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Where is Snead?

Snead is located in the county of Powys, Wales, two miles north of the town of Bishop's Castle, 17 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 73 miles north of Cardiff, and 141 miles north-west of London. Snead lies just south-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Snead falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY15 postcode district. The post town for Snead is Montgomery.

Snead on a map

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

Which county is Snead in?

Snead is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.

Ceremonial CountyPowys
Historic CountyMontgomeryshire
Administrative CountyPowys - Powys

Where is Snead in Powys?

Snead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.

Map showing location of Snead within Powys
Location of Snead within Powys

What is the postcode for Snead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Snead is SY15 6EB.

Where is Snead in SY15?

Snead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Snead within SY15
Location of Snead within SY15

What is the post town for Snead?

The post town for Snead is Montgomery. Snead is in the SY15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Montgomery.

What is the latitude and longitude of Snead?

The centre of Snead is located at position 52.52453° latitude and -3.01357° longitude.

Latitude52.52453°
Longitude-3.01357°

What is the easting and northing of Snead?

The centre of Snead is located at the grid reference easting 331330 and northing 292334 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331330
Northing292334

What are the nearest towns to Snead?

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

north
2m
Snead is 2 miles north of Bishop's Castle
south-east
6m
Snead is 6 miles south-east of Montgomery
west
9m
Snead is 9 miles west of Church Stretton
north-west
10m
Snead is 10 miles north-west of Craven Arms
south-east
11m
Snead is 11 miles south-east of Welshpool
north
13m
Snead is 13 miles north of Knighton
east
13m
Snead is 13 miles east of Newtown
south-east
16m
Snead is 16 miles south-east of Llanfair Caereinion
north-west
17m
Snead is 17 miles north-west of Ludlow
south-west
17m
Snead is 17 miles south-west of Shrewsbury

What are the nearest cities to Snead?

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

north
35m
Snead is 35 miles north of Hereford
south
36m
Snead is 36 miles south of Wrexham
west
37m
Snead is 37 miles west of Wolverhampton
north-west
41m
Snead is 41 miles north-west of Worcester
south
46m
Snead is 46 miles south of Chester
west
47m
Snead is 47 miles west of Birmingham
south-west
49m
Snead is 49 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
51m
Snead is 51 miles west of Lichfield
south
54m
Snead is 54 miles south of St Asaph
north-west
56m
Snead is 56 miles north-west of Gloucester