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Where is Lower Forge?

Lower Forge is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles south-east of the town of Bridgnorth, 12 miles south of the major town of Telford, 78 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 118 miles north-west of London. Lower Forge lies four miles south-west of the Staffordshire border. Lower Forge falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV16 postcode district. The post town for Lower Forge is Bridgnorth.

Lower Forge on a map

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

Which county is Lower Forge in?

Lower Forge 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 Lower Forge in Shropshire?

Lower Forge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Lower Forge within Shropshire
Location of Lower Forge within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Lower Forge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lower Forge is WV16 5LQ.

Where is Lower Forge in WV16?

Lower Forge is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WV16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WV16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lower Forge within WV16
Location of Lower Forge within WV16

What is the post town for Lower Forge?

The post town for Lower Forge is Bridgnorth. Lower Forge is in the WV16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgnorth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lower Forge?

The centre of Lower Forge is located at position 52.50363° latitude and -2.39471° longitude.

Latitude52.50363°
Longitude-2.39471°

What is the easting and northing of Lower Forge?

The centre of Lower Forge is located at the grid reference easting 373304 and northing 289599 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting373304
Northing289599

What are the nearest towns to Lower Forge?

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

south-east
2m
Lower Forge is 2 miles south-east of Bridgnorth
south-east
8m
Lower Forge is 8 miles south-east of Broseley
south-east
9m
Lower Forge is 9 miles south-east of Much Wenlock
north-east
9m
Lower Forge is 9 miles north-east of Cleobury Mortimer
north
9m
Lower Forge is 9 miles north of Bewdley
west
10m
Lower Forge is 10 miles west of Kingswinford
north-west
10m
Lower Forge is 10 miles north-west of Kidderminster
west
11m
Lower Forge is 11 miles west of Stourbridge
west
12m
Lower Forge is 12 miles west of Sedgley
south
12m
Lower Forge is 12 miles south of Telford

What are the nearest cities to Lower Forge?

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

south-west
13m
Lower Forge is 13 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
west
21m
Lower Forge is 21 miles west of Birmingham
north
23m
Lower Forge is 23 miles north of Worcester
south-west
27m
Lower Forge is 27 miles south-west of Lichfield
north-east
34m
Lower Forge is 34 miles north-east of Hereford
south
37m
Lower Forge is 37 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
west
38m
Lower Forge is 38 miles west of Coventry
north
45m
Lower Forge is 45 miles north of Gloucester
south-east
45m
Lower Forge is 45 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-west
48m
Lower Forge is 48 miles south-west of Derby