Draycott is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles north-west of the town of Kingswinford, seven miles south-west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 82 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles north-west of London. Draycott lies just south-west of the Staffordshire border. Draycott falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV5 postcode district. The post town for Draycott is Wolverhampton.
Draycott 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 |
Draycott is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Draycott is WV5 7EA.
Draycott is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WV5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WV5 postcode district.
The post town for Draycott is Wolverhampton. Draycott is in the WV5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.
The centre of Draycott is located at position 52.53293° latitude and -2.27632° longitude.
Latitude | 52.53293° |
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Longitude | -2.27632° |
The centre of Draycott is located at the grid reference easting 381353 and northing 292821 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 381353 |
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Northing | 292821 |
Position of Draycott relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Draycott to the centre of the town.
Position of Draycott relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Draycott to the centre of the city.