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Where is Lea?

Lea is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles east of the town of Bishop's Castle, 17 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 71 miles north of Cardiff, and 138 miles north-west of London. Lea lies three miles north-east of the Powys border. Lea falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY9 postcode district. The post town for Lea is Bishops Castle.

Lea on a map

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

Which county is Lea in?

Lea 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 Lea in Shropshire?

Lea is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Lea within Shropshire
Location of Lea within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Lea?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lea is SY9 5HZ.

Where is Lea in SY9?

Lea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lea within SY9
Location of Lea within SY9

What is the post town for Lea?

The post town for Lea is Bishops Castle. Lea is in the SY9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishops Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lea?

The centre of Lea is located at position 52.49644° latitude and -2.95632° longitude.

Latitude52.49644°
Longitude-2.95632°

What is the easting and northing of Lea?

The centre of Lea is located at the grid reference easting 335173 and northing 289156 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting335173
Northing289156

What are the nearest towns to Lea?

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

east
2m
Lea is 2 miles east of Bishop's Castle
north-west
7m
Lea is 7 miles north-west of Craven Arms
south-west
7m
Lea is 7 miles south-west of Church Stretton
south-east
9m
Lea is 9 miles south-east of Montgomery
north
11m
Lea is 11 miles north of Knighton
north-west
13m
Lea is 13 miles north-west of Ludlow
south-east
14m
Lea is 14 miles south-east of Welshpool
east
15m
Lea is 15 miles east of Newtown
north
16m
Lea is 16 miles north of Presteigne
south-west
17m
Lea is 17 miles south-west of Shrewsbury

What are the nearest cities to Lea?

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

north
32m
Lea is 32 miles north of Hereford
west
35m
Lea is 35 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
38m
Lea is 38 miles north-west of Worcester
south
38m
Lea is 38 miles south of Wrexham
west
44m
Lea is 44 miles west of Birmingham
south
48m
Lea is 48 miles south of Chester
south-west
49m
Lea is 49 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
49m
Lea is 49 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
53m
Lea is 53 miles north-west of Gloucester
south
56m
Lea is 56 miles south of St Asaph