Rowley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles east of the town of Welshpool, 12 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 81 miles north of Cardiff, and 146 miles north-west of London. Rowley lies just north-east of the Powys border. Rowley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Rowley is Shrewsbury.
Rowley 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 |
Rowley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rowley is SY5 9RZ.
Rowley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.
The post town for Rowley is Shrewsbury. Rowley is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.
The centre of Rowley is located at position 52.65245° latitude and -3.02631° longitude.
Latitude | 52.65245° |
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Longitude | -3.02631° |
The centre of Rowley is located at the grid reference easting 330668 and northing 306575 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330668 |
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Northing | 306575 |
Position of Rowley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rowley to the centre of the town.
Position of Rowley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rowley to the centre of the city.