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Where is Rhos?

Rhos is located in the county of Powys, Wales, seven miles north-east of the town of Welshpool, 14 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 88 miles north of Cardiff, and 152 miles north-west of London. Rhos lies roughly one mile north-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Rhos falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY22 postcode district.

Rhos on a map

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

Which county is Rhos in?

Rhos is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Rhos in Powys?

Rhos is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Rhos within Powys
Location of Rhos within Powys

What is the postcode for Rhos?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rhos is SY22 6RR.

Where is Rhos in SY22?

Rhos is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY22 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rhos within SY22
Location of Rhos within SY22

What is the latitude and longitude of Rhos?

The centre of Rhos is located at position 52.75023° latitude and -3.074° longitude.

Latitude52.75023°
Longitude-3.074°

What is the easting and northing of Rhos?

The centre of Rhos is located at the grid reference easting 327604 and northing 317498 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting327604
Northing317498

What are the nearest towns to Rhos?

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

north-east
7m
Rhos is 7 miles north-east of Welshpool
south
8m
Rhos is 8 miles south of Oswestry
east
8m
Rhos is 8 miles east of Llanfyllin
south
13m
Rhos is 13 miles south of Chirk
north-east
13m
Rhos is 13 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
south-west
13m
Rhos is 13 miles south-west of Ellesmere
north
13m
Rhos is 13 miles north of Montgomery
west
14m
Rhos is 14 miles west of Shrewsbury
south
16m
Rhos is 16 miles south of Llangollen
south-west
16m
Rhos is 16 miles south-west of Wem

What are the nearest cities to Rhos?

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

south
21m
Rhos is 21 miles south of Wrexham
south
31m
Rhos is 31 miles south of Chester
south-east
38m
Rhos is 38 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
41m
Rhos is 41 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
42m
Rhos is 42 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
46m
Rhos is 46 miles south of Liverpool
north
50m
Rhos is 50 miles north of Hereford
west
53m
Rhos is 53 miles west of Lichfield
west
53m
Rhos is 53 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
53m
Rhos is 53 miles north-west of Worcester