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Where is Elson?

Elson is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, one mile north-west of the town of Ellesmere, 16 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 100 miles north of Cardiff, and 153 miles north-west of London. Elson lies two miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Elson falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY12 postcode district. The post town for Elson is Ellesmere.

Elson on a map

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

Which county is Elson in?

Elson 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 Elson in Shropshire?

Elson is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Elson within Shropshire
Location of Elson within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Elson?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elson is SY12 9JN.

Where is Elson in SY12?

Elson is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elson within SY12
Location of Elson within SY12

What is the post town for Elson?

The post town for Elson is Ellesmere. Elson is in the SY12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ellesmere.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elson?

The centre of Elson is located at position 52.91671° latitude and -2.91624° longitude.

Latitude52.91671°
Longitude-2.91624°

What is the easting and northing of Elson?

The centre of Elson is located at the grid reference easting 338489 and northing 335869 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting338489
Northing335869

What are the nearest towns to Elson?

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

north-west
1m
Elson is 1 mile north-west of Ellesmere
east
6m
Elson is 6 miles east of Chirk
north-east
7m
Elson is 7 miles north-east of Oswestry
north-west
9m
Elson is 9 miles north-west of Wem
west
10m
Elson is 10 miles west of Whitchurch
east
11m
Elson is 11 miles east of Llangollen
north-west
16m
Elson is 16 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
west
18m
Elson is 18 miles west of Market Drayton
north-east
18m
Elson is 18 miles north-east of Llanfyllin
south
19m
Elson is 19 miles south of Buckley

What are the nearest cities to Elson?

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

south
10m
Elson is 10 miles south of Wrexham
south
19m
Elson is 19 miles south of Chester
west
32m
Elson is 32 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
32m
Elson is 32 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
34m
Elson is 34 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
40m
Elson is 40 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
47m
Elson is 47 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
48m
Elson is 48 miles south-west of Manchester
west
48m
Elson is 48 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
52m
Elson is 52 miles north-west of Birmingham