Oaken is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, four miles north-west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 89 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles north-west of London. Oaken lies roughly one mile north-west of the West Midlands border. Oaken falls within the district council of South Staffordshire, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the WV8 postcode district. The post town for Oaken is Wolverhampton.
Oaken is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Oaken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Oaken is WV8 2BE.
Oaken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WV8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WV8 postcode district.
The post town for Oaken is Wolverhampton. Oaken is in the WV8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.
The centre of Oaken is located at position 52.62222° latitude and -2.21235° longitude.
Latitude | 52.62222° |
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Longitude | -2.21235° |
The centre of Oaken is located at the grid reference easting 385722 and northing 302738 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385722 |
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Northing | 302738 |
Position of Oaken relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Oaken to the centre of the town.
Position of Oaken relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Oaken to the centre of the city.