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Where is Elton?

Elton is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, four miles south-west of the town of Ludlow, 26 miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 61 miles north of Cardiff, and 127 miles north-west of London. Elton lies roughly one mile south of the Shropshire border. Elton falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the SY8 postcode district. The post town for Elton is Ludlow.

Elton on a map

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

Which county is Elton in?

Elton is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is Elton in Herefordshire?

Elton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of Elton within Herefordshire
Location of Elton within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Elton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elton is SY8 2HQ.

Where is Elton in SY8?

Elton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elton within SY8
Location of Elton within SY8

What is the post town for Elton?

The post town for Elton is Ludlow. Elton is in the SY8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ludlow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at position 52.33096° latitude and -2.79958° longitude.

Latitude52.33096°
Longitude-2.79958°

What is the easting and northing of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at the grid reference easting 345610 and northing 270620 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345610
Northing270620

What are the nearest towns to Elton?

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

south-west
4m
Elton is 4 miles south-west of Ludlow
south
8m
Elton is 8 miles south of Craven Arms
north
8m
Elton is 8 miles north of Leominster
west
9m
Elton is 9 miles west of Tenbury Wells
north-east
10m
Elton is 10 miles north-east of Presteigne
east
11m
Elton is 11 miles east of Knighton
north-east
13m
Elton is 13 miles north-east of Kington
west
14m
Elton is 14 miles west of Cleobury Mortimer
south-east
14m
Elton is 14 miles south-east of Bishop's Castle
south
14m
Elton is 14 miles south of Church Stretton

What are the nearest cities to Elton?

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

north
19m
Elton is 19 miles north of Hereford
west
26m
Elton is 26 miles west of Worcester
south-west
33m
Elton is 33 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
west
39m
Elton is 39 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
40m
Elton is 40 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-west
48m
Elton is 48 miles south-west of Lichfield
south
50m
Elton is 50 miles south of Wrexham
north
52m
Elton is 52 miles north of Newport
south-west
55m
Elton is 55 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
55m
Elton is 55 miles west of Coventry