Longford is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, one mile west of the town of Newport, six miles north of the major town of Telford, 94 miles north of Cardiff, and 130 miles north-west of London. Longford lies two miles south-west of the Staffordshire border. Longford falls within the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin. It is in the TF10 postcode district. The post town for Longford is Newport.
Longford is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Telford and Wrekin.
Ceremonial County | Shropshire |
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Historic County | Shropshire |
Administrative County | Telford and Wrekin |
Longford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Longford is TF10 8LW.
Longford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TF10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TF10 postcode district.
The post town for Longford is Newport. Longford is in the TF10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.
The centre of Longford is located at position 52.76221° latitude and -2.40581° longitude.
Latitude | 52.76221° |
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Longitude | -2.40581° |
The centre of Longford is located at the grid reference easting 372713 and northing 318367 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 372713 |
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Northing | 318367 |
Position of Longford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Longford to the centre of the town.
Position of Longford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Longford to the centre of the city.