Ranton is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, four miles south-east of the town of Eccleshall, 14 miles north-east of the major town of Telford, 101 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 126 miles north-west of London. Ranton lies six miles north-east of the Shropshire border. Ranton falls within the district council of Stafford, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST18 postcode district. The post town for Ranton is Stafford.
Ranton 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 |
Ranton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ranton is ST18 9JB.
Ranton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ST18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ST18 postcode district.
The post town for Ranton is Stafford. Ranton is in the ST18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stafford.
The centre of Ranton is located at position 52.81299° latitude and -2.21398° longitude.
Latitude | 52.81299° |
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Longitude | -2.21398° |
The centre of Ranton is located at the grid reference easting 385675 and northing 323960 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385675 |
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Northing | 323960 |
Position of Ranton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ranton to the centre of the town.
Position of Ranton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ranton to the centre of the city.