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Where is Linley?

Linley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles north-east of the town of Bishop's Castle, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 73 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Linley lies two miles north-east of the Powys border. Linley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY9 postcode district. The post town for Linley is Bishops Castle.

Linley on a map

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

Which county is Linley in?

Linley 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 Linley in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Linley within Shropshire
Location of Linley within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Linley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Linley is SY9 5HL.

Where is Linley in SY9?

Linley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Linley within SY9
Location of Linley within SY9

What is the post town for Linley?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Linley?

The centre of Linley is located at position 52.52929° latitude and -2.95915° longitude.

Latitude52.52929°
Longitude-2.95915°

What is the easting and northing of Linley?

The centre of Linley is located at the grid reference easting 335029 and northing 292812 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting335029
Northing292812

What are the nearest towns to Linley?

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

north-east
3m
Linley is 3 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
west
6m
Linley is 6 miles west of Church Stretton
north-west
8m
Linley is 8 miles north-west of Craven Arms
east
8m
Linley is 8 miles east of Montgomery
south-east
12m
Linley is 12 miles south-east of Welshpool
north
13m
Linley is 13 miles north of Knighton
east
15m
Linley is 15 miles east of Newtown
south-west
15m
Linley is 15 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north-west
15m
Linley is 15 miles north-west of Ludlow
west
17m
Linley is 17 miles west of Much Wenlock

What are the nearest cities to Linley?

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

north
34m
Linley is 34 miles north of Hereford
west
35m
Linley is 35 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
36m
Linley is 36 miles south of Wrexham
north-west
39m
Linley is 39 miles north-west of Worcester
west
45m
Linley is 45 miles west of Birmingham
south
46m
Linley is 46 miles south of Chester
south-west
47m
Linley is 47 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
49m
Linley is 49 miles west of Lichfield
south
54m
Linley is 54 miles south of St Asaph
north-west
55m
Linley is 55 miles north-west of Gloucester