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Where is Lydham?

Lydham is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles north-east of the town of Bishop's Castle, 16 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 72 miles north of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Lydham lies roughly one mile north-east of the Powys border. Lydham falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY9 postcode district. The post town for Lydham is Bishops Castle.

Lydham on a map

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

Which county is Lydham in?

Lydham 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 Lydham in Shropshire?

Lydham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Lydham within Shropshire
Location of Lydham within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Lydham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lydham is SY9 5FE.

Where is Lydham in SY9?

Lydham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lydham within SY9
Location of Lydham within SY9

What is the post town for Lydham?

The post town for Lydham is Bishops Castle. Lydham is in the SY9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishops Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lydham?

The centre of Lydham is located at position 52.51513° latitude and -2.97984° longitude.

Latitude52.51513°
Longitude-2.97984°

What is the easting and northing of Lydham?

The centre of Lydham is located at the grid reference easting 333604 and northing 291256 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting333604
Northing291256

What are the nearest towns to Lydham?

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

north-east
2m
Lydham is 2 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
west
7m
Lydham is 7 miles west of Church Stretton
south-east
8m
Lydham is 8 miles south-east of Montgomery
north-west
8m
Lydham is 8 miles north-west of Craven Arms
north
12m
Lydham is 12 miles north of Knighton
south-east
12m
Lydham is 12 miles south-east of Welshpool
east
14m
Lydham is 14 miles east of Newtown
north-west
15m
Lydham is 15 miles north-west of Ludlow
south-west
16m
Lydham is 16 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
17m
Lydham is 17 miles north of Presteigne

What are the nearest cities to Lydham?

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

north
34m
Lydham is 34 miles north of Hereford
west
36m
Lydham is 36 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
37m
Lydham is 37 miles south of Wrexham
north-west
39m
Lydham is 39 miles north-west of Worcester
west
46m
Lydham is 46 miles west of Birmingham
south
47m
Lydham is 47 miles south of Chester
south-west
49m
Lydham is 49 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
50m
Lydham is 50 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
55m
Lydham is 55 miles north-west of Gloucester
south
55m
Lydham is 55 miles south of St Asaph