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Where is Longford?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Longford in?

Longford 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 Longford in Shropshire?

Longford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Longford within Shropshire
Location of Longford within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Longford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longford is TF9 3PW.

Where is Longford in TF9?

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.

Map showing location of Longford within TF9
Location of Longford within TF9

What is the post town for Longford?

The post town for Longford is Market Drayton. Longford is in the TF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Drayton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Longford?

The centre of Longford is located at position 52.9015° latitude and -2.52805° longitude.

Latitude52.9015°
Longitude-2.52805°

What is the easting and northing of Longford?

The centre of Longford is located at the grid reference easting 364578 and northing 333915 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting364578
Northing333915

What are the nearest towns to Longford?

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

west
2m
Longford is 2 miles west of Market Drayton
south-east
8m
Longford is 8 miles south-east of Whitchurch
east
9m
Longford is 9 miles east of Wem
south-west
10m
Longford is 10 miles south-west of Madeley
north-west
11m
Longford is 11 miles north-west of Newport
south
12m
Longford is 12 miles south of Nantwich
west
12m
Longford is 12 miles west of Eccleshall
south
14m
Longford is 14 miles south of Crewe
south-west
15m
Longford is 15 miles south-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme
east
15m
Longford is 15 miles east of Ellesmere

What are the nearest cities to Longford?

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

south-west
17m
Longford is 17 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
22m
Longford is 22 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-east
25m
Longford is 25 miles south-east of Chester
north-west
27m
Longford is 27 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
north-west
33m
Longford is 33 miles north-west of Lichfield
north-west
39m
Longford is 39 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-east
40m
Longford is 40 miles south-east of Liverpool
south
41m
Longford is 41 miles south of Salford
south
42m
Longford is 42 miles south of Manchester
west
44m
Longford is 44 miles west of Derby