Shipley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles east of the town of Bridgnorth, seven miles west of the major city of Wolverhampton, 84 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 117 miles north-west of London. Shipley lies just south-west of the Staffordshire border. Shipley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV6 postcode district. The post town for Shipley is Wolverhampton.
Shipley 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 |
Shipley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shipley is WV6 7EQ.
Shipley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WV6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WV6 postcode district.
The post town for Shipley is Wolverhampton. Shipley is in the WV6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wolverhampton.
The centre of Shipley is located at position 52.56039° latitude and -2.28414° longitude.
Latitude | 52.56039° |
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Longitude | -2.28414° |
The centre of Shipley is located at the grid reference easting 380835 and northing 295877 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380835 |
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Northing | 295877 |
Position of Shipley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shipley to the centre of the town.
Position of Shipley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shipley to the centre of the city.