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Where is Eaton?

Eaton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles south-east of the town of Church Stretton, 14 miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 73 miles north of Cardiff, and 131 miles north-west of London. Eaton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY6 postcode district. The post town for Eaton is Church Stretton.

Eaton on a map

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

Which county is Eaton in?

Eaton 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 Eaton in Shropshire?

Eaton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Eaton within Shropshire
Location of Eaton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Eaton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eaton is SY6 7DH.

Where is Eaton in SY6?

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

Map showing location of Eaton within SY6
Location of Eaton within SY6

What is the post town for Eaton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Eaton?

The centre of Eaton is located at position 52.5067° latitude and -2.7425° longitude.

Latitude52.5067°
Longitude-2.7425°

What is the easting and northing of Eaton?

The centre of Eaton is located at the grid reference easting 349700 and northing 290126 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349700
Northing290126

What are the nearest towns to Eaton?

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

south-east
4m
Eaton is 4 miles south-east of Church Stretton
north-east
6m
Eaton is 6 miles north-east of Craven Arms
north
10m
Eaton is 10 miles north of Ludlow
south-west
10m
Eaton is 10 miles south-west of Much Wenlock
east
11m
Eaton is 11 miles east of Bishop's Castle
south-west
13m
Eaton is 13 miles south-west of Broseley
west
14m
Eaton is 14 miles west of Bridgnorth
south
14m
Eaton is 14 miles south of Shrewsbury
north-west
14m
Eaton is 14 miles north-west of Cleobury Mortimer
north-west
15m
Eaton is 15 miles north-west of Tenbury Wells

What are the nearest cities to Eaton?

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

west
26m
Eaton is 26 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
31m
Eaton is 31 miles north-west of Worcester
north
31m
Eaton is 31 miles north of Hereford
west
35m
Eaton is 35 miles west of Birmingham
south
39m
Eaton is 39 miles south of Wrexham
west
40m
Eaton is 40 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
43m
Eaton is 43 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
48m
Eaton is 48 miles south of Chester
north-west
49m
Eaton is 49 miles north-west of Gloucester
west
53m
Eaton is 53 miles west of Coventry