Longford is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles west of the town of Market Drayton, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 102 miles north of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Longford lies two miles west of the Staffordshire border. Longford falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the TF9 postcode district. The post town for Longford is Market Drayton.
Longford 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 |
Longford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Longford is TF9 3PW.
Longford 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 Longford is Market Drayton. Longford is in the TF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Drayton.
The centre of Longford is located at position 52.9015° latitude and -2.52805° longitude.
Latitude | 52.9015° |
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Longitude | -2.52805° |
The centre of Longford is located at the grid reference easting 364578 and northing 333915 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 364578 |
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Northing | 333915 |
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.