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Where is Oaks?

Oaks is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 81 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Oaks lies seven miles north-east of the Powys border. Oaks falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Oaks is Shrewsbury.

Oaks on a map

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

Which county is Oaks in?

Oaks 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 Oaks in Shropshire?

Oaks is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Oaks within Shropshire
Location of Oaks within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Oaks?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Oaks is SY5 8EF.

Where is Oaks in SY5?

Oaks is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Oaks within SY5
Location of Oaks within SY5

What is the post town for Oaks?

The post town for Oaks is Shrewsbury. Oaks is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Oaks?

The centre of Oaks is located at position 52.63691° latitude and -2.85346° longitude.

Latitude52.63691°
Longitude-2.85346°

What is the easting and northing of Oaks?

The centre of Oaks is located at the grid reference easting 342340 and northing 304693 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting342340
Northing304693

What are the nearest towns to Oaks?

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

south-west
6m
Oaks is 6 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
7m
Oaks is 7 miles north of Church Stretton
north-east
12m
Oaks is 12 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
east
13m
Oaks is 13 miles east of Welshpool
west
13m
Oaks is 13 miles west of Much Wenlock
east
13m
Oaks is 13 miles east of Montgomery
north
14m
Oaks is 14 miles north of Craven Arms
west
16m
Oaks is 16 miles west of Broseley
south
16m
Oaks is 16 miles south of Wem
west
17m
Oaks is 17 miles west of Telford

What are the nearest cities to Oaks?

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

south
29m
Oaks is 29 miles south of Wrexham
west
31m
Oaks is 31 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
38m
Oaks is 38 miles south of Chester
south-west
39m
Oaks is 39 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north
41m
Oaks is 41 miles north of Hereford
north-west
41m
Oaks is 41 miles north-west of Worcester
west
42m
Oaks is 42 miles west of Birmingham
west
43m
Oaks is 43 miles west of Lichfield
south-east
50m
Oaks is 50 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
54m
Oaks is 54 miles south of Liverpool