Knighton is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, five miles north of the town of Newport, 12 miles north of the major town of Telford, 100 miles north of Cardiff, and 132 miles north-west of London. Knighton lies just north-east of the Shropshire border. Knighton falls within the district council of Stafford, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST20 postcode district. The post town for Knighton is Stafford.
Knighton is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
---|---|
Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Knighton 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 Knighton is ST20 0QJ.
Knighton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ST20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ST20 postcode district.
The post town for Knighton is Stafford. Knighton is in the ST20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stafford.
The centre of Knighton is located at position 52.8414° latitude and -2.37491° longitude.
Latitude | 52.8414° |
---|---|
Longitude | -2.37491° |
The centre of Knighton is located at the grid reference easting 374844 and northing 327165 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 374844 |
---|---|
Northing | 327165 |
Position of Knighton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knighton to the centre of the town.
Position of Knighton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knighton to the centre of the city.