Stowe is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles north-east of the town of Knighton, 27 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 61 miles north of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Stowe lies just east of the Powys border. Stowe falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the LD7 postcode district. The post town for Stowe is Knighton.
Stowe 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 |
Stowe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stowe is LD7 1NB.
Stowe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LD7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LD7 postcode district.
The post town for Stowe is Knighton. Stowe is in the LD7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Knighton.
The centre of Stowe is located at position 52.35562° latitude and -3.01318° longitude.
Latitude | 52.35562° |
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Longitude | -3.01318° |
The centre of Stowe is located at the grid reference easting 331093 and northing 273545 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 331093 |
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Northing | 273545 |
Position of Stowe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stowe to the centre of the town.
Position of Stowe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stowe to the centre of the city.