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Where is Rowton?

Rowton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, eight miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 85 miles north of Cardiff, and 145 miles north-west of London. Rowton lies roughly one mile north-east of the Powys border. Rowton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Rowton is Shrewsbury.

Rowton on a map

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

Which county is Rowton in?

Rowton 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 Rowton in Shropshire?

Rowton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Rowton within Shropshire
Location of Rowton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Rowton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rowton is SY5 9EF.

Where is Rowton in SY5?

Rowton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rowton within SY5
Location of Rowton within SY5

What is the post town for Rowton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Rowton?

The centre of Rowton is located at position 52.6985° latitude and -2.94068° longitude.

Latitude52.6985°
Longitude-2.94068°

What is the easting and northing of Rowton?

The centre of Rowton is located at the grid reference easting 336528 and northing 311618 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting336528
Northing311618

What are the nearest towns to Rowton?

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

west
8m
Rowton is 8 miles west of Shrewsbury
east
9m
Rowton is 9 miles east of Welshpool
south
12m
Rowton is 12 miles south of Oswestry
north-west
12m
Rowton is 12 miles north-west of Church Stretton
north-east
13m
Rowton is 13 miles north-east of Montgomery
south-west
14m
Rowton is 14 miles south-west of Wem
north
14m
Rowton is 14 miles north of Bishop's Castle
south
15m
Rowton is 15 miles south of Ellesmere
east
15m
Rowton is 15 miles east of Llanfyllin
east
17m
Rowton is 17 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion

What are the nearest cities to Rowton?

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

south
24m
Rowton is 24 miles south of Wrexham
south
34m
Rowton is 34 miles south of Chester
west
35m
Rowton is 35 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
39m
Rowton is 39 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
44m
Rowton is 44 miles south-east of St Asaph
north
45m
Rowton is 45 miles north of Hereford
west
46m
Rowton is 46 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
46m
Rowton is 46 miles north-west of Worcester
west
47m
Rowton is 47 miles west of Lichfield
south
49m
Rowton is 49 miles south of Liverpool