Prescott is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles north of the town of Cleobury Mortimer, 17 miles south of the major town of Telford, 72 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles north-west of London. Prescott lies four miles north-west of the Worcestershire border. Prescott falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the DY14 postcode district. The post town for Prescott is Kidderminster.
Prescott is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.
Ceremonial County | Shropshire |
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Historic County | Shropshire |
Administrative County | Shropshire |
Prescott is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Prescott is DY14 8RR.
Prescott is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DY14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DY14 postcode district.
The post town for Prescott is Kidderminster. Prescott is in the DY14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kidderminster.
The centre of Prescott is located at position 52.4274° latitude and -2.49622° longitude.
Latitude | 52.4274° |
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Longitude | -2.49622° |
The centre of Prescott is located at the grid reference easting 366356 and northing 281162 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 366356 |
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Northing | 281162 |
Position of Prescott relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Prescott to the centre of the town.
Position of Prescott relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Prescott to the centre of the city.