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Where is Dorrington?

Dorrington is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 81 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Dorrington falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Dorrington is Shrewsbury.

Dorrington on a map

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

Which county is Dorrington in?

Dorrington 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 Dorrington in Shropshire?

Dorrington 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 Dorrington within Shropshire
Location of Dorrington within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Dorrington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dorrington is SY5 7JW.

Where is Dorrington in SY5?

Dorrington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dorrington within SY5
Location of Dorrington within SY5

What is the post town for Dorrington?

The post town for Dorrington is Shrewsbury. Dorrington is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dorrington?

The centre of Dorrington is located at position 52.6227° latitude and -2.77289° longitude.

Latitude52.6227°
Longitude-2.77289°

What is the easting and northing of Dorrington?

The centre of Dorrington is located at the grid reference easting 347776 and northing 303052 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347776
Northing303052

What are the nearest towns to Dorrington?

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

south
6m
Dorrington is 6 miles south of Shrewsbury
north
6m
Dorrington is 6 miles north of Church Stretton
west
9m
Dorrington is 9 miles west of Much Wenlock
west
12m
Dorrington is 12 miles west of Broseley
north
13m
Dorrington is 13 miles north of Craven Arms
north-east
13m
Dorrington is 13 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
west
14m
Dorrington is 14 miles west of Telford
west
16m
Dorrington is 16 miles west of Bridgnorth
east
16m
Dorrington is 16 miles east of Welshpool
south
16m
Dorrington is 16 miles south of Wem

What are the nearest cities to Dorrington?

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

west
27m
Dorrington is 27 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
31m
Dorrington is 31 miles south of Wrexham
south-west
37m
Dorrington is 37 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
38m
Dorrington is 38 miles north-west of Worcester
west
38m
Dorrington is 38 miles west of Birmingham
north
39m
Dorrington is 39 miles north of Hereford
south
40m
Dorrington is 40 miles south of Chester
west
40m
Dorrington is 40 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
52m
Dorrington is 52 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
55m
Dorrington is 55 miles south of Liverpool