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Where is Horton?

Horton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles west of the town of Wem, 11 miles north of the major town of Shrewsbury, 97 miles north of Cardiff, and 145 miles north-west of London. Horton lies three miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Horton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Horton is Shrewsbury.

Horton on a map

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

Which county is Horton in?

Horton 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 Horton in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Horton within Shropshire
Location of Horton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Horton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Horton is SY4 5ND.

Where is Horton in SY4?

Horton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Horton within SY4
Location of Horton within SY4

What is the post town for Horton?

The post town for Horton is Shrewsbury. Horton is in the SY4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Horton?

The centre of Horton is located at position 52.86388° latitude and -2.75812° longitude.

Latitude52.86388°
Longitude-2.75812°

What is the easting and northing of Horton?

The centre of Horton is located at the grid reference easting 349058 and northing 329869 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349058
Northing329869

What are the nearest towns to Horton?

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

west
2m
Horton is 2 miles west of Wem
south-east
6m
Horton is 6 miles south-east of Ellesmere
south-west
8m
Horton is 8 miles south-west of Whitchurch
north
11m
Horton is 11 miles north of Shrewsbury
west
12m
Horton is 12 miles west of Market Drayton
east
12m
Horton is 12 miles east of Oswestry
east
13m
Horton is 13 miles east of Chirk
north-west
17m
Horton is 17 miles north-west of Newport
south-west
17m
Horton is 17 miles south-west of Nantwich
north-west
18m
Horton is 18 miles north-west of Telford

What are the nearest cities to Horton?

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

south-east
16m
Horton is 16 miles south-east of Wrexham
south
23m
Horton is 23 miles south of Chester
south-west
27m
Horton is 27 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
33m
Horton is 33 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south
39m
Horton is 39 miles south of Liverpool
south-east
40m
Horton is 40 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
41m
Horton is 41 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
45m
Horton is 45 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-west
47m
Horton is 47 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
48m
Horton is 48 miles south-west of Manchester