Hales is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, two miles east of the town of Market Drayton, 11 miles south-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 103 miles north of Cardiff, and 137 miles north-west of London. Hales lies roughly one mile north-east of the Shropshire border. Hales falls within the district council of Newcastle-under-Lyme, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the TF9 postcode district. The post town for Hales is Market Drayton.
Hales is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Hales is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hales is TF9 2PR.
Hales is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TF9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TF9 postcode district.
The post town for Hales is Market Drayton. Hales is in the TF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Drayton.
The centre of Hales is located at position 52.90231° latitude and -2.42784° longitude.
Latitude | 52.90231° |
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Longitude | -2.42784° |
The centre of Hales is located at the grid reference easting 371319 and northing 333961 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 371319 |
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Northing | 333961 |
Position of Hales relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hales to the centre of the town.
Position of Hales relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hales to the centre of the city.