Lostford is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Market Drayton, 15 miles north-east of the major town of Shrewsbury, 100 miles north of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Lostford lies four miles west of the Staffordshire border. Lostford falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the TF9 postcode district. The post town for Lostford is Market Drayton.
Lostford 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 |
Lostford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
Lostford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TF9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TF9 postcode district.
The post town for Lostford is Market Drayton. Lostford is in the TF9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Drayton.
The centre of Lostford is located at position 52.88005° latitude and -2.55536° longitude.
Latitude | 52.88005° |
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Longitude | -2.55536° |
The centre of Lostford is located at the grid reference easting 362723 and northing 331543 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362723 |
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Northing | 331543 |
Position of Lostford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lostford to the centre of the town.
Position of Lostford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lostford to the centre of the city.