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Where is The Down?

The Down is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Bridgnorth, 12 miles south of the major town of Telford, 77 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 121 miles north-west of London. The Down lies seven miles north-west of the Worcestershire border. The Down falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV16 postcode district. The post town for The Down is Bridgnorth.

The Down on a map

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

Which county is The Down in?

The Down is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is The Down in Shropshire?

The Down is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of The Down within Shropshire
Location of The Down within Shropshire

What is the postcode for The Down?

The nearest postcode to the centre of The Down is WV16 6AL.

Where is The Down in WV16?

The Down is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WV16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WV16 postcode district.

Map showing location of The Down within WV16
Location of The Down within WV16

What is the post town for The Down?

The post town for The Down is Bridgnorth. The Down is in the WV16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgnorth.

What is the latitude and longitude of The Down?

The centre of The Down is located at position 52.50768° latitude and -2.46993° longitude.

Latitude52.50768°
Longitude-2.46993°

What is the easting and northing of The Down?

The centre of The Down is located at the grid reference easting 368201 and northing 290080 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting368201
Northing290080

What are the nearest towns to The Down?

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

south-west
3m
The Down is 3 miles south-west of Bridgnorth
south-east
7m
The Down is 7 miles south-east of Much Wenlock
south
7m
The Down is 7 miles south of Broseley
north
9m
The Down is 9 miles north of Cleobury Mortimer
north-west
11m
The Down is 11 miles north-west of Bewdley
south
12m
The Down is 12 miles south of Telford
north-west
12m
The Down is 12 miles north-west of Kidderminster
west
13m
The Down is 13 miles west of Kingswinford
north-west
14m
The Down is 14 miles north-west of Stourport-on-Severn
west
14m
The Down is 14 miles west of Stourbridge

What are the nearest cities to The Down?

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

west
15m
The Down is 15 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
24m
The Down is 24 miles west of Birmingham
north-west
24m
The Down is 24 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
30m
The Down is 30 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
33m
The Down is 33 miles north of Hereford
south
38m
The Down is 38 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
west
41m
The Down is 41 miles west of Coventry
south-east
43m
The Down is 43 miles south-east of Wrexham
north
45m
The Down is 45 miles north of Gloucester
south
50m
The Down is 50 miles south of Chester