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Where is Slough?

Slough is located in the county of Powys, Wales, one mile south-west of the town of Presteigne, 32 miles south of the major town of Shrewsbury, 55 miles north of Cardiff, and 134 miles west of London. Slough lies just north-west of the Herefordshire border, and was historically in the county of Radnorshire. Slough falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the LD8 postcode district. The post town for Slough is Presteigne.

Slough on a map

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

Which county is Slough in?

Slough is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Radnorshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyRadnorshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Slough in Powys?

Slough is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Slough within Powys
Location of Slough within Powys

What is the postcode for Slough?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Slough is LD8 2NH.

Where is Slough in LD8?

Slough is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LD8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LD8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Slough within LD8
Location of Slough within LD8

What is the post town for Slough?

The post town for Slough is Presteigne. Slough is in the LD8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Presteigne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Slough?

The centre of Slough is located at position 52.26813° latitude and -3.02178° longitude.

Latitude52.26813°
Longitude-3.02178°

What is the easting and northing of Slough?

The centre of Slough is located at the grid reference easting 330370 and northing 263822 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting330370
Northing263822

What are the nearest towns to Slough?

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

south-west
1m
Slough is 1 mile south-west of Presteigne
north
4m
Slough is 4 miles north of Kington
south
5m
Slough is 5 miles south of Knighton
west
12m
Slough is 12 miles west of Leominster
north
14m
Slough is 14 miles north of Hay-on-Wye
south-west
14m
Slough is 14 miles south-west of Craven Arms
south-west
15m
Slough is 15 miles south-west of Ludlow
east
15m
Slough is 15 miles east of Llandrindod Wells
south
16m
Slough is 16 miles south of Bishop's Castle
north-east
18m
Slough is 18 miles north-east of Builth Wells

What are the nearest cities to Slough?

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

north-west
20m
Slough is 20 miles north-west of Hereford
west
34m
Slough is 34 miles west of Worcester
north-west
43m
Slough is 43 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-west
44m
Slough is 44 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
north
47m
Slough is 47 miles north of Newport
west
50m
Slough is 50 miles west of Birmingham
south
54m
Slough is 54 miles south of Wrexham
north
55m
Slough is 55 miles north of Cardiff
south-west
58m
Slough is 58 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
59m
Slough is 59 miles north of Bristol