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Where is Northwood?

Northwood is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles north-west of the town of Wem, 13 miles north of the major town of Shrewsbury, 99 miles north of Cardiff, and 148 miles north-west of London. Northwood lies just south-east of the Clwyd border. Northwood falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Northwood is Shrewsbury.

Northwood on a map

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

Which county is Northwood in?

Northwood 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 Northwood in Shropshire?

Northwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Northwood within Shropshire
Location of Northwood within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Northwood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Northwood is SY4 5NL.

Where is Northwood in SY4?

Northwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Northwood within SY4
Location of Northwood within SY4

What is the post town for Northwood?

The post town for Northwood is Shrewsbury. Northwood is in the SY4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Northwood?

The centre of Northwood is located at position 52.89438° latitude and -2.79652° longitude.

Latitude52.89438°
Longitude-2.79652°

What is the easting and northing of Northwood?

The centre of Northwood is located at the grid reference easting 346511 and northing 333290 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting346511
Northing333290

What are the nearest towns to Northwood?

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

north-west
4m
Northwood is 4 miles north-west of Wem
east
4m
Northwood is 4 miles east of Ellesmere
south-west
7m
Northwood is 7 miles south-west of Whitchurch
east
11m
Northwood is 11 miles east of Oswestry
east
11m
Northwood is 11 miles east of Chirk
north
13m
Northwood is 13 miles north of Shrewsbury
west
13m
Northwood is 13 miles west of Market Drayton
east
16m
Northwood is 16 miles east of Llangollen
south-west
17m
Northwood is 17 miles south-west of Nantwich
north-west
20m
Northwood is 20 miles north-west of Newport

What are the nearest cities to Northwood?

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

south-east
13m
Northwood is 13 miles south-east of Wrexham
south
21m
Northwood is 21 miles south of Chester
west
27m
Northwood is 27 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
35m
Northwood is 35 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south
36m
Northwood is 36 miles south of Liverpool
south-east
37m
Northwood is 37 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
43m
Northwood is 43 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
46m
Northwood is 46 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
46m
Northwood is 46 miles south-west of Manchester
north-west
47m
Northwood is 47 miles north-west of Birmingham