Shrewsbury is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, ten miles south of the town of Wem, 87 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Shrewsbury falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY1 postcode district. The post town for Shrewsbury is Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury 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 |
Shrewsbury is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shrewsbury is SY1 1HD.
Shrewsbury is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY1 postcode district.
The post town for Shrewsbury is Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury is in the SY1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.
The centre of Shrewsbury is located at position 52.70817° latitude and -2.75433° longitude.
Latitude | 52.70817° |
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Longitude | -2.75433° |
The centre of Shrewsbury is located at the grid reference easting 349132 and northing 312545 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349132 |
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Northing | 312545 |
Position of Shrewsbury relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shrewsbury to the centre of the town.
Position of Shrewsbury relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shrewsbury to the centre of the city.