |
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Longitude | -2.40075° |
The centre of Dorrington is located at the grid reference easting 373180 and northing 340857 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 373180 |
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Northing | 340857 |
Position of Dorrington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dorrington to the centre of the town.
Position of Dorrington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dorrington to the centre of the city.