Kinton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, eight miles south-east of the town of Oswestry, nine miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 90 miles north of Cardiff, and 147 miles north-west of London. Kinton lies three miles north-east of the Powys border. Kinton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Kinton is Shrewsbury.
Kinton is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.
Ceremonial County | Shropshire |
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Historic County | Shropshire |
Administrative County | Shropshire |
Kinton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kinton is SY4 1AZ.
Kinton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district.
The post town for Kinton is Shrewsbury. Kinton is in the SY4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.
The centre of Kinton is located at position 52.77067° latitude and -2.93558° longitude.
Latitude | 52.77067° |
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Longitude | -2.93558° |
The centre of Kinton is located at the grid reference easting 336977 and northing 319641 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 336977 |
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Northing | 319641 |
Position of Kinton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kinton to the centre of the town.
Position of Kinton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kinton to the centre of the city.