Lightwood is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles south of the town of Market Drayton, 13 miles north of the major town of Telford, 100 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Lightwood lies roughly one mile west of the Staffordshire border. Lightwood falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the TF9 postcode district. The post town for Lightwood is Market Drayton.
Lightwood 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 |
Lightwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lightwood is TF9 2LR.
Lightwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TF9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TF9 postcode district.
The post town for Lightwood is Market Drayton. Lightwood is in the TF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Drayton.
The centre of Lightwood is located at position 52.85939° latitude and -2.45335° longitude.
Latitude | 52.85939° |
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Longitude | -2.45335° |
The centre of Lightwood is located at the grid reference easting 369573 and northing 329196 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 369573 |
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Northing | 329196 |
Position of Lightwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lightwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Lightwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lightwood to the centre of the city.