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Where is Hinton?

Hinton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 83 miles north of Cardiff, and 141 miles north-west of London. Hinton lies five miles north-east of the Powys border. Hinton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Hinton is Shrewsbury.

Hinton on a map

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

Which county is Hinton in?

Hinton 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 Hinton in Shropshire?

Hinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Hinton within Shropshire
Location of Hinton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Hinton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinton is SY5 8JA.

Where is Hinton in SY5?

Hinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hinton within SY5
Location of Hinton within SY5

What is the post town for Hinton?

The post town for Hinton is Shrewsbury. Hinton is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hinton?

The centre of Hinton is located at position 52.66752° latitude and -2.87417° longitude.

Latitude52.66752°
Longitude-2.87417°

What is the easting and northing of Hinton?

The centre of Hinton is located at the grid reference easting 340980 and northing 308116 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting340980
Northing308116

What are the nearest towns to Hinton?

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

south-west
6m
Hinton is 6 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
9m
Hinton is 9 miles north of Church Stretton
east
12m
Hinton is 12 miles east of Welshpool
north-east
13m
Hinton is 13 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
north-east
14m
Hinton is 14 miles north-east of Montgomery
west
14m
Hinton is 14 miles west of Much Wenlock
south-west
14m
Hinton is 14 miles south-west of Wem
south-east
15m
Hinton is 15 miles south-east of Oswestry
north
16m
Hinton is 16 miles north of Craven Arms
south
17m
Hinton is 17 miles south of Ellesmere

What are the nearest cities to Hinton?

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

south
27m
Hinton is 27 miles south of Wrexham
west
32m
Hinton is 32 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
36m
Hinton is 36 miles south of Chester
south-west
38m
Hinton is 38 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north
43m
Hinton is 43 miles north of Hereford
north-west
43m
Hinton is 43 miles north-west of Worcester
west
43m
Hinton is 43 miles west of Birmingham
west
44m
Hinton is 44 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
47m
Hinton is 47 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
51m
Hinton is 51 miles south of Liverpool