Knighton is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, four miles south-west of the town of Madeley, eight miles south-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 107 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Knighton lies just north-east of the Shropshire border. Knighton 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 Knighton is Market Drayton.
Knighton 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 |
Knighton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Knighton is TF9 4HL.
Knighton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TF9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TF9 postcode district.
The post town for Knighton is Market Drayton. Knighton is in the TF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Drayton.
The centre of Knighton is located at position 52.95881° latitude and -2.40385° longitude.
Latitude | 52.95881° |
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Longitude | -2.40385° |
The centre of Knighton is located at the grid reference easting 372968 and northing 340236 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 372968 |
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Northing | 340236 |
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.